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Today in Black America - January 4

POSTED: January 04, 2013, 10:00 am

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Coverage of today's Bureau of Labor Statistics Report

The Washington Post: U.S. added 155K jobs in Dec.; rate remained at 7.8%

The New York Times: U.S. Continues to Add Jobs at Slow Pace, Report Shows


The Los Angeles Times: Unemployment remains at 7.8% in December


CNN: December jobs report: Hiring and unemployment steady



The New York Times

Day of Records and Firsts as 113th Congress Opens

Boehner Retains Speaker’s Post, but Dissidents Nip at His Heels


Editorial: Misplaced Secrecy on Targeted Killings

Chief Justice Roberts to Preside at Obama’s Swearing-In


How the National Rifle Association Rates Lawmakers


Houses of Worship Seeking FEMA Grants Face Constitutional Barrier


The Christian Science Monitor

Beyond the 'cliff': Why spending cuts are next on the agenda (+video)


Secret US cybersecurity program to protect power grid confirmed


Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani teen shot by Taliban, is released from UK hospital


The Washington Post

White House gears up for fight over immigration


The clowns of Capitol Hill


Goodbye and good riddance, 112th Congress

Record diversity in the 113th Congress

Al-Jazeera hopes Current TV purchase will give it access to more American homes


Michael Bloomberg: Media falls short on gun violence coverage (video)



The Star Ledger


Trenton council's third swing at cutting indicted Mayor Tony Mack's salary falls short


Spike in employer turnout at Rutgers job fair a sign of stronger economy, organizers say

Armed school officers are one option, but stopping gun violence requires more: Editorial

Fiscal cliff deal cuts funding from hospitals to pay for 'doc fix'

Report reveals new details on Irvington police chief's suspension


The Detroit Free Press


2012 was Detroit's most violent in nearly 20 years; shootings, bloodshed have 'become the norm'


Snyder to deliver State of State address Jan. 16


State likely use up chunk of $1.2-billion surplus as tax revenues expected to be short of estimates


The Chicago Tribune

Construction firm moving HQ to Chicago, expects to add jobs

Sen. Mark Kirk's care went well beyond most insurance plans


5 Democrats vie for top spot on ballot to succeed Jackson in U.S. House



The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Governor says he can't suspend Clayton sheriff

High school can be a long journey for some students


Obama renominates Pryor to federal bench


The Los Angeles Times

Forced sex by 2 LAPD officers alleged

Initiative to keep some L.A. pot shops open qualifies for ballot



USA Today


Congress to vote on Superstorm Sandy flood aid

Conn. city halts gun shows after school shooting







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