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Today in Black America - March 2

POSTED: March 02, 2017, 8:00 am

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Today in Black History: Claudette Colvin,15 years-old, was arrested in Montgomery AL for refusing to surrender her bus seat to a white woman in 1955.

The New York Times


National


Obama Aides Left a Trail of Intelligence on Russian Efforts


Democrats Pounce on Russia Disclosure to Discredit Sessions

EDITORIAL: Now, About That Role as Commander in Chief ...


Speech Wasn’t as Much a Pivot as a Skillful Political Act


Fact Check: Trump and Military Spending

Republican Unity on Health Care Is Elusive, Despite Trump’s Support

How Trump’s ‘Merit-Based’ Immigration System Might Work

Trump’s Call for School Vouchers Is a Return to a Campaign Pledge

Huntsman Is Considered for Russian Ambassador

What Booming Post-Election Markets Say About the Economy


Supreme Court Returns Virginia Voting District Case to Lower Court


Local


Bill de Blasio’s ‘Vision’ Shrinks as His Re-election Campaign Begins

Mayor Picks Ex-CUNY Official for Campaign Finance Board

Former Port Authority Chairman Seeks to Avoid Prison in Bribery Case

Jerry Birbach, Leader of Fight to Block Poor Tenants in Queens, Dies at 87


The Christian Science Monitor


After Trump issues executive order backing HBCUs, work remains for their supporters (+video)


Tea party's bid to 'make the establishment great again'


As US pressures Iran, parallel tensions grow between Israel and Hezbollah



The Star-Ledger

N.J. shuts down 4 charter schools for poor performance

5 things to know about Christie's 2018 education budget


How these 5 big issues in Christie's budget could affect you

The gap between N.J.'s rich and poor keeps growing | Editorial



The Cleveland Plain Dealer


CDC releases interactive neighborhood-level health data for 500 cities, including Cleveland

Mayor, leaders, Global Cleveland aim to show Cleveland is a welcoming place

Building up Cleveland's police force will take months, even years, chief says

Record number of concealed carry gun permits issued in Ohio in 2016



The Chicago Tribune


Atty. Gen. Sessions spoke twice with Russian envoy during campaign, didn't disclose: officials

U.S. Rep. Rush says Trump agreed to come to Chicago; White House won't confirm it

'I hate this life' – Slain girl's journals focus of grandmother's murder trial


Federal prosecutors seek 9 years for SUPES owner caught up in CPS scandal

Waukegan will see first female or African American mayor



The Detroit Free Press

Should majority of Michigan schools get A's and B's?

Can student loans cut hundreds off your taxes?

Should majority of Michigan schools get A's and B's?

Eastern Michigan University plans to spend $35M on athletic upgrades


Philly.com


Kenney increases spending for coming year

Byko: Councilwoman Quinones Sanchez ignored rules on homestead tax break

Seeing bias, NAACP seeks review in building collapse case


The Los Angeles Times


Republicans still waiting for Trump to take charge on Obamacare and taxes


Obamacare 101: What's going to happen to 70 million Americans who rely on Medicaid?

Gov. Brown asks Trump to reverse course and let California have rail funds

Skelton: California's Senate Democrats created a new GOP star when they booted Janet Nguyen

Democrats see a path to salvation in the Sunbelt — and Newt Gingrich's backyard

Los Angeles gang member charged with capital murder in killings of Whittier officer and cousin

Judge grants restraining order against Black Lives Matter activist accused of threatening L.A. police commissioner


The Washington Post

Sessions met with Russian envoy twice, contacts he did not disclose during hearing

Republicans face political suicide if they don’t call for deeper investigation on Russia

Democrats call for Sessions’s resignation

White House plan would cut EPA staff by one-fifth, shutter programs

Fact Checker: 4 Pinocchios for Trump's claim that EPA rule cost 'hundreds of thousands' of jobs

ICE nabs young ‘dreamer’ applicant after she speaks out at a news conference

Trump’s remarks on Obamacare replacement stir up intraparty feud

White House rebuffs ethics office, won’t discipline Conway


Federal officials indict seven Baltimore police officers on racketeering

Supreme Court says Virginia redistricting must be reexamined for racial bias

Sterling discrimination case highlights differences between arbitration, litigation

Fed says U.S. economy growing at moderate pace; Labor to delay implementation of retirement savings rule

Maryland governor declares state of emergency for opioid crisis

Bowser orders review of all properties operated by controversial D.C. landlord


USA Today

Sessions did not disclose contact with Russian ambassador, Justice Dept. says

Texas could let doctors mislead patients to try to decrease abortions












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