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E. Frederic Morrow, the first Black to serve in an executive position on a President's staff, was born on this date in 1909 in Hackensack, NJ.

Today in Black America - April 24

POSTED: April 24, 2013, 7:00 am

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Today in Black History: The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) was incorporated on this date in 1927 with 27 member colleges.

The New York Times

Man Is Freed as U.S. Questions Another Over Poisoned Mail

EDITORIAL: Budget Cuts, Minus the Inconvenience

A Health Provider Strives to Keep Hospital Beds Empty

Heated Questions and Divisions Emerge at Immigration Bill Hearing

Q. and A.: The Senate Immigration Bill

Rangel Sues to Overturn Censure

Showdown for Westchester and U.S. Over Desegregation Agreement

Rivals Challenge Quinn on Term-Limit Stance That Helped Bloomberg

Mayoral Candidates Begin to Release Their Income Figures

Lawmakers Plead Not Guilty to Charges in Bribery Scheme


The Christian Science Monitor

Boston Marathon bombing: Is American jihadism on the rise?

Girding for a federal budget battle royale, parties wrangle over rules

Veteran dealmaker Max Baucus announces Senate retirement


The Star Ledger

N.J. slowly recouping money auditor said was questionably spent on foster care contracts

Trenton school board fires supervisor embroiled in Philadelphia cheating scandal

Once Christie supporters, environmental group backs rival Buono


The Detroit Free Press


Detroit to lose bus money while suburbs gain

Detroit's emergency manager still hopeful of turning city around


Defense lawyer in terrorism case gets six-month license suspension

Ken Cockrel: I won't seek re-election in November


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

AJC, WSB ask that gag on APS defendants be removed

DeKalb minister, brother repay investors $90K


The Washington Post

Report: IRS issued billions in faulty refunds


Why Joe Biden (probably) won't challenge Hillary Clinton in 2016

Race often influences politics in Hawaii

Rangel lawsuit airs dirty laundry

Bonds holds onto D.C. Council seat

How to say ‘everything is going to be okay’ and really mean it

13 corrections officers indicted in Md., accused of aiding gang’s drug scheme


The Chicago Tribune

Daley giving remainder of campaign funds to charity

Boy, 15, shot to death near Obama home


Gov. signs property tax break helping seniors



The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland school board delays voting on move to new location

University of Akron students protest plans for multicultural office

Cleveland City Councilman Jeffrey Johnson pulls petitions to challenge incumbent Eugene Miller in Ward 10



The Los Angeles Times

New foreclosures in California fall sharply

L.A. council votes to move away from coal-fired energy

Brown wants to tie some funding of universities to new proposals

Students ready to fight bill that would create higher-fee classes


USA Today

Twitter hoax rocks Wall Street, shows vulnerabilities

Obama dines with women senators



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