Articles filed under Politics
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How presidents get their factsJan 02, 2020 12:00 am - Here's a basic truth about people who make decisions on public policy: they rarely have all the facts they want. Over the years, I've sat in countless meetings in which,...
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Blagojevich writes that today's Democrats would have impeached LincolnJan 02, 2020 12:00 am - Knowing his best chance at freedom still lies in the hands of President Donald Trump, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has argued in a new column that Democrats in the U.S. H...
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Colleges dupe parents and taxpayers with diversity bureaucracyJan 01, 2020 12:00 am - Colleges have been around for centuries. College students have also been around for centuries. Yet, college administrators assume that today's students have needs that w...
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The Great Divide: Congress, voters on immigrationJan 01, 2020 12:00 am - A year-end Associated Press poll showed that the two top 2019 stories were the House of Representatives' vote to impeach President Trump and the president's immigration ...
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Old enough to vote, not old enough to smokeDec 31, 2019 12:00 am - I started smoking in high school and quit in my early 20s. I wish I never smoked, but I did. I thought it was cool until I knew it was stupid. That's when I quit. Laws t...
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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie headlining Barrington Town-WarmingDec 31, 2019 12:00 am - Barrington's old-school Town-Warming in late January will feature former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as the headliner. Christie will anchor the annual event at Barrin...
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Help (urgently) needed: U.S. head of stateDec 31, 2019 12:00 am - The American president, in addition to serving as commander in chief, is expected to be this nation's consoler in chief, as well as the nation's teacher and even preache...
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America's real 'freedom dividend': Hard work and pro-business policiesDec 28, 2019 12:00 am - Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is on to something: Americans could use a big "freedom dividend" - that is, a guaranteed source of income on which they can...
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Spotify to follow Twitter in eliminating political advertisingDec 27, 2019 12:00 am - Spotify Technology SA will stop selling U.S. political advertising in early 2020, following Twitter Inc.'s lead in steering clear of a contentious election cycle. The mo...
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Experts worry about governor using personal money for stateDec 26, 2019 12:00 am - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker spent about $3 million of his money on state expenses, including staff salaries and renovations, according to a published report. The Democra...