Today in Black History: Scholar and activist Dr. W.E.B. DuBois was awarded the Spingarn Medal, the NAACP's highest honor, on this date in 1920 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The New York Times
Editorial Board: Advise and Consent
Judicial Picks Set the Stage for a Battle in the Senate
An Alabama County Strikes a $4.2 Billion Bankruptcy Deal
Christie Setting Vote in October to Fill Vacant Senate Seat
Girl, 4, Is Fatally Struck By a Car Fleeing the Police
Judge Throws Out Verdict in Police Brutality Case
The Christian Science Monitor
Obama turns tables on GOP: no compromise on judicial nominations
Chris Christie says date for special election isn’t political. Really? (+video)
The Star Ledger
Christie calls for special election in October to fill Lautenberg's seat
Christie, Buono sail in N.J. primaries, headed for fight in general election
Lester Taylor declares victory in East Orange, Mayor Robert Bowser refuses to concede
Gill defeats Alexander in Democratic state Senate primary in Essex County
N.J. Democratic leader expects Holt to run for Lautenberg's U.S. Senate seat
For first time in 18 years, Newark school board to regain control of fiscal operations
The Detroit Free Press
Dignitaries, events to mark Wednesday's Whole Foods opening
Michigan cities see property crime drop in 2012, FBI reports
Legislature approves $49B state budget: Who wins, who loses?
Jurors watch video of raid that ended in death of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones
Video: Get a look at type of flash grenade used in fatal Aiyana raid
The Washington Post
Michelle Obama confronts protester, threatens to leave fundraiser
A civil rights icon comes home, unhaunted by Mississippi’s ghosts
Obama to deliver health care speech in California on Friday
Chris Christie's Senate special election decision: Winners and losers
The Hispanic vote is a sleeping political giant. It might never wake up.
Mississippi governor: Educational troubles began when ‘mom is in the workplace’ — VIDEO
The Chicago Tribune
Emanuel releases tax returns for first time as mayor
Chicago Teachers Union fears hundreds of jobs at risk
Aldermen swallow 'take-it-or-leave-it' parking deal
Jesse Jackson Jr.'s secrecy motion denied, for now
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Former Gwinnett planning commissioner Jumper sentenced for church theft
Probe continues into Grayson High student’s slaying
Accusations against Atlanta educators predate cheating scandal
The Los Angeles Times
LAFD has failed to investigate its own, audit says
Compton rejects Bradley, elects first Latino councilman
Investigation reportedly clears LAPD in Dorner firing
Judge inclined to disclose DWP salaries, names
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cuyahoga County, Cleveland partner to spur convention center hotel, public-space overhaul
Ohio Senate aims to ban abortion providers from transferring patients to public hospitals
Two Cuyahoga County workers fired following investigation by inspector general
Editorial: Ohio General Assembly should move syringe bill along
Editorial: Keeping the lid on Ohio inmates
USA Today
N.J. gun violence rocks Camden
Lawyer: Firing of ex-LAPD officer Dorner justified
Marijuana arrests more likely for African Americans
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