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Today in Black History: Kwame Nkrumah, Pan-Africanist and the first President of Ghana, was born in 1909 in what was then the Gold Coast (Ghana).

The New York Times


U.S. Ramping Up Major Renewal in Nuclear Arms

Obama to Lead U.N. Effort to Halt Movement of Terror Recruits

Editorial: Children’s Health Insurance at a Crossroads


Global Rise Reported in 2013 Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Taking a Call for Climate Change to the Streets


How Gary Hart’s Downfall Forever Changed American Politics


Girl, 14, Is Killed by Gunfire on a New Jersey City Street


The Christian Science Monitor


Obama vs. ISIS: Remind you of Bush’s 'coalition of the willing' in Iraq?


White House fence jumper. How often does that happen? (+video)


How a Nigerian school girl escaped Boko Haram: Is Washington still concerned?


A year after Nairobi's Westgate Mall attack, dearth of information rankles


People's Climate March draws 300,000 to Manhattan (+video)



The Star Ledger

Christie pushing hard for 6 Senate candidates

Older judges: N.J. Assembly panel to take up legislation raising judicial retirement age to 75


Obamacare: Number of N.J uninsured cut in half, survey shows

South Jersey state colleges hit record high enrollment


Philly.com


Byko: Will judge's mistake be corrected?

Class of 20?? Most freshmen need more than four years

Corbett, Wolf prep for first debate in gov's race

Baer: Voting in our state and city isn't what it should be


The Detroit Free Press

DPS board seeks to remove emergency manager immediately

Rochelle Riley: Detroit's bankruptcy has benefits

Ex-Detroit lawmaker gets 1yr in prison; aided drug ring

Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick puts Detroit home up for sale


The Washington Post


Top-level exodus at DHS hinders security mission

These 12 governors’ races are the ones where a party upset is most likely

How ordinary petitions helped end slavery and make women into political activists

Election forecasting: Nate Silver vs. Sam Wang

The 17 states where prisons are overcrowded

School police say they will return military-provided grenade launchers

Prince George’s police officer suspended after assault charge

In D.C. mayor’s race, vote for schools chief Henderson


NAACP branch president: Largo principal should be ousted

Montgomery schools differ in Algebra 1 final exam failures



The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Woman fatally shot in Cleveland Heights was mother, health technician

Some colleges make it easy for students to vote: Higher Education Roundup

The push for a $200 million tax for new schools starts in Cleveland (With proposed tax bill changes)

Ohio Sen. Shirley Smith wants to remove Rep. Bob Hagan from prison committee

Rep. Marcia Fudge says Congressional Black Caucus will mobilize voters by stressing GOP threats to President Obama



The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Leaders to celebrate early education during Georgia pre-k week

Citizen group proposes deep reforms in DeKalb


The Los Angeles Times

L.A., Houston, Philadelphia mayors vow more action on climate change


Garcetti aide is face of city's outreach to foreign-born residents

L.A. County sheriff's deputies test 4 types of body cameras

Kashkari portrays GOP as a champion of minorities and the poor

L.A. Councilman Bernard Parks finds himself in political wilderness


USA Today

New push to expand civil rights 'Cold case' law


Ind. woman lives 8 years for free in forgotten house

















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