Articles filed under Politics
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Winners and losers from Tuesday's electionsAug 08, 2018 1:00 am - Tuesday's election night was a night of extremes. In primaries and special elections in five states - Ohio, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington - socialist-leaning...
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Will reform be the silver lining in a cloud of scandal?Aug 08, 2018 1:00 am - Politics is regularly described in terms of "left" vs. "right." But other binaries can be more relevant. "Forward" vs. "backward" often define a choice facing an elector...
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Wheeling grad who leads pro-Trump group confronted at restaurantAug 08, 2018 1:00 am - Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens are outspoken leaders of the pro-Trump organization Turning Point USA. Kirk, the founder, has been called a conservative provocateur with ...
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Could hard-right Supreme Court haunt GOP? History says maybeAug 07, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Be careful what you wish for. That's the history lesson for Republicans eagerly anticipating Brett Kavanaugh's ascension to the Supreme Court, which could c...
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Rational immigration policies are a needed first stepAug 07, 2018 1:00 am - It would seem to many that the famous German soccer star left the national team for good reason. One day he was at the top of the pantheon, the next he was being critici...
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Trump and Putin's do-si-doAug 07, 2018 1:00 am - It's a given that political candidates will target each other with as much oppositional propaganda as they can get away with. But with the Kremlin now playing a third-pa...
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How Democratic dynasties, Republican infighting and big campaign money shape fall racesAug 07, 2018 1:00 am - Amanda Biela was campaigning door to door in north suburban Glenview one afternoon last week when she stopped to talk with a senior watering his front lawn. "I'm running...
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Making a difference in the world 'one handshake at a time'Aug 06, 2018 1:00 am - Given the fact that George Drost's family fled communist Czechoslovakia for Chicago when he was very young, his interest in the world beyond America's borders is underst...
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Lawlor's campaign violation fines could keep him off ballotAug 06, 2018 1:00 am - Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor is at risk of being kept off the November ballot because he has yet to pay a $15,000 fine to the Illinois Board of Elections for ...
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Batavians seek referendum to take away city's home-rule powerAug 06, 2018 1:00 am - Batavia residents will get to decide in November whether the city keeps its home-rule powers after members of Batavians for Responsible Government submitted petitions Mo...