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POSTED: July 08, 2014, 11:00 am

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Today in Black History: In 2003 President George W. Bush condemned slavery as one of the greatest crimes in history during a visit to Goree Island in Senegal.

The New York Times


Mistrust Over Plan to Reduce Precincts in North Carolina


Court Blocks Arizona Policy of Denying Driver’s Licenses to Some Immigrants

Migrant Surge Rooted in Law on Child Trafficking

Why Today’s Teenagers May Grow Up Conservative


How Birth Year Influences Political Views

Wall Street Offers Clinton a Thorny Embrace

Coalition Prods Congress on Transportation Fund

A Graffiti Titan With New York City Cred Is Remembered


The Christian Science Monitor

Chicago gun violence: The numbers shock, but the reasons are familiar (+video)

Obama's new plan to get better teachers in poor schools (+video)


How Bloomberg's gun control group stacks up against NRA (+video)


Elizabeth Warren: Is she really President Obama's 2016 choice? (+video)


Ted Cruz speaks out as Mississippi's Republican civil war spreads


The Star Ledger

Christie admin pushed Port Authority to hire gov's former law firm, report says


Christie remains among packed Republican field, trails Clinton in new 2016 poll


Slain Paterson girl's family asks community to cooperate with police


Christie Hurricane Sandy 'storm czar' Marc Ferzan to resign


House minority whip backs Watson Coleman for open Congressional seat


Philly.com

Kevin Hart gives back on a quiet trip to Philly

Anna Henderson, Philly's oldest resident, dies at 114

Cop-involved shootings subject of forum in Philly

State budget mess draws national eye



The Detroit Free Press

Detroit officials plan to announce program to seize known drug houses

Detroit Schools to host student recruitment fairs

Detroit man admits to burning Qurans in Dearborn

Michigan school chief promises to get tough with charter school authorizers



The Washington Post


Republicans pick Cleveland for 2016 convention

Hillary Clinton’s speaking fees are a drop in the Clinton Foundation’s massive fundraising bucket

Justice Department sues North Carolina over voter ID law


How has voting changed since Shelby County v. Holder?

Who doesn’t care about politics? People who would otherwise vote for Democrats.


This is what happened when I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps

‘Before he took his first breath’


Prince George’s tries to address its graduation rate


The Chicago Tribune


Weekend over, violence continues: Woman killed, 8 others shot

Illinois employers warn of nearly 1,700 layoffs

South Side 11-year-old girl missing


Emanuel task force: Raise Chicago minimum wage to $13 by 2018


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

College grads finding jobs, but success tied to field of study: Higher Education Roundup

Proposal to take political parties out of Cuyahoga County elections already seems dead in the water

Guns rights groups sue Ohio State, cite unlawful ban on firearms on the university's campuses

Laws requiring teens to be tried as adults face Ohio Supreme Court challenge


The Los Angeles Times

Compton reassesses native son Dr. Dre, a newly minted billionaire

L.A. youths planting plum trees and more in Urban Fruit Trail project

El Rancho schools don't wait on state, adopt ethnic-studies curriculum


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Ethics programs created in DeKalb budget

CRCT scores continue to lag in many metro Atlanta schools

APS, City council to meet today on Beltline debt


USA Today

International students flock to U.S. high schools








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