Articles focusing on politics

How The Latest HIV Scare In The Porn Industry Highlights The Benefits Of Obamacare

By Annie-Rose Strasser Article Reprint The pornography industry effectively shut down late last week after word spread that one of its actresses had tested positive for HIV. The news prompted a moratorium on filming until

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McCain warns of economic crisis as forces evacuate Damascus

By: Matthew J. Belvedere Article Reprint The crisis in Syria is turning into a regional conflict with the potential for major economic consequences, Sen. John McCain told CNBC on Wednesday. In advance of a possible

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9 Secrets of the NYPD’s Spy Unit Revealed in ‘Enemies Within’

In the wake of 9/11, the NYPD launched a huge spying program. In the new book Enemies Within, Matt Apuzzo and Adam Goldman detail the radical counterterrorism plan that destroyed the city’s privacy. By: Abby

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Education in Chicago: Shut up and go to school!

by Ben Joravsky Article Reprint Way back when, I knew a couple who let their children miss a day of school because the whole family was vacationing somewhere in the Carribbean and they just didn’t

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Anthony McKinney dies in prison

By: Michael Miner Article Reprint Anthony McKinney has died where state’s attorney Anita Alvarez apparently wanted to keep him—in prison. He was 53. He was arrested in 1978, when he was 18 years old, for

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Bank Failures: 25 Things Everyone with a Bank Account Needs to Know

By Patrick Russo Article Reprint A bank failure regularly occurs when a bank’s assets become less valuable than its liabilities. The value of an institution’s assets can diminish for a number of reasons, including an

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China Aiming To Land Probe On Moon This Year

The probe is part of an ambitious exploration programme that includes building a space station and sending a man to the moon. http://news.sky.com Article Reprint China will land its first unmanned probe on the moon

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Crowds gather for March on Washington 50th anniversary

redeyechicago.com Article Reprint WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Words from the first black U.S. president and bell  ringing around the world on Wednesday will mark 50 years to the minute that  civil rights leader Martin Luther King

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