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Today in Black America - February 26

POSTED: February 26, 2013, 6:00 am

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Today in Black History: Economist Andrew Brimmer is appointed to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors by President Lyndon Johnson in 1966.

The New York Times

Republicans Sign Brief in Support of Gay Marriage

EDITORIAL: The States Get the Bad News

G.O.P. Drafts Plan to Give Obama Discretion on Cuts

States Can Cut Back on Medicaid Payments, Administration Says

Citing ‘Urgency,’ Georgia Governor Ousts 6 Members of DeKalb County School Board

Assemblyman Defends Wearing Blackface to a Party


To Curb Suits, City Now Opts to Fight Them



The Christian Science Monitor

'Sequester' scare tactics? White House details 'devastating' 50-state impact. (+video)

Campaign finance: Supreme Court declines case on contributions by corporations


The Star Ledger

Sequestration could spell cuts for N.J. schools, Head Start preschools

Democrats to hold oversight hearings on state's Sandy response, AshBritt

On N.J. budget eve, more calls for Christie to expand Medicaid

U.S. Census removes the word 'Negro' from forms

Former N.J. Gov. Florio says now is the time to enact new gun laws



The Detroit Free Press

Rochelle Riley: Mayoral candidate Duggan says Detroit needs turnaround expert (video)


How pension costs could crush Detroit

Dr. King's 1963 march along Woodward to be celebrated



The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Deal suspends 6 DeKalb School Board members

Woman gets 30 years for exploiting elderly, disabled adults

DeKalb expects no new taxes, no new fixes

DeKalb school board addresses one accrediting concern: the deficit



The Washington Post

The Post’s View: A time for Obama to lead

Capehart: No justification for Trayvon’s death


Republicans call Obama a ‘road-show president’

Sotomayor chides prosecutor for ‘racially charged’ question

Leggett: Steep employee raises are to avoid more expensive arbitration


After Takoma Park murder-suicide, police discuss Iraq veteran’s struggles


U.S. teenage highway deaths jumped in 2012


The Chicago Tribune

Madigan to open debate on where to allow concealed weapons

Emanuel says he backs McCarthy in face of aldermanic criticism


Illinois braces for looming federal cuts

Decision day arrives in race to replace Jackson

Full-day kindergarten to be paid for with central office savings, CPS says

Chicago State University president steps down


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Case Western Reserve University study suggests avatars help young adults with depression

Federal cuts will affect Northeast Ohio if budget stalemate continues

Black History Month: Samuel Clayton Green, a prominent entrepreneur in the 1900s


The Los Angeles Times

Baca, despite woes, named Sheriff of Year

Perry, a financial underdog, makes race a three-way contest

State trying to count parolees who have ditched GPS trackers

Brown's school funding plan draws mixed reactions

Black students' learning gaps start early, report says

Fathers read to children at South L.A. school


USA Today

Deaths surge among youngest drivers

Teachers not gung-ho on guns at school

Budget cuts would hit Congress but not its members




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