Today in Black History: Legendary late songstress Etta James is born on this date in 1938.
The New York Times
G.O.P. Mulls a Strategy From Obama’s Playbook
New Senate Rules to Curtail the Excesses of a Filibuster
Democrats in Senate Confront Doubts at Home on Gun Laws
Senator Unveils Bill to Limit Semiautomatic Arms
EDITORIAL: Women in the Battlefield
Health Chief Defends Decision Not to Evacuate Hospitals
Unexpected Focus at a Mayoral Forum
3 Black Men Are Offered Committees in Senate
The Christian Science Monitor
Senator Feinstein's assault-weapon ban: How would it work? (+video)
John Kerry: 'No one should mistake our resolve' on Iran's nuclear program
The Star Ledger
N.J. Democrats, anticipating fraud, want monitors for Sandy aid
Christie blasts Sweeney over Supreme Court nominee delays
Frank Lautenberg says Cory Booker 'has a lot of work to do' in Newark
Camden police FOP push back vote on plan to consider all city officers for county force
Newark officials work to aid residents freezing in N.J.'s latest chill
The Washington Post
GOP is pushing electoral changes in Va., elsewhere
Republicans are asking the wrong questions
Reaffirmed: 4 Pinocchios for a misleading Mitt Romney ad on Chrysler and China
Obama and Biden seeking to rally public support for gun legislation
Hillary Clinton's guardian angel reappears
D.C. statehood bill introduced in the Senate
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Poll: MARTA riders have stronger connection than nonriders to Atlanta region
Charge against mega-church pastor dropped
Final fundraising data shows 10-1 advantage for charter backers
The Detroit Free Press
Water to go up about 4% for city, suburbs
Kwame Kilpatrick's unreported income the result of gifts, lawyer says
Detroit Public Schools to close more buildings, but is closer to fixing deficit, emergency financial manager says
Detroit Tigers give tips on ending bullying in schools
Union head: Detroit used pay, benefit cuts to pay for consultants
The Chicago Tribune
South Side coach charged with sexually assaulting female student
Quinn signs sex-abuse education mandate
CPS confident that it can tackle school closings
The Los Angeles Times
LAUSD principal failed to report allegations against teacher
Former Compton mayor runs for office while facing a new trial
L.A. mayoral hopeful James turns up heat on Greuel
Gov. Brown says 'California did the impossible'
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
County inspector general recommends discipline for human resources manager
Religious, community members rally to urge Gov. Kasich to expand Medicaid in Ohio
176 indictments filed involving illegal firearms in the Northern District of Ohio last year
USA Today
Sandy Hook panel zooms in on school safety, trauma
Organizer postpones big Pennsylvania gun show
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