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Today in Black America - May 13

POSTED: May 13, 2013, 8:00 am

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Today in Black History: Heavyweight boxing champion and American hero, Joe Louis Barrow, the "Brown Bomber," was born in 1914 in Lafayette, Alabama.

The New York Times

Republicans Seize On I.R.S. Scrutiny of Conservatives

EDITORIAL: Who Can Take Republicans Seriously?

Room for Debate: Clinton as Secretary of State

Stiglitz: Student Debt and the Crushing of the American Dream

Public University Presidents Are Prospering, Annual Compensation Study Finds

Dire Report on Detroit Is Offered by Manager

What Racial Profiling? Police Testify Complaint Is Rarely Made


The Christian Science Monitor

IRS tea party scandal unlikely to fade as Congress plans investigations

Robert Gates: Obama made right decisions night of Benghazi attack


Telecommuting: Steady growth in work-at-home culture, Yahoo or not


The Star Ledger

Woman outside Healy political event was shot once in chest, police confirm

Jersey City police charge man in shooting outside Healy campaign event

Records show NJCU, Kean improperly awarded thousands in subsidized loans

Camden chief: 'Suburban drug buyers' who overdosed on tainted heroin live outside the city


Newark residents dread expected summer crime wave; officials say help is on way

Moran: Support slipping for Cami Anderson, Newark's schools chief


The Detroit Free Press

Report: Orr calls Detroit 'dysfunctional and wasteful' after years of mismanagement, corruption

FAQ: Top questions about Kevyn Orr's 45-day report on Detroit financial crisis

9 highlights of Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr's report to the state

Watch: Detroit residents discuss new city council districts


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Atlanta Public Schools rehires 4 ex-principals named in cheating report

Discrepancies ignored in wrongful arrest, depositions show


The Washington Post


Audit: IRS office targeted critics of U.S. government

Lingering questions about IRS targeting

Sen. Rand Paul courting evangelicals to win over GOP establishment

Organizing for Action struggles to move the needle on Obama’s agenda

Co-author of immigration study resigns from Heritage Foundation

Juvenile inmates in Virginia clamor to read, study Russian literature

Critics say too many young students take GED, miss out on high school


The Chicago Tribune

Majority of Chicagoans not happy with mayor's record on jobs


Dim view on Emanuel education policy, Tribune poll finds



The Los Angeles Times


Gun control backers turn up heat on select senators

L.A. schools could ban suspensions for 'defiance'

Campaign cash flows in one of L.A.'s poorest districts

Closing California's education gap



USA Today


Study: 45% of teens text while driving

Obama may face questions today



The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland council members who opposed new wards now oppose effort to add to consultant's fee

Development agencies, chambers ask Ohio Legislature to clarify laws on auditor's powers over private companies

Cleveland school district, Cleveland Teachers Union revamp salary system to reward best teachers

Greater Cleveland will use billions of dollars to maintain roads and bridges, rather than build new




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