Articles filed under Politics
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Facebook is quietly helping to set up a new pro-tech advocacy group to battle WashingtonMay 16, 2020 6:00 am - Facebook is working behind the scenes to help launch a new political advocacy group that would combat U.S. lawmakers and regulators trying to rein in the tech industry, ...
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As coronavirus rolls on, Republicans hit 'pause' on new aidMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Businesses are going belly up, tens of millions have been laid off and, by some measures, the U.S. seems headed for another Great Depression. But Republican...
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Rolling Meadows aldermen make term limits officialMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows aldermen this week officially made changes to city code placing tighter term limits on themselves in the wake of a binding referendum in March. More than...
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COVID-19 only added to the inspiration of this year's Fittest Loser competitionMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - The coronavirus may seem to apply an annoying stain on every news story it touches - and it seems to touch an overwhelming number of them these days. But there are some ...
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Trump's push for opening school clashes with Fauci's cautionMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump called on governors across the nation to work to reopen schools that were closed because of the coronavirus, pointedly taking issue w...
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What we still don't know about the Michael Flynn caseMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - The Michael Flynn case will soon be over. It began on Jan. 24, 2017, just four days into the Trump administration, when two FBI agents went to the White House to intervi...
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Many Republicans do have a sense of humorMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - An American politician can help herself politically by being able to believably use self-deprecating humor, which sends a clear message: "I am not pompously self-importa...
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AP Exclusive: CDC guidance more restrictive than White HouseMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Advice from the top U.S. disease control experts on how to safely reopen businesses and institutions during the coronavirus pandemic was more detaile...
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Let's not waste a crisisMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - Former Barack Obama adviser Rahm Emanuel, during a recent interview, reminded us of his 2008 financial crisis quotation, "Never allow a crisis to go to waste." The COVID...
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Federal coronavirus aid to states is needed to protect taxpayersMay 12, 2020 1:00 am - No matter how you perceive the president's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing is undeniable: the Trump Administration has turned sending mixed signals into an ...