Prosecutors and the media had unwound a web of lies from Santos over the years, including illegally spending donor money, lying about being Jewish, and fabricating his resume.
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Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Oct. 2025
The internal notice came after City Council members already saw a 3% cut to their spending across ward offices and committees this year and last year, both following challenging budget cycles that frayed relationships between aldermen and the mayor’s office.
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Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
The veil between character and self has frayed — bad behavior, even onstage, carries a frisson of shameful unease.
But, as the Herald previously reported, the City Commission last year passed legislation that undid that promise, allowing the developers to keep all $20 million at the park site attached to the stadium.
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Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
After the war Congress promptly undid the act.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Mar. 2026
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