Articles filed under Politics
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Kavanaugh, abortion and judging a lifeOct 03, 2018 1:00 am - As we continue examining Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's high school and college life, it has been easy to forget what this was originally all about. In a word: ...
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Gerson: The politics and the trauma of Kavananaugh, FordOct 02, 2018 1:00 am - By Michael Gerson WASHINGTON - In the end, everything - every blasted thing - gets sucked into the polarization black hole, never to emerge again. That now includes the...
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Hamilton: What it means to live in polarized timesOct 02, 2018 1:00 am - We live in a divided country. And I don't just mean politically. Our economy is creating winners and losers, with no clear way up the ladder for millions of Americans. T...
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Congressional candidate Elleson prayed over body of Rogers Park murder victimOct 02, 2018 1:00 am - Congressional candidate and Lakewood Chapel pastor John Elleson of Arlington Heights prayed over the body of a shooting victim in Rogers Park Monday night while visiting...
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Alex Trebek moderated a gubernatorial debate in Pennsylvania. It didn't go well.Oct 02, 2018 1:00 am - It was a surreal moment in the middle of a surreal news cycle. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, D, and his Republican challenger, Scott Wagner, sat on stage, their faces froz...
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Gerson: The politics and the trauma of Kavananaugh, FordOct 02, 2018 1:00 am - By Michael Gerson WASHINGTON - In the end, everything - every blasted thing - gets sucked into the polarization black hole, never to emerge again. That now includes the...
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Roskam, Casten disagree on lifting payroll tax cap for Social SecurityOct 01, 2018 5:40 am - As one candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Illinois' 6th District says, "100 percent of the people in this district want to be old someday." Where Democrat Se...
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Tollway needs help from motorists to ensure worker safetySep 30, 2018 1:00 am - Last year, we lost one of our colleagues at the Illinois Tollway when he was struck and killed by a vehicle while working along the Tri-State Tollway. Nearly a year to t...
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Trump is hastening the arrival of a post-American worldSep 30, 2018 1:00 am - President Donald Trump's speech on Tuesday at the United Nations was an intelligent - at times eloquent - presentation of his "America First" world view. He laid out an ...
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Quiet start to Supreme Court term amid tumult over KavanaughSep 28, 2018 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - It's the storm before the calm at the Supreme Court. Americans watched Thursday's high court nomination hearing of Judge Brett Kavanaugh with rapt attention...