GOP scribes sharpen attack against Trump 5 CITY STAR
Conservative pundits have intensified criticism of Donald Trump as GOP rivals probe his appeal. Wall Street Journal columnists and figures like George Will argue conservatives must block Trump to prevent a 2016 nomination. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are named as potential counters as the primary season approaches.
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Donald Trump
GOP
Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders
Trump
Wall Street Journal
Donald
Bret Stephens
Hillary
Stephens
Party of Lincoln
Dave Shiffler
George Will
Will
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Barry Goldwater
Vladimir Putin
Putin
United States
Ted Cruz
Jeb Bush
Marco Rubio
Clinton
Chicago protests spark calls for accountability and reform
In the wake of Laquan McDonald’s killing, Chicago street protests intensify scrutiny of police and city leadership. A federal probe expands pressure on Mayor Emanuel, Alvarez, and the police oversight system while residents demand transparency, accountability, and political change.
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Buffalo Springfield
Stephen Stills
Laquan McDonald
Chicago
Jason van Dyke
Cook County
Anita Alvarez
Illinois
Independent Police Review Authority
Rahm Emanuel
Alvarez
McDonald
Emanuel
van Dyke
Zero tolerance policies in Ohio harm at risk students
A Glendale Ohio 12 year old receives a suspension under zero tolerance rules just for a minor stare down. The piece argues zero tolerance in Ohio and across the country hurts at risk students, increases suspensions and expulsions, and ties to lower math and English proficiency. It urges lawmakers to ban zero tolerance and replace it with restorative, supportive school discipline to help vulnerable children heal and succeed.
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Glendale
Ohio
Texas
Ahmed Mohamed
Ahmed
Indiana University
War on poverty needed anew say scholars
A mixed group of liberal and conservative poverty experts urge a fresh push against poverty with a pro work strategy. They back expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit, raising the minimum wage, and evaluating colleges by outcomes, while tying some benefits to work. They stress two parent families as a stabilizing factor amid rising out-of-wedlock births and stagnant wages for low income men.
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Brookings Institution
American Enterprise Institute
Lyndon Johnson
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