Articles focusing on politics

LeBron James ‘honored’ to play in front of Obama in Chicago

By Rob Ogden Article Reprint The “King” is eager to play in front of the President.

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FBI looked into Byrd-Bennett before she worked in Chicago

By Lauren FitzPatrick and Dan Mihalopoulos Article Reprint Federal investigators were looking at Barbara Byrd-Bennett’s role in a $40 million textbook contract that was awarded while she worked in Detroit, long before she became Mayor

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Police argue that Gun Laws in Chicago needs to be More Strict

BTN STAFF Despite being one of the most violent cities in the country, Chicago is perceived to have the toughest gun laws. However Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and police superintendent Garry McCarthy argue that the

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Duggan to announce RecoveryPark deal on land

By John Gallagher Article Reprint In a big step forward for urban agriculture in Detroit, Mayor Mike Duggan is expected to announce a deal Monday to transfer about 40 acres of city-owned land near Eastern Market to

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Homan Square revealed: how Chicago police ‘disappeared’ 7,000 people

Exclusive: Guardian lawsuit exposes fullest scale yet of detentions at off-the-books interrogation warehouse, while attorneys describe find-your-client chase across Chicago as ‘something from a Bond movie’ By: Spencer Ackerman Article Reprint Police “disappeared” more than

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Ukraine’s $1 trillion demand from Russia shrinks to $46 billion

rt.com Article Reprint Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk’s demand that Moscow pay one trillion compensation for the loss of Crimea and alleged Russian activities in Donbass caused confusion on Thursday. Yatsenyuk’s ambiguity led the media

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16 arrested at sit-in against Baltimore’s police chief appointment

www.rt.com Article Reprint An overnight sit-in in Baltimore’s City Hall ended in multiple arrests, after activists refused to leave voluntarily. The protesters oppose the confirmation of interim Commissioner Kevin Davis, who led the city’s police

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