Today in Black History: Balladeer and pianist Nat King Cole died in 1965, leaving behind a rich musical legacy carried on by his brother Freddie and daughter Natalie.
The New York Times
Mega-Mergers See Comeback as Uncertainty of Crisis Fades
Election Opponents Now on Same Team: Panel to Fix Voting
G.O.P. Blocks Vote in Senate on Hagel for Defense Post
Conservatives Skeptical of Expanding Preschool
In Alabama, a Model for Obama’s Push to Expand Preschool
Governments Look for New Ways to Pay for Roads and Bridges
Momentum and Uncertainty in Connecticut Gun Debate
From Bloomberg, a Warning of Life After Bloomberg
The Christian Science Monitor
From preschool to high school, Obama seeking big progress in education
Why Republican delay isn't likely to stop Chuck Hagel confirmation
Immigration reform's tough call: illegal immigrants married to US citizens
The Star Ledger
Lautenberg will not seek re-election in 2014
Lautenberg's retirement does not signify end of hard work, he urges
Oliver: I am 'well prepared' for a Senate run
Menendez controversy hasn't affected his standing with N.J. voters, poll shows
Buono joins rally for gun control
Minimum wage question goes to voters in November over Republican objections
The Detroit Free Press
New Detroit Blight Authority to speed up bringing houses down
Attorneys for Bernard Kilpatrick, Bobby Ferguson argue their clients' work wasn't illegal
GOP not on board with Gov. Rick Snyder's plan to fix roads
Rochelle Riley: Mayor Dave Bing's ideas are nice, but Detroit needs action
Michigan corrections costs remain high despite drop in inmates, staffing
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Obama comes to Georgia to push national pre-K, touting state’s success story
Proposed law aims to cut Fulton tax chief’s pay
Changes could be in store for mandatory minimum sentences
The Chicago Tribune
NIU remembers mass shooting
Obama to speak Friday at Hyde Park high school
The Washington Post
For Pentagon, pivot to Asia becomes shift toward Africa
Robinson: Obama is winning the argument
Judicial confirmations inch forward in the Senate
Rep. Wolf of Virginia fights his party’s effort to extend federal pay freeze
Despite Lautenberg's exit, no free ride for Cory Booker
Virginia legislature shields concealed handgun permits from disclosure
O’Malley makes appeal to end death penalty
Libraries under budget microscope as Pr. George’s struggles to rebound
The Los Angeles Times
Scrutiny over use of 'burner' in shootout
Pro-Kevin James PAC to air TV ads in mayoral campaign
5th-graders suspected in school murder plot
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Youngstown company accused of dumping fracking waste faces federal charges
Black History Month: Ludlow Community Association in Shaker Heights promoted integration
USA Today
NRA chief says gun owners will 'stand and fight'
As Alzheimer’s rate soars, concern rises over costs
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