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Today in Black History - February 9

POSTED: February 09, 2016, 6:00 am

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Today in Black History: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. met with President Lyndon Johnson on this date in 1965 to discuss voting rights for Black Americans.

The New York Times

National

New Hampshire Rivals Turn Up the Heat as a Snowstorm Hits

Editorial: Republicans in New Hampshire, Angry and Afraid


Bernie Sanders Prevails and G.O.P. Has 3-Way Tie as 3 New Hampshire Towns Vote

Michael Bloomberg Confirms He Is Weighing an Independent Run for President

Half-Built Nuclear Fuel Plant in South Carolina Faces Test on Its Future

Bush and Clinton Campaigns Show the Downside of Dynasties

Unsafe Lead Levels in Tap Water Not Limited to Flint


New, Reading-Heavy SAT Has Students Worried


How Would You Do on the New SAT?

Obama to Seek $11 Billion for Fighting Family Homelessness


Local


Scrutiny for Suffolk County’s District Attorney Amid a U.S. Inquiry

Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney, Takes a Victory Lap in Albany After Winning Corruption Cases


The Christian Science Monitor


Young Sanders supporters: What if Clinton wins the nomination?

Beyoncé's black pride moment at the Super Bowl

Should the US just stay in Afghanistan?


The Star Ledger

Egyptian gov't planning to take N.J. town to court, report says

Did Marco Rubio backer really mock Christie's weight?

Newark schoolyard killer claims accomplice is innocent

Gov. Christie playing it loose with drug overdose data | Editorial

North Jersey casino plan moves along despite concern



Philly.com

Inclusion efforts help Delco church stand out

Ousted Fumo protege wants job back


Amid opposition, Temple moves forward on stadium

Senate sets vote to remove AG Kane


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Cleveland council approves higher caps on campaign donations


Cleveland council introduces income tax increase legislation


Raise campaign limits for Cleveland mayor, council: editorial



The Detroit Free Press


Flint e-mails: State, city appear unable to share info

Lead in tap water is a risk in other cities, too

Instead of sick-outs, DFT teachers plan 'walk-ins'


DPS to invest $300,000 to fix building problems



The Chicago Sun-Times

Preckwinkle: Layoffs loom unless legislators pass state budget


Axelrod to Clintons: Maybe the problem is you, not them


Rahm to propose plan to boost women, minority work on city projects

Emanuel's plan to raise smoking age, tobacco taxes snuffed out


The Washington Post


In an age of resegregation, these schools are trying to balance poor and wealthy kids

Controversy deepens after professors who opposed university president get fired


Something has clicked for Jeb Bush in the last few days


Why Clinton’s feminist pitch is not working in New Hampshire

Bill Clinton steps up attacks on Sanders

‘Establishment’ race gets heated as Bush and Christie tout experience, target Rubio


As the going gets tough, Christie’s campaign rhetoric gets rougher

Police arrest suspect sought in shootings of school administrators

What the departures of two Va. congressmen say about the state of their party


Raskin, Barve get labor endorsements in Md. 8th Congressional District race

In Md. congressional debate, one candidate actually criticizes another



The Los Angeles Times


Chavez exit stuns Republican Senate debate, shakes up local race

How scientists failed the public in the Flint water crisis


Death of inmate in Lancaster prison investigated as homicide

Activists call on L.A. City Council to stop arresting homeless people for being homeless


USA Today

Flint emails: State, city appear unable to share info

White House pushes back against Super Bowl ad












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