Today in Black History: Harold Washington, first Black mayor of Chicago, was born in 1922, and civil rights and labor leader A. Philip Randolph in 1889.
The New York Times
Rifts in Both Parties Complicate Odds for Gun Measure
A Missouri School Trains Its Teachers to Carry Guns, and Most Parents Approve
Obama’s Budget Revives Benefits as Divisive Issue
Mother of a 6-Year-Old Boy Killed at Newtown Delivers the White House’s Weekly Address
At a College, Dropping Sports in Favor of Fitness
Longtime CUNY Chancellor to Step Down After Pushing Higher Standards
Hearing Set on Cheating Claim in Capital
Students Face Tougher Tests That Outpace Lesson Plans
Weiner, Exploring Possible Mayoral Bid, Issues Policy Booklet With Familiar Ring
MetroCards for the Poor? No Asking in Stations
The Christian Science Monitor
How dealmaking gets done on Capitol Hill
Trayvon Martin targets: Fired cop fires back, saying it's a conspiracy (+video)
Is the National Rifle Association beginning to lose its clout? (+video)
The Star Ledger
Morris gun-control group gathers on Newtown shooting anniversary
Battleship NJ operators work to boost attendance by letting tourists load and fire mock weapons
Woman behind Newark's initiative to turn bullets into bracelets is sued
Newark homicides down slightly, but shootings and robberies remain a problem
Garden State gripes: new federal data shows Jersey's complaints about mortgages, credit cards
Somerset freeholder candidate calls for 'diversity' in county government
The Detroit Free Press
Michigan taxpayers take their anger out on Gov. Snyder
Top 20 best Detroit elementary, middle schools ranked by MEAP performance
MSU students' project helps urban garden grow in Detroit
Changes to Michigan’s personal income tax system
Parents on both sides of gun control debate rally at Michigan Capitol
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Ex-senator sets up foundation for charter school systems
Charter status gives Fulton school officials unprecedented power over personnel
The Washington Post
Rubio takes a big political risk on immigration plan
Key gun-rights group breaks from the powerful NRA
House bill would fire tax-delinquent federal workers
Former D.C. mayoral candidate Leo Alexander says Gray urged him to quit
New rules could remove unhealthy snacks from school cafeterias
The GOP race for Va. lieutenant governor is ‘impossible to quantify’
Where do area high schools rank on the list of America’s most challenging?
The Chicago Tribune
Family marks apparent discovery of slain Joliet woman's body
Harvard professor joins Jesse Jackson Jr.'s legal team
The Los Angeles Times
The big bucks behind L.A. school reform
California Democrats blast efforts to overhaul schools
L.A. teachers vote 'no confidence' in Supt. Deasy
Brown asks lawyers to review judges' order on prison population
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
PolitiFact Ohio: Expert says infant mortality rate near University Circle exceeds that of some Third World countries
Cleveland Councilman Zack Reed makes another court appearance on his drunken-driving case
Ohio to compile private registry to track convicted arsonists
Cleveland City Council's revised ward map up for a vote Monday
USA Today
Officer: Trayvon Martin target a 'no-shoot training aid'
Government wasted $835 million on overbuilt courthouses
High court may decide on carrying guns outside home
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