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Today in Black America - July 9

POSTED: July 09, 2012, 12:00 am

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The New York Times

Obama Poised for New Fight With G.O.P. Over Tax Cuts

Democrats to Ask for Curbs on Donor-Shielding Groups

Tax-Exempt Groups Shield Political Gifts of Businesses

Can the Democrats Catch Up in the Super-PAC Game?

Job Weakness Starts to Shape Election Tone


Krugman: Mitt’s Gray Areas

A Harlem Light Still Shines


The Christian Science Monitor


Polling: a look inside the machinery of public opinion surveys

Obama, Romney campaign surrogates duke it out on TV blabfests

Why are all these conservatives beating up on Mitt Romney?

New details about Romney's wealth confirm F. Scott Fitzgerald's quip about the rich

'Stand your ground' loses ground

George Zimmerman, the Constitution, and the shifting politics of self-defense



The Star Ledger


Jersey City and Bayonne to get more cops thanks to federal grant


Hudson Dems kick off voter registration drive


Newark charter school is on shaky ground, lease for unused facility at center of state probe


Newark's fight to take control of schools from state hits snag over new numbers

Rutgers $295M makeover hits tax credit snag



The Detroit Free Press


Detroit officer's gun kills woman; incident under investigation

University board members who voted 'no' on tuition hikes speak up


Rochelle Riley: A spark of recognition is worth waiting for as mom's memory fades

It's time to forgive student loans, U.S. Rep. Hansen Clarke says



The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Atlanta charter school closing

Metro Atlanta's home bidding wars return


The Washington Post


Obama’s two-pronged economic problem

Jobs report makes it tougher to tout progress

E-taxes gain favor in states, Congress

Should Supreme Court justices Google?

Texas GOP rejects ‘critical thinking’ skills. Really.

New Md. schools superintendent aims high


Loudoun group proposes math-science charter


Mendelson to hold hearings on education, truancy


The Chicago Tribune

Neighborhoods see spike in violence

Writing program for young black males tries to expand horizons

Romney's NAACP speech may be tuned out by young

Chicago goes after businesses that officials say breed crime


The Los Angeles Times

California urges Vernon to replace top officials


California's new election rules pose challenges for candidates

Few borrowers signing up for foreclosure review


Gov. Jerry Brown names two to Cal State board



USA Today

More states restrict welfare cash purchases

Obama to push extension of middle-class tax cuts

Swing states poll: Ads give Obama an edge

Our view: Policing corporate crimes

More public schools splitting up boys, girls


States tie reading tests to promotion


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

New law allows families to force addicts into treatment

Reading guarantee for Ohio 3rd-graders starts with September screenings

Colleges offer summer programs to improve students' academic success




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