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Today in Black America - March 20

POSTED: March 20, 2013, 8:00 am

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Today in Black History: Filmmaker and producer Sheldon Jackson "Spike" Lee was born on this date in 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The New York Times

G.O.P. Opposition to Immigration Law Is Fading

Editorial: Ten Years After


Senator Is Angry Over Bill’s Exclusion of Assault Gun Ban

Condoleezza Rice to Write Book for Henry Holt

Online Comments in Ohio Rape Case Lead to Charges Against Two

Police Department Monitor Is Topic at a Mayoral Forum

Put Cigarettes Out of View? It’s Been Tried


The Christian Science Monitor

Africa Monitor: China steps up to support Africa's development

Assault weapons ban now unlikely to pass. What happened?

Nevada depot blast: Was exercise that killed seven really necessary?


The Star Ledger

Christie says N.J. has asked federal government for $250M to buy homes after Sandy

Trenton council, residents grill police director about department's crime strategy

Cory Booker and Barbara Buono hit the campaign trail in Newark


Camden County police offer jobs to 120 prospective officers


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Cobb residents say yes to sales tax for schools

Vote on stadium bond issue delayed

Invest Atlanta approves streetcar study funds


The Detroit Free Press


Rep.: Mich. education standards 'obvious overreach', panel to debate issue today

Worthy to address dispute causing court case dismissals


Detroit City Council still has a role under emergency financial manager, Charles Pugh says

Right-to-work fallout: WSU, U-M could lose millions in state aid

State GOP delays taking action on health exchange under Affordable Care Act



The Washington Post

America’s war legacy: Unemployment

Assault weapons ban dropped from gun bill

Supreme Court rules for student who sold textbooks made overseas


Md. plans would allow some semiautomatic rifles

Silver Spring bus-and-train hub called unsafe, unusable in engineers’ report

Prince George’s superintendent finalists arrive with uncertain future



The Cleveland Plain Dealer

More charges in the beating death of 2-year-old Kayla Turner

Ohio Chamber of Commerce testifies against Kasich's tax plan

Two Cleveland men seek millions from city for wrongful murder convictions, 13 years in prison

Cleveland Municipal Judge Pinkey Carr recuses herself from Councilman Zack Reed's drunken driving case



The Chicago Tribune


CTA's Ventra debit card rife with fees for consumers


CPS announces school closing investments


Slain Chicago 6-month-old mourned

Beavers defense set to start Wednesday morning


Some providing health care in violent communities bring security


The Los Angeles Times


L.A. moves to end use of coal energy by 2025


Study: Many L.A. Latinos live in neighborhoods with few whites

Feinstein's assault weapons ban is scrapped


Deal will avoid deep cuts in home care for elderly, disabled

New school to teach entrepreneurship is approved, location isn't


USA Today


Autism numbers rise in latest count

Head of Colorado Corrections Dept. killed at his home


As suicides rise among veterans, outreach increases

Palestinians not optimistic about Obama's agenda

Habits, not hospitals, affect counties' health rankings


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