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Today in Black History: A white mob attacked a bus of Freedom Riders in Montgomery, Alabama in 1961; an event that sparked the movement that year.

The New York Times

Economic Recovery Yields Few Benefits for the Voters Democrats Rely On


U.S. Initiative on Hunger Aids Millions, Report Finds


Police Official in New Hampshire Resigns Amid Uproar Over Slur Against Obama

What to Watch for in Three Primaries


Editorial: Primary Day on the Far Side


Civil Rights Battlefront Is Now Yearning for Jobs

Georgia Court Upholds Block on Details of State’s Executions


In New Jersey, a Prosecutor’s Office, an Indictment and Intimidation


Rejecting Bloomberg Policies, New York City Will Ease Some Hurdles to Public Assistance



The Christian Science Monitor


Cities that depend on snowmelt for water could face problems, study suggests


Supreme Court vacates police-immunity ruling in suit over multiple Tasering

Mitt Romney wants 'n word'-using police official to go. Why is he involved? (+video)


The Star Ledger


Ex-Christie campaign staffer to testify at bridge scandal panel

At downtown rally, critics of Newark school plan present alternative

Unions, advocacy groups endorse NJ millionaires' tax


Higher taxes on e-cigarettes approved by Senate committee

About 300 workers may lose jobs in Newark schools through layoffs, retirements

Christie-backed constitutional amendment to allow NJ judges to deny bail advances



The Chicago Tribune


CTA tosses out rail car bids, will start over on new fleet contract

17-year-old killed on Southwest Side identified


Lawyer: Video caught cop beating handcuffed woman

State agrees to settlement in lawsuit alleging a 'kangaroo court'


Philly.com


Prosecutors, not cops, will pursue cases in Traffic Court

Polls open for Pa. primary, but turnout 'abysmal'


Philly joins roster of cities tackling low wages



The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Teen violently choked, beaten and robbed at gunpoint during mid-afternoon drug deal in Cleveland Heights, police reports say

Don't close high schools, Cleveland residents tell the district in survey; new facilities plan due this week

A dozen things to know about the upcoming Cleveland school construction plan

Controversial 'enhanced' driver's license bill set for Ohio House committee vote



The Washington Post


White House rushes to contain VA scandal

A brief history of tension between the Supreme Court and Obama

Only seven current senators made it to Capitol Hill with no political experience. Seven out of 100.

Musical chairs in Obama administration

Advice for Obama from LBJ aides

Democrats seeking attorney general’s post spar


The Los Angeles Times


Sterlings often turned to lawsuits to cure their problems

'The Shield' actor Michael Jace held in wife's shooting death

Panel delivers victory to L.A.'s labor unions


USA Today

D'Souza pleads guilty to breaking campaign finance law


Primaries will shape critical 2014 contests | USA NOW


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Man says Clayton police roughed him up for entering his own home


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