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Today in Black America - October 29

POSTED: October 29, 2013, 6:30 am

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Today in Black History: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman to serve as President of Liberia or any African nation, was born on this date in 1938.

The New York Times

Health Site Puts Agency and Leader in Hot Seat


U.S. Health Insurance Website’s Problems Continue Despite Improvements


Ohio Governor Defies G.O.P. With Defense of Social Safety Net


Judge in Texas Partly Rejects Abortion Law

A Bid to Keep Youths Out of Adult Prisons

Lhota’s Years Working for the Dolans

New York City Voters Back Adding Casinos, Poll Finds


New Jersey School District Cancels Testing After Exams Are Leaked on the Internet


The Christian Science Monitor

Obamacare website: Is one month enough time to fix it? (+video)

America's 'other' health-care revolution

Detroit bankruptcy trial veers off course as Gov. Rick Snyder takes stand (+video)

Ohio to use untested cocktail of drugs in upcoming execution

A superstorm Sandy legacy: Gas pumps that work when power is out

Young children using mobile media more, but other types of screens less (+video)


The Star Ledger

Poor families in Hudson County had hardest time in state recovering from Sandy: report

Newark, Hillside police cleared of responsibility in crash that disabled sheriff's officer

Rowan student, legislators announce affordable college study, make final pre-election minimum wage hike push

N.J. Supreme Court gives judges new weapons to prevent race-based jury shopping


Barbara Buono blasts former Gov. Tom Kean for 'nice lady' remark



The Detroit Free Press

Rochelle Riley: Speaker Bolger gets up-close look at blighted Detroit neighborhoods

Mike Duggan continues lead on Benny Napoleon in Detroit mayoral fund-raising

Gov. Snyder testifies bankruptcy was 'a difficult decision' but 'the right one' for Detroit


Detroit pension funds sue lender over payments in Book Cadillac Hotel development

Michigan gets $14.4M for home-visiting program aimed at reducing infant mortality



Philly.com

139 teachers reassigned in district budget crisis


Lawmaker: I would vote for slavery if my constituents wanted it

What happens to America when the last job is gone?


Hospitals chief: Medicaid expansion needed


Corbett's $3.5m quest for lottery privatization 'misguided'



The Chicago Tribune

Spokeswoman says Jackson Jr. in prison, but officials say not yet


Analysts convicted of taking payoffs to reduce assessments


LaSalle County judge clears independent review of video-recorded strip-search


Proposed cigarette tax, police overtime draw council queries



The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Ohio plans use of new drug cocktail for execution of Ronald Phillips in Summit County murder

Illinois Senator removes Facebook post claiming Republicans insulted President Obama to his face


Cleveland schools seek $13 million from state for new buses, tablet computers and costs of a new "digital arts" high school

Kids with concussions may need break from school in addition to sports, pediatric doctors say


HPV strains that affect black women differ from those targeted by cancer-preventing vaccines, researchers say



The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Falcons stadium price rises by $200 million

Fulton, Cobb mail late voter notices

Controversial preacher killed in house fire


The Los Angeles Times

It's judgment day for L.A. schools chief


Editorial: LAUSD needs Deasy

Amid Obamacare signup glitches, thousands head to free clinic event


South Africa demands apology over U.S. detention of ex-official


USA Today


Report: W.H. knew plans would be canceled under ACA

Sebelius is no stranger to political battles


Talk heats over profiling claims by black NYC shoppers

Senator: Scientific advances could bring back eugenics



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