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POSTED: July 02, 2012, 12:00 am

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The New York Times

Bain Attacks Make Inroads for President


Stung by Recession, Young Voters Shed Image as Obama Brigade


For Attorneys General, Long Shot Brings Payoffs


In Supreme Court Term, Striking Unity on Major Cases

Tax or Penalty? Both Campaigns Are Quick to Define Court’s Health Care Ruling

Victory Margin for Rangel Narrows in New Vote Tally

Financial Giants Are Moving Jobs Off Wall Street



The Christian Science Monitor


Is health care ruling Obama's 'Read my lips: No new taxes' moment?

How Obama, Romney are spinning court's health-care ruling

Chief Justice Roberts fends off speculation about his health-care ruling

Women in combat: US military on verge of making it official


The Star Ledger

Assembly Dems bite tongues, plan to attend Gov. Christie's tax session on little notice

Atlantic City Electric official: Saturday's storm 'more severe' than Irene

A soldier, an American, a Muslim: N.J. man leads fight against NYPD spying

NJTV making strides, but few are watching as it reaches 1st anniversary


The Detroit Free Press


Eyes on the neighborhood: Policing in Midtown a community effort


Rochelle Riley: Detroit could lose half its nursing homes next summer

Detroit marine, new father will have his final salute today


Rochelle Riley: Detroiters dying before their time

John W. Porter: A leader, champion for education


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Special investigators question APS teachers' reinstatements


Fulton switches to charter school system

APS could reduce support programs


The Washington Post

How it works in Congress — or how it doesn’t


Obama campaign presses donors


Spinning the Supreme Court ruling


GOP turns focus of health-care fight to Obama’s economic stewardship

Roberts’s health-care decision stuns many but is in line with his outlook


D.C. area could see surge of health-care jobs


The Chicago Tribune

Chicago's gun buyback helps group pay for youth shooting camp

Contents of Stroger storage locker fail to find buyer

No bond for man accused of killing 7-year-old

Teachers attacked by students show signs of post-traumatic stress disorder

Spike in violence takes its toll on residents in Chicago's troubled neighborhoods



USA Today

Obama donor slammed by RNC gives to Romney

GOP predicts health care penalty fallout

Report: Roberts switched vote on health care

Study links physical punishment to later mental disorders


Summer food programs seeking new ways to assist children


The Los Angeles Times

Medi-Cal patients struggle with switch to managed care

LAPD's reason for more shootings disputed


Bill to expedite firing teachers is rejected

UC alumnus pushes tuition-freeze plan at California colleges



The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Gov. John Kasich to sign Cleveland schools bill built through collaboration


Budget cuts cost Yvonka M. Hall's job as head of Cleveland's Office of Minority Health

Proposal to let citizens, not lawmakers, draw congressional maps could appear on November ballot


Ohio inmates to pick up highway garbage

Supreme Court's health care decision poised to become key issue for Republicans in Ohio races

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