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Today in Black America - January 28

POSTED: January 28, 2014, 8:00 am

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Today in Black History: John Brown organized raid on the military arsenal at Harper's Ferry in 1858.

The New York Times

Obama to Raise Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

Obama’s Puzzle: Economy Rarely Better, Approval Rarely Worse


Clinton Calls Benghazi Her ‘Biggest Regret’ as Secretary

A Discredited Supreme Court Ruling That Still, Technically, Stands

Job Aid Zones Face a New Test in Coal Country

Backing Among Republicans for Legal Status for Immigrants

Editorial: The Mayor Pushes Back, for Pre-K


Mayor, on Cuomo’s Turf, Stands By Pre-K Strategy

Mayor and Governor Teaming Up to Save Brooklyn Hospitals


The Christian Science Monitor

State of the Union: Can Obama get his mojo back?


How Detroit's bankruptcy could affect immigration reform

Who gets food stamps? More are college grads; half are working age.


The Star Ledger

Trenton school board unanimously approves $130 million dollar plan for new high school

NJ Senate panel approves bill giving adoptees their original birth certificates

Trenton Mayor Tony Mack's defense uses surprise prison tapes against witness in corruption case

Teachers sue over suspensions, claiming Newark district violated their free-speech rights

N.J. Assembly issues committee assignments

Bridge scandal subpoenas will be reissued by new joint NJ Legislature investigatory panel


The Detroit Free Press

Some in GOP see Gov. Rick Snyder as presidential material


Second video surfaces showing Fouts, young executive assistant

Efforts to get minimum wage hike on Michigan ballot gain support

Prosecutors seek 9-12 months for Emma Bell, former Kilpatrick fundraiser


Bond rating agency blasts Snyder's $350-million Detroit pension rescue plan



Philly.com


Prosecutor, principal save a Philly high school


City leadership blows it by ignoring citizens


Report: Boyd rehab not viable without subsidies


Fired N.J. prosecutor alleges he's victim of retribution

Could Camden High become charter?



The Washington Post

Obama plans a broader message in address


Democrats enter the economic doghouse ahead of Obama’s State of the Union

A poor batting average for Obama’s last SOTU


Fine Print: Gates writes about Bush, too

After Columbia mall shooting, no closer to gun control reforms

Could NAACP leader, senator find common ground?

Report highlights gaps in reading by income level in D.C., Md., Va.

D.C. school boundary overhaul on track; parents uneasy


The Chicago Tribune

Ex-inmates seek to clear names after co-defendants exonerated


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland schools and district offices closed Tuesday; School Board meeting canceled


Rep. Tim Ryan wants manufacturing highlighted in President Obama's 'State of the Union' speech


Bill would rename parts of U.S. 422 for Cleveland political giant Arnold Pinkney

Kasich urges legislators to give school districts more calamity days to help address bitterly cold winter weather


The Los Angeles Times

Assembly OKs beach fire ring, prison condom and gambling measures

State court bans ex-reporter Stephen Glass from being a lawyer


L.A. Unified unprepared for computerized state test


USA Today


N.J. panel to get to the bottom of bridge scandal

Best Value colleges generous with financial aid



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