Articles filed under Politics
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Lake County voters face a plethora of ballot questionsSep 08, 2018 1:00 am - Nineteen referendums will appear on Lake County ballots this fall, asking voters about school construction projects, water system improvements and many other issues. Mos...
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Racism and anti-Semitism surged in corners of the Web after Trump's election, analysis showsSep 08, 2018 1:00 am - Racist and anti-Semitic content has surged on shadowy social media platforms - spiking around President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day and the "Unite the Right Rally" i...
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Mitch McConnell: Cory Booker could face Senate Ethics Committee scrutinySep 08, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said in an interview that aired Friday that Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., could face scrutiny from the Senate Eth...
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Echoes of Watergate in Trump tumultSep 07, 2018 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The White House seethes with intrigue and backstabbing as aides hunt for the anonymous Deep (state) Throat among them. A president feels besieged by torment...
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'What was Nike thinking?': Trump reacts to Nike ad featuring Colin KaepernickSep 07, 2018 1:00 am - A Nike ad featuring Colin Kaepernick aired during the third quarter of Thursday's NFL season opener, a game between the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles and the At...
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Trump says he doesn't talk the way Woodward portrays himSep 07, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is calling a new book about his administration by longtime journalist Bob Woodward "a scam." In a Friday morning tweet, Trump is...
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Pro-home-rule campaign underway in BataviaSep 07, 2018 1:00 am - Jim Fahrenbach says life got better in his former Batavia neighborhood after the city implemented a crime-free housing law that targeted nearby troublesome apartment bui...
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Blackberry Township asking voters, again for more money for road workSep 06, 2018 1:00 am - For the fifth time this century, the Blackberry Township Road District is asking voters for more money. But this time, it is not asking for as much. In a Nov. 6 referend...
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Climate is new driver of global conflictSep 06, 2018 1:00 am - When I first went overseas as a foreign correspondent in the 1960s, the style of foreign coverage fit the stories of the time. But those stories were tremendously differ...
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On Trump-Russia, too much secrecy keeps public in darkSep 06, 2018 1:00 am - National leaders of all stripes have complained for decades that Washington keeps too many secrets. Too much of the government's information is classified, the argument ...