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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