Today in Black History: Congress abolishes slavery with the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. The vote in the House is 121 to 24.
The New York Times
Republicans’ Immigration Blueprint Leaves Party at Odds and Democrats Hopeful
Obama Once Disdained Clinton’s Small Steps and Now Takes His Own
Prosecutors Lay Out List of Ex-Mayor’s Schemes
Henry Waxman, Key Democrat and Force for Health Care Law, Is to Retire
Mayor Says New York City Will Settle Suits on Stop-and-Frisk Tactics
Bratton Tells Chiefs He’ll Stop Sending Rookies to High-Crime Areas
Hoboken Site Developer Dismisses Law Firm
Anti-Republican Group Digs Into Lane Closings
The Christian Science Monitor
California drought: Clock ticking on 17 communities' water supply
More Snowden leaks - and this time Al Qaeda is the surveillance target
South Sudan's partial prisoner release risks undoing peace agreement
The Star Ledger
Chris Christie agrees to pays law firm $650 an hour for GWB investigations
Christie Hoboken scandal: Developer severs ties with law firm connected to governor
NJ Republicans want to use leftover campaign funds for GWB defense
Senate Committee passes bill giving schools boards a say in school closings
Both sides rest cases, prepare for closing arguments in Trenton Mayor Tony Mack's corruption case
Newark mayor's race: Shavar Jeffries outpaces candidates in fundraising
The Detroit Free Press
Detroit bankruptcy blueprint gives edge to retirees over bankers, bondholders
Snyder: Let's cut last year's taxes, give $100M in relief to tens of thousands
Rochelle Riley: Wright museum needs financial footing in Detroit bankruptcy plan
Detroit bankruptcy blueprint gives edge to retirees over bankers, bondholders
Detroit Economic Growth Corp. chief George Jackson resigns after Duggan move
Ex-Kilpatrick fund-raiser Emma Bell sentenced to probation
Philly.com
Philly's Senate Dems propose $300M extra for education
Experts: Best reason for immigration reform is economic
A battle of D.A.'s past and present
The Washington Post
What Waxman’s retirement says about 2014
Missouri likely to pass new voter ID law
The value of increasing the minimum wage
Ga. governor apologizes for snow mess
Maryland will try to rescind pro-slavery amendment
What’s in a name? Trouble, if it’s ‘Common Core.’
The Chicago Tribune
Teachers union vows to fight pension cuts
CPS chief's letter makes some parents testy
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio State University's new president, Dr. Michael Drake, 'honored, excited' with post
Citing Catholic faith, family of victim seeks to keep condemned Cleveland killer from lethal injection
The Los Angeles Times
Roderick Wright will remain in Senate until appeal is decided
Maria Shriver urges Gov. Jerry Brown to speak out on poverty
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Gov. Deal calls for review of government’s response to epic traffic jam
Governor’s staff began raising questions about storm Monday
USA Today
Ex-teacher lives modest life, leaves $8.4 million gift
Civil rights community backs stop-and-frisk reforms
Firefighters refuse to help man dying of a heart attack
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