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Today in Black History: Scholar and activist Dr. W.E.B. DuBois was awarded the Spingarn Medal, the NAACP's highest honor, on this date in 1920 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The New York Times

Editorial Board: Advise and Consent


Judicial Picks Set the Stage for a Battle in the Senate


An Alabama County Strikes a $4.2 Billion Bankruptcy Deal

Christie Setting Vote in October to Fill Vacant Senate Seat

Girl, 4, Is Fatally Struck By a Car Fleeing the Police


Judge Throws Out Verdict in Police Brutality Case


The Christian Science Monitor

Obama turns tables on GOP: no compromise on judicial nominations


Chris Christie says date for special election isn’t political. Really? (+video)



The Star Ledger

Christie calls for special election in October to fill Lautenberg's seat

Christie, Buono sail in N.J. primaries, headed for fight in general election

Lester Taylor declares victory in East Orange, Mayor Robert Bowser refuses to concede

Gill defeats Alexander in Democratic state Senate primary in Essex County

N.J. Democratic leader expects Holt to run for Lautenberg's U.S. Senate seat

For first time in 18 years, Newark school board to regain control of fiscal operations


The Detroit Free Press

Dignitaries, events to mark Wednesday's Whole Foods opening


Michigan cities see property crime drop in 2012, FBI reports

Legislature approves $49B state budget: Who wins, who loses?

Jurors watch video of raid that ended in death of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones

Video: Get a look at type of flash grenade used in fatal Aiyana raid



The Washington Post

Michelle Obama confronts protester, threatens to leave fundraiser

A civil rights icon comes home, unhaunted by Mississippi’s ghosts


Obama to deliver health care speech in California on Friday

Chris Christie's Senate special election decision: Winners and losers


The Hispanic vote is a sleeping political giant. It might never wake up.

Mississippi governor: Educational troubles began when ‘mom is in the workplace’ — VIDEO


The Chicago Tribune

Emanuel releases tax returns for first time as mayor

Chicago Teachers Union fears hundreds of jobs at risk


Aldermen swallow 'take-it-or-leave-it' parking deal


Jesse Jackson Jr.'s secrecy motion denied, for now


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Former Gwinnett planning commissioner Jumper sentenced for church theft

Probe continues into Grayson High student’s slaying


Accusations against Atlanta educators predate cheating scandal


The Los Angeles Times

LAFD has failed to investigate its own, audit says

Compton rejects Bradley, elects first Latino councilman

Investigation reportedly clears LAPD in Dorner firing

Judge inclined to disclose DWP salaries, names


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cuyahoga County, Cleveland partner to spur convention center hotel, public-space overhaul

Ohio Senate aims to ban abortion providers from transferring patients to public hospitals

Two Cuyahoga County workers fired following investigation by inspector general

Editorial: Ohio General Assembly should move syringe bill along

Editorial: Keeping the lid on Ohio inmates


USA Today

N.J. gun violence rocks Camden

Lawyer: Firing of ex-LAPD officer Dorner justified

Marijuana arrests more likely for African Americans


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