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Today in Black America - August 5

POSTED: August 05, 2013, 7:00 am

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Today in Black History: The Atlanta Daily World was established as a daily newspaper in 1932 by publisher William Alexander Scott, II, who was murdered in 1934.

The New York Times

Health Care Law Raises Pressure on Public Unions


Editorial: The Long Economic Stall

G.O.P. Governors Warn Party Members in Congress Not to Shut Government

What the Nation Got for $800 Billion


Women Scarce in the Top Posts of Los Angeles


Results of New Testing Standard Could Complicate Bloomberg’s Final Months

De Blasio Asks City to Address Its Inequalities


The Christian Science Monitor


Paul Ryan and Obamacare: Can he stop Ted Cruz's government shutdown?


Mental health in the US: New ideas on care emerge



The Star Ledger

Opinion: Civil rights leader Edith Savage-Jennings backs Rush Holt for Senate

'Stronger than the Storm' ads go to politically active firm, cost $2M more than runner-up, report says

Newark mayoral candidates to answer questions Wednesday

Rutgers experiment draws national attention by helping 163 urban kids get to college


Protesters vow to keep marching in memory of Trayvon Martin


The Detroit Free Press

Detroiters see hope for neighborhoods in council-by-district election


Detroit council, mayoral races: Here's where to vote


Ahead of Detroit conference, Progressive Baptists say message is on point


Detroit bankruptcy case puts lawsuits against city in legal limbo

Detroit cleans up for Neighborhoods Day



The Washington Post


Once quiet, August now key time for activists

Julius Chambers, N.C. civil rights attorney, dies at 76


Was the 1995-96 government shutdown good for the GOP?

It's your birthday, President Obama


What a Martin O'Malley presidential campaign would sound like -- in 113 words

Maryland to seek private firm to build and operate Purple Line project


Bank owned by a union, for unions, sets it sights on D.C.



The Chicago Tribune


At churches, a growing emphasis on charity beyond passing the plate

Quinn mandates insurance for student athletes in Illinois


6-year-old shot on West Side

Prosecutors: Teens who shot girl were out for revenge


Impoverished suburb has a library district, but no library

CPS firing more lunchroom workers


Philly.com

Population loss taking heavy toll on Philly

SEPTA gives new date for end of tokens



The Cleveland Plain Dealer

DNA reveals trails of terror as serial rapists' attacks form patterns on map

Ohio attorney general sues Cleveland company for air pollution violations


Cleveland police to discipline 75 officers for role in deadly chase



The Atlanta Journal Constitution

When does school begin? Check school start dates for metro Atlanta schools

Pastor says of brother’s slaying, ‘Enough is enough’

GWCCA, church $14 million apart when stadium talks stopped



The Los Angeles Times


Critics take aim at Teach for America

In South L.A., a bitter case of mistaken identity

Ruling puts release of inmates in California a step closer

L.A. teachers union urged to improve training for bad teachers























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