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Today in Black America - August 24

POSTED: August 24, 2012, 12:00 am

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The New York Times

Giving Reins to the States Over Drilling

Documents Show Details on Romney Family Trusts

It’s the President’s Message, With President Clinton


Call to Stiffen Laws Worries Town Built by Guns


City Sets Up a Corporation to Oversee Its Tech Projects

Mayor Offers Ideas for Why Homeless Numbers Are Up


The Christian Science Monitor


Mitt Romney's energy plan: What does it promise?


'Swift-Boating' Obama? Pentagon denounces politics of attack ad.


Todd Akin now trails Claire McCaskill by 10 points, poll shows (+video)


Illegal immigration: agents sue to block Obama's 'DREAM Act'

Do private school vouchers help? New study offers data.


The Star Ledger


Essex County Prosecutor's Office reviewing Irvington Police internal affairs unit


Jersey City prospective school superintendent accepts new deal


Gov. Christie says he would not accept cabinet post from Mitt Romney

$54.6M elementary school set for former chromium site in Jersey City


The Detroit Free Press

Barack Obama, Mitt Romney locked in tight race, polls show

In winning voters, Obama faces different challenges than in 2008


Jurors: If the super-famous like O.J. & Martha Stewart can get fair trials, so can Kwame Kilpatrick


Moody's calls state overhaul of school employee pensions a 'positive' for credit ratings


14 Michigan districts to try out national models for evaluating teachers



The Washington Post


Romney team tries to make pitch-perfect ads

Bain tax, offshore details revealed


Akin’s remarks renew clashes over language around rape

Florida’s voting farce


Maryland honor student slain in her bed by gunman who broke into home

Obama banks on a strong ground game

Univision to host separate candidate forums for Hispanic voters with Obama, Romney

Maryland teachers see more hungry students


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Foreclosure looms for Morris Brown

Deal plugs charter amendment


Illegal immigrants could get Ga. driver's licenses


The Chicago Tribune

Eight people shot on South Side

City hiring Catholic Charities to provide services to homeless

Charter schools to parents: Strike won't affect us


Mayor rebukes angry opponents to group home for disabled



The Los Angeles Times


L.A. mayoral race left to City Hall insiders


President Obama gets personal in attack on Romney education plan



USA Today


Poll: U.S. sour on politics as conventions open


Incomes stall after slight gain in past year

Obama to focus on youth vote during RNC

Zimmerman wants to move out of Seminole County

Column: 'Circus City' honors a real GOP clown


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Gov. John Kasich asks Cleveland State University student trustee to resign


Community leaders implore parents to ask: Are there guns in the house?


Redistricting reform proponents file suit to scrap ballot language they claim is misleading to voters



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