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POSTED: May 15, 2013, 11:00 am

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Today in Black History: John Morront, the first African American missionary to work with Indians, is ordained as a Methodist minister in London, England.

The New York Times

Management Flaws at I.R.S. Cited in Tea Party Scrutiny

Editorial: Spying on The Associated Press


Justice Dept. Defends Seizure of Phone Records

Editorial: Grotesque Speed for Florida Capital Cases

House to Vote Yet Again on Repealing Health Care Law

U.S. Budget Deficit Shrinks Far Faster Than Expected

With Detroit Under State Control, Candidates Seek Posts Stripped of Power

Dollars Pile Up for Campaigns in Race for Mayor

Appeals Court Says Judge Went Too Far in Forcing Fire Dept. to Revamp Its Hiring



The Christian Science Monitor

IRS report shows why tea party scandal was almost inevitable


Will government probe of AP phone records cost Eric Holder his job?

Are IRS, Benghazi flaps affecting Obama's standing with US public?

Mother’s Day shooting in New Orleans tests violent ‘street code’


The Star Ledger

Fulop signals a new era for Jersey City after beating Healy to become mayor


Christie administration warns it might not make full pension payment in future years

Election results for 2013 Essex County non-partisan municipal races

Newark Archdiocese reaches new settlement in decades-old case of alleged sexual abuse

N.J. interest groups form coalition to take on electric utilities' planned rate increases


The Detroit Free Press

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing won't seek re-election, eyes Wayne Co. executive job


Analysis of Bing's tenure


Stephen Henderson: Bing unleashes a political shocker in a city where nothing's shocking

Editorial: It's time for Detroiters to choose —and choose wisely


Guns for groceries: Law firm to distribute $50 gift card for each gun


The Chicago Tribune

2 dead, 11 injured in shootings across city

Body found in river likely slain toddler, police say

Tribune poll: Support remains tepid for Chicago casino


The Washington Post

Hagel orders retraining amid sex-crime cases

IRS tax-exempt unit described as bureaucratic mess in report

Obama’s second term clouded by controversies

AP phone-records uproar draws Holder back into the spotlight

Weighing justice and vengeance -- from Boston to Cleveland to Philadelphia


Virginia’s move to the middle poses difficult choices for Republicans

Despite video, board will not invalidate AP exams

Takoma Park grants 16-year-olds right to vote


The Los Angeles Times

LAUSD calls halt to suspension of 'defiant' students

L.A. billionaire joins hospital bidding war


Brown's budget tightens general-fund spending

Music moguls give USC $70 million



The Cleveland Plain Dealer

President Obama appears to be following trend of scandal-plagued second terms


Cleveland school board OKs new teachers contract, will use money from sale of headquarters for downtown school

Anti-violence activist Yvonne Pointer receives long-awaited news of an arrest in her daughter's 1984 murder case


Cuyahoga Community College names Alex Johnson new president


Cleveland Councilman Eugene Miller pleads no contest to first-degree misdemeanor


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Memorial service planned for missing college student after human remains discovered


Election board: Clayton chairman lives in Clayton


USA Today

Report: Weiner hires manager for NYC mayor's race





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