Articles filed under Politics
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Cokie and Steve Roberts: Media is tougher on Trump because he fabricates more than his predecessors.Dec 21, 2018 12:00 am - "The man doesn't tell the truth." That simple, devastating statement describing Donald Trump was not made by a political foe. It was made by Michael Cohen, Trump's close...
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Georgie Anne Geyer says this is the season to spread the good wordDec 20, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - In these days before Christmas, one story keeps haunting me. It is a tale that seems so odd - in today's world of young people glued to iPhones, a leader st...
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Rules Committee: Where thousands of Illinois bills go to dieDec 19, 2018 4:36 am - Hunters can wear bright pink. Children 2 or younger must be fastened into a rear-facing car seat. Nursing mothers are excused from serving jury duty. These are just some...
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Pingree Grove Fire District to hold special meeting in January about referendum, construction costsDec 19, 2018 4:33 am - The board of the Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire District delayed a vote on placing a referendum question on the April election ballot to hear details regarding a cost ...
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District 220 to seek voter approval to borrow $185 millionDec 19, 2018 4:30 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 voters in the spring election will decide whether the district can borrow $185 million for upgrades to schools - a move rooted in a com...
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Trump administration plans to pull US troops out of Syria immediately, officials sayDec 19, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is planning to pull all U.S. troops out of Syria, a defense official said Wednesday, as President Donald Trump declared victory aga...
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Mueller's handling of cell phones that got agents fired leads to more questions about his investigation of TrumpDec 19, 2018 12:00 am - It's a little complicated, but it appears the Justice Department's inspector general, Michael Horowitz, has uncovered a serious problem relating to the anti-Trump texts ...
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Fox News' Tucker Carlson doubles down on claims that immigrants make U.S. 'dirtier'Dec 18, 2018 12:00 am - Tucker Carlson opened his show Monday night with a pointed message to his viewers. “The left would very much like you to stop talking and thinking about bad decisions th...
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After Senate reports, Facebook and Twitter face wave of criticismDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Facebook and Twitter on Tuesday were under attack from an array of critics from the president to civil rights leaders, triggered by revelations from two rep...
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Urban-rural chasm defines new Western political splitDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - For Steve Bannon, the way to create an enduring populist majority is to combine forces on the left and right. That's why he was in Italy earlier this year, where parties...