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Today in Black America - June 11

POSTED: June 11, 2013, 6:30 am

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Today in Black History: Rep. Charles B. Rangel, Democrat from New York, and the first Black chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means was born in 1930 in Harlem.

The New York Times

Editorial: A Real Debate on Surveillance


Obama Names Longtime Aide as His Chief Economic Adviser

Harsher Sentencing Guidelines Can’t Be Used for Old Offenses, Justices Say

Chicago Tactics Put Major Dent in Killing Trend

New Jersey Assembly Speaker Enters Senate Race

Little-Known Guide Helps Police Navigate a Diverse City


Ethnicity, Class and Suicide Lead a Hamptons School to Reach Out


The Christian Science Monitor

Edward Snowden leaks: why Obama has a political cushion (+video)

Trayvon Martin shooting: Race hangs over case as trial begins


Supreme Court rules in dispute over federal sentencing guidelines

Another credit-rating downgrade for US? Less than 1 in 3 risk, says S&P.



The Star Ledger

Democratic state Sen. Brian Stack endorses Christie, says Buono doesn't compare

Six file to run in party primaries for U.S. Senate


Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver files for U.S. Senate race

Christie announces 'groundbreaking' cancer care partnership at Cooper in Camden

Poll: Did Christie make the right choice by appointing Chiesa to U.S. Senate?



The Detroit Free Press


Even with Detroit's huge debt, Orr tells residents: Safety is a priority

MLB pitches youth academy for Tiger Stadium site

Raid account by Aiyana's grandma conflicts with cop's version

Many expected to walk in Martin Luther King Jr.'s footsteps at Walk to Freedom


The Washington Post


Leaker’s access to NSA documents is examined

Poll: Most back NSA tracking phone records

Obama administration drops fight for age restrictions on morning-after pill

The Post’s View: Secretive checks and balances


Cummings: Cincinnati staffers say they started IRS targeting efforts


J.C. Watts on GOP minority outreach: 'I'll believe it when I see it'

Gansler says ‘independent’ probe needed of troubled Baltimore jail


With ‘reconstitution,’ D.C. officials hope for school turnaround

A mug full of cash: Former D.C. council member Brown pleads guilty to bribe


The Chicago Tribune


Daley forms committee, promises 'campaign of action and urgency'

1 dead, 11 wounded during shootings citywide


Preckwinkle to announce re-election campaign


Chicago Public Schools issues 5-year plan


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Editorial: Ohio's new concussion law for youth sports is fine for now

Serial Entrepreneur Charles Stack starts a downtown accelerator to help launch software companies


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

U.S. Attorney: Barnes has conflict in Brooks case

100 Clayton students unable to take ACT when administrator is a no-show


The Los Angeles Times


Brown, lawmakers reach budget deal

AEG bid to run L.A. Convention Center is challenged

Santa Monica shooter steeped in trauma, violence

Bridging the male education gap


USA Today

Is Snowden a traitor or a public servant?


U.S. explores criminal charges against Snowden







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