Today in Black History: In 1972 baseball star Curt Flood lost his case against Major League Baseball's reserve clause but opened the door for today's mega-salaries.
The New York Times
Op-Ed: Cutting the Poor Out of Welfare
In Wichita, Koch Influence Is Revered and Reviled
Koch Group Forms ‘Super PAC’ as 2014 Races Near
With Business Initiative, Obama Aims to Show He Can Act Without Congress
As Justice Department Scrutinizes Local Police, Cleveland Is Latest Focus
Hearing Indicates Easy Path for Obama’s Housing Nominee
Mistrial Is Declared in Malcolm Smith Corruption Trial
U.S. Attorney Joins Inquiry Into Spending of Prosecutor
Schools Chief Vows to Preserve Number of Gifted Programs and Their Exams
The Christian Science Monitor
Koch brothers launch own super PAC. How powerful is big money? (+video)
Kenya's president: massacres aren't Al Shabab but political opponents (+video)
The Star Ledger
Lawmakers reconsider N.J. teacher residency requirement
Ex-Trenton Mayor Mack's office had secret bank account, audit reveals
Family of Trenton man allegedly killed by cellmate last year files suit against Mercer County, corrections employees
How much money does New Jersey pay people wrongfully convicted?
The Detroit Free Press
Michigan still looking to recover jobs lost in the Great Recession
Metro Detroit malls that once thrived now fight to survive
New EAA head Conforme to appear at press conference today
Michigan pays convicted felons as caregivers, audit shows
Detroit City Council approves 8.7% water rate increase
Philly.com
Light at last at a Camden park, thanks to teen activists
'Redskins' flap reignites at Bucks school
Battle brews over school lunch rules
For Clarke, 'Doc' raises money, mayoral hopes
The Wasshington Post
Where gun stores outnumber museums and libraries
Obama’s Benghazi ‘I-told-you-so’ moment
America isn’t sure it’s ‘ready for Hillary’ quite yet
FEDERAL EYE: Retaliation for whistleblowing still feared
Attention, Thom Tillis: North Carolina’s “traditional” population is growing, too.
Prince George’s considers lifting cellphone ban in schools
Montgomery to reexamine later high school start times
Public barred from firefighter’s hearing in Mills death
The Chicago Tribune
Boy, 14, shot in Lawndale: 'We laid low until the shots subsided'
Elections board gives remap supporters leeway in ballot challenge
Judge removes himself from lawsuit but takes shot at Michael Jordan's lawyer
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Center for Eating Disorders, Emily Program to open residential treatment center in Cleveland Heights
Cleveland mayor aims for mandatory reporting for unlicensed gun sellers
Find out how your school district scores for third-grade reading (database)
Top deputy to Ed FitzGerald resigns from Cuyahoga County job, citing personal reasons
The Los Angeles Times
LAPD detective is suspected of racial, vulgar comments
DWP union boss warns city not to withhold payments to nonprofits
About 50 members of violent L.A. street gang are arrested in sweep
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
APS student records subpoenaed in test-cheating case
USA Today
2 executions within 2 hours after 7-week lull
Vanishing Water
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