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Today in Black America - September 6

POSTED: September 06, 2013, 7:30 am

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Today in Black History: Abolitionist Frederick Douglass is elected president of the National Black Convention in Cleveland, Ohio in 1848.

The New York Times

Pentagon Is Ordered to Expand Potential Targets in Syria With a Focus on Forces

House Republicans Say Constituents Are Strongly Opposed to a Syria Strike

Proudly Patriotic but Skeptical on Syria Attack


San Antonio Passes Far-Reaching Antidiscrimination Measure

Editorial: Selling Health Care Reform

Krugman: Years of Tragic Waste


As Doubts Over Detective Grew, Prosecutors Also Made Missteps


Catsimatidis: No Friend of Hoodlums

Group Financed by Business Leaders Has Put Nearly $7 Million Into Council Races


The Christian Science Monitor

House Speaker John Boehner: Would resigning be a smart move?


Poll: Syrians see no end to war, displacement


Why Senate resolution on Syria doesn't rule out ground troops


What will your Obamacare premium be? Numbers are in for 17 states.


Kenya, in rebuff to Western allies, pulls out of International Criminal Court


The Star Ledger

Newark teen tied to gangs, drugs, is murdered before his first day of high school


Trenton city council introduces ordinance allowing police to clear storefronts of solicitors

Dozens gather to mourn slain Newark pizza deliveryman

Newark schools battle truancy 'epidemic'

Lonegan press conference in Newark about Cory Booker lawsuit turns to shouting match

Trenton Blood who appeared on History Channel's 'Gangland' is caught with two bricks of heroin, police say


The Detroit Free Press


Detroit Schools open Pre-K enrollment at 70 sites


Morgue steps up efforts to ID missing through DNA testing


Civil rights groups worry stop-and-frisk policies coming to Detroit

Detroit City Council hears mixed reaction to new Red Wings arena, development

Detroit's state lawmakers endorse Napoleon for mayor



The Chicago Tribune

Emanuel halts Midway privatization bidding

Aldermen split on Emanuel aide's ties to indicted ex-comptroller

Ex-Markham police official admits lying to FBI


Rutherford introduces running mate



Philly.com

Fumo appeals to U.S. Supreme Court

Worried parents urged to file complaint

Ex-inspector general: Disband turnpike board

Company is trying to change health care one family at a time



The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's big ideas, Part 4: Turning trash into electricity (poll)


Oberlin's law on firearms in parks makes city a target for gun litigation

Democratic Rep. John Patrick Carney to officially launch campaign for Ohio auditor next week

State aid could fall for nearly 200 school districts under new budget, once money for charter schools is deducted (database)


The Los Angeles Times

Case for Syria strike hasn't swayed some lawmakers

Bill seeks to deny ex-Vernon official his pension

Inmates end California prison hunger strike

Workers in L.A. Unified, other districts accused of stealing books


California accelerates shift in student testing


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Lawyer: Ex-Superintendent Hall battling cancer

Fulton picks a manager, not saying who

Police: DeKalb officer shot teen skipping school


USA Today

Teen births hit historic low, half of 1991

New organization aims to amplify women's voices


E-cigarette use doubles among U.S. teens











































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