Today in Black History: J. Ernest Wilkins is named Undersecretary of Labor by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on this date in 1954.
The New York Times
In Medical First, a Baby With H.I.V. Is Deemed Cured
National Attention and Cash in Los Angeles School Vote
Banks Find More Wrongful Foreclosures Among Military
EDITORIAL: Bleeding the Borrower Dry
G.O.P. Clings to One Thing It Agrees On: Spending Cuts
As Automatic Budget Cuts Go Into Effect, Poor May Be Hit Particularly Hard
Obama Picks Foundation President for Budget Chief
To Stem Juvenile Robberies, Police Trail Youths Before the Crime
The Christian Science Monitor
Why juvenile incarceration reached its lowest rate in 38 years
Obama, Republicans maneuver over sequester, government shut-down
Sequester blues: Morning-after hangover hits Washington
The Star Ledger
Romney: Don’t blame Christie for election loss
Game on: Geraldo fires first shot against Booker as both mull U.S. Senate run
$200k in Trenton city funds spent to refurb, operate Mayor Tony Mack's "learning center" libraries in 2012
Newark Public Schools eliminate more than 100 administrative positions
Baraka sets stage for Newark mayoral run with ward speech
The Detroit Free Press
White people fear becoming U.S. minority, says Louis Farrakhan
Michigan Democrats: Restore low-income tax break
Rochelle Riley: Program to honor Detroit teachers is long overdue
DPS Volunteer Reading Corps enlists more volunteers
Frustration grows over lack of cops on Detroit streets
Detroiters want a leader who understands impact on residents
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Biden, John Lewis re-enact voting rights march
Thurmond says parents are supportive, want district to make turnaround
Uncertainty in DeKalb schools continues after federal court hearing
DeKalb DA: Special grand jury probe may not be over
The Chicago Tribune
City's red-light camera vendor outlines 'unacceptable conduct'
Their pensions, your taxes: Will the pols fix their fiasco?
Leadership conflict latest in string of woes for Chicago State
Cook County jail population nears capacity again
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Charter school money is big question mark in Gov. John Kasich's education budget
As cardinals prepare to pick the next pope, some Catholics wonder if he will be black or Hispanic
Ohio legislator wants a law to allow parents to spy on their kids' texts, social media and other electronic communications
Cleveland city lawyers want to join Teamsters, citing years of low pay and job insecurity
The Los Angeles Times
Push-back on school tests turns into election issue
Some ugly numbers for California's GOP
Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris wants funds to track prescriptions
Standardized testing becomes the great divide in schools policy
Profiles of candidates for Los Angeles Board of Education
The Washington Post
Obama’s diverse picks remold federal courts
Deal to avert shutdown likely, Boehner says
Burwell expected to be nominated as White House budget director
Obama grants pardons to 17 people for nonviolent offenses
Despite the tremendous risk, African American women marched for suffrage, too
Tyrant or leader: Annapolis’s ‘Mr. Chairman’ gets a new challenge
Sequester likely to hurt most vulnerable, despite protections
USA Today
'Sequester' kicks in, but no compromise in sight
Biden: 'Can't let guard down' against voting limits
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