Today in Black History: Human rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis in 1968.
The New York Times
Editorial: More Rot in Albany
Lawmakers in Connecticut Approve Gun Limits Bill
Upstart Group Gains Force Pushing Harder Than N.R.A.
Midterm Elections Unlikely to Alter Party Balance
Councilman’s Boast Revives Question of Quinn’s Oversight
Jumping From Party to Party to Bribery Charge
Fast-Food Workers Plan Second Strike for More Pay
The Christian Science Monitor
Hagel invokes Eisenhower as he signals era of austerity at Pentagon
Home prices rising, but troubles for housing market not over, poll says (+video)
Behind prosecutor's withdrawal, 'Aryan' prison gang's legacy of violence
Gun control: Can Obama use Colorado bully pulpit to accomplish anything?
The Star Ledger
Students, faculty want to know why Mike Rice wasn't fired sooner
Revised teacher evaluation regulations decrease test scores' weight
Ridgewood mom joins growing standardized test boycott
Atlantic City casino profits dropped 27 percent in 2012
Report says revenue collections to fall $637M short of Christie's projections, even as revenues upswing
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
All accused Atlanta educators report to jail
Former Fulton employee awarded $1.2 million in discrimination case
The Detroit Free Press
Bobby Ferguson offers 4 homes as collateral to get out of prison
Consent deal between Detroit, state was doomed from the start, some say
Research finds 1st step to vaccine
The Washington Post
Tensions spike after string of fatal assaults on law enforcement officials
Cancer clinics turning away Medicare users
President Obama's second term challenges come into focus in one day
D.C. to close public housing waiting list
Baker’s bid to take over struggling Prince George’s school district flops
The Chicago Tribune
CPS chief lashes back at critics who call closings racist
Business groups blast Quinn's plan to close 'corporate loopholes'
Last hearings on school closings start Saturday
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland State University Faculty Senate votes no confidence in administration
Gov. John Kasich decries 'mean politics' as he pitches his embattled budget at the City Club of Cleveland
Cleveland ministers ask witnesses to come forward with information on attempted rape
The Los Angeles Times
States moving ahead of feds on gun laws
President Obama doesn't have a 'pastor problem'
Proposal for parent-trigger overhaul at L.A. school well-received
USA Today
Remembering MLK, 45 Years Later
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