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Football great Emlen Tunnell, the first Black player inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame was born on this date in 1925 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Today in Black America - January 29

POSTED: January 29, 2013, 8:00 am

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Today in Black:  Television talk show host and media entrepreneur Oprah Winfrey was born on this date in 1954.

The New York Times

Bipartisan Plan Faces Resistance in G.O.P.

Skilled Science Workers at Focus of Second Senate Proposal on Immigration

Editorial: Now We're Talking


Congress Approves $51 Billion in Aid for Hurricane Victims

Education Dept. to Hear School Closing Complaints

Pay Still High at Bailed-Out Companies, Report Says

Bloomberg Asks for Legislature’s Help in Teacher Evaluation Fight

Comptroller Criticizes Cuomo’s Plan to Cut Pension Costs


The Christian Science Monitor

Immigration reform: 'This will be the year,' bipartisan Senate 'gang' says

Immigration reform: Will 'amnesty' produce more illegal immigration?

Obama: Compromise or 'political conquest'?

Obama's second term: What history says to expect


The Star Ledger

At N.J. Supreme Court, lawyers argue over Christie's power on affordable housing

Education commissioner, Senate committee spar on school funding


Pallone: Monmouth, state Dems need to get behind Buono's challenge of Christie

N.J. Assembly approves measures to slow Christie plan to privatize lottery


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Despite uncertainty, design finalists chosen for stadium


Fix aims to force Amazon.com to collect Georgia sales tax



The Detroit Free Press

Detroit City Council has more hurdles for Belle Isle lease deal


Bobby Ferguson's $2.2-million secret stash shown to jurors

Federal guidelines change, but Michigan still denying driver's licenses to some immigrants

Snyder puts right-to-work law before high court, making other challenges moot


The Washington Post

Senators unveil plan to overhaul immigration

Federal unions, except postal groups, grow as other labor unions decline

Hillary Clinton supporters launch super PAC

Why Republicans want immigration reform in 1 chart

‘Godmother’ of Md. Assembly Hattie Harrison dies


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Homeless Youth Count count was worth doing and noticing: Mark Naymik


Cuyahoga County Council considers $4 million more for Juvenile Justice Center operations, despite $2.4 budget gap

Cleveland man, 44, will receive almost $380,000 from state for wrongful imprisonment

State doesn't know how many prisoners released without DNA being collected



The Chicago Tribune


Chicago aldermen target bedbugs, landlords of infested units

U. of I.'s engineering school to receive $100 million gift


Preckwinkle endorses Hutchinson in 2nd District



The Los Angeles Times

Bills target to help health law launch in California


Former SEIU local exec convicted of embezzlement

Debate focuses on city's troubled finances


L.A. Unified's college-prep push is based on false data


Crenshaw High group opposes reform plan and school closings


USA Today


Bipartisan plan targets 11 million illegal immigrants

What to watch: Economy comes into sharper focus

High gun prices called 'panic buying, panic pricing'

Growing number of states look at minimum wage hikes




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