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Today in Black America - April 4

POSTED: April 04, 2013, 8:30 am

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Today in Black History: Human rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis in 1968.

The New York Times

Editorial: More Rot in Albany

Lawmakers in Connecticut Approve Gun Limits Bill

Upstart Group Gains Force Pushing Harder Than N.R.A.

Midterm Elections Unlikely to Alter Party Balance

Councilman’s Boast Revives Question of Quinn’s Oversight

Jumping From Party to Party to Bribery Charge

Fast-Food Workers Plan Second Strike for More Pay


The Christian Science Monitor

Hagel invokes Eisenhower as he signals era of austerity at Pentagon

Home prices rising, but troubles for housing market not over, poll says (+video)

Behind prosecutor's withdrawal, 'Aryan' prison gang's legacy of violence

Gun control: Can Obama use Colorado bully pulpit to accomplish anything?



The Star Ledger

Students, faculty want to know why Mike Rice wasn't fired sooner

Revised teacher evaluation regulations decrease test scores' weight


Ridgewood mom joins growing standardized test boycott


Atlantic City casino profits dropped 27 percent in 2012

Report says revenue collections to fall $637M short of Christie's projections, even as revenues upswing


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

All accused Atlanta educators report to jail

Former Fulton employee awarded $1.2 million in discrimination case



The Detroit Free Press

Bobby Ferguson offers 4 homes as collateral to get out of prison

Consent deal between Detroit, state was doomed from the start, some say

Research finds 1st step to vaccine


The Washington Post


Tensions spike after string of fatal assaults on law enforcement officials

Cancer clinics turning away Medicare users

President Obama's second term challenges come into focus in one day

D.C. to close public housing waiting list


Baker’s bid to take over struggling Prince George’s school district flops


The Chicago Tribune

CPS chief lashes back at critics who call closings racist

Business groups blast Quinn's plan to close 'corporate loopholes'

Last hearings on school closings start Saturday


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland State University Faculty Senate votes no confidence in administration

Gov. John Kasich decries 'mean politics' as he pitches his embattled budget at the City Club of Cleveland

Cleveland ministers ask witnesses to come forward with information on attempted rape



The Los Angeles Times

States moving ahead of feds on gun laws


President Obama doesn't have a 'pastor problem'

Proposal for parent-trigger overhaul at L.A. school well-received



USA Today


Remembering MLK, 45 Years Later

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