Today in Black History: Piano prodigy Andre Watts, the first artist to appear on "Live from Lincoln Center," was born in Nuremberg, Germany in 1946.
The New York Times
Strategist Out of Closet and Into Fray, This Time for Gay Marriage
Blow: A Nation Divided Against Itself
Thomas B. Edsall: Our Broken Social Contract
F.B.I. Director Warns Against Dismantling Surveillance Program
Statue Unveiled, Douglass Is Hailed for Equality Fight
Michelle Obama Promotes Healthy Eating With a Grass-Roots Campaign
Teachers’ Union Is Backing Thompson’s Bid for Mayor
The Christian Science Monitor
Slavery: US gives bad marks to China and Russia in its annual report
Obamacare behind schedule as Oct. 1 rollout nears
Obama pushes big cut in nuclear weapons. Is that a good idea?
FBI uses drones on US soil: Senators want assurances on privacy protections
The Star Ledger
Top N.J. Democrats, unions kick off campaign to raise the minimum wage
Bergen freeholders: State should pay for special election; would cost county $3.6 million
Elizabeth mayor asks N.J. education commissioner to take over superintendent search
Today's one of 8 important dates every N.J. voter should know
South Jersey Democrats endorse Newark Mayor Cory Booker for U.S. Senate
The Detroit Free Press
Plans for $650M Wings arena, entertainment district unveiled
Bill to dissolve insolvent school districts nears final OK in Senate
Mike Duggan can't run for Detroit mayor, Michigan appeals court rules
The Washington Post
$7 billion in gear U.S. sent to war will not return
Snowden extradition could be a very complicated process
New virus may be more fatal than SARS, according to disease experts
Dissecting the ‘SNAP Challenge’
The remarkable consistency of President Obama's job approval numbers
Rush Holt is no Cory Booker. And he's just fine with that.
Prosecutor moves closer to finding out what Gray knew
Rape charges filed against three Naval Academy football players
The Post’s View: Why was an inmate’s throat slashed?
The Chicago Tribune
State lawmakers finally respond to pension alarm
Cook County commissioners lower use tax
IDOT finances rife with errors, oversight lapses, state audit finds
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Former Grady official indicted for embezzlement
AMA declares obesity a disease
Indictment clouds Brooks’ group’s future
Youths create PSA to counter teen pregnancy
The Los Angeles Times
Ex-USC professor charged with child sex crimes returns to L.A.
Police: Woman killed in Hollywood over $1
Brown, lawmakers get 5.2% raises to make up for cuts
The soft sciences matter as much as ever
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Margaret Bernstein: A PEP talk about encouraging success in deeply troubled kids
Ohio may get OK to use foreclosure-prevention money to tear down more eyesores
Former Veterans Affairs director indicted on 36 counts accusing him of conspiracy, accepting bribes and kickbacks
USA Today
1959 IRS rule is at the center of Tea Party scandal
HPV vaccine reduces cancer virus in girls by 56%
Doctors perform thousands of unnecessary surgeries
Ex-Miss America called 'street walker' by GOP chair
King's 1963 Walk to Freedom still inspires Detroit
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