Today in Black History: Composer and educator James Weldon Johnson, who wrote "Lift Every Voice and Sing," was born in 1871 in Jacksonville, Florida.
The New York Times
Cheney Defends Surveillance and Says Leaks Were Traitorous
Editorial: Release the Facts About the I.R.S. Scandal
The Great Divide: Schooling Ourselves in an Unequal America
Police Chief in Florida Tries to Ease Old Tensions
Budget Cuts Reach Bone for Philadelphia Schools
Quinn, Shifting Approach, Will Fight Attacks in Speech
The Christian Science Monitor
Donaldsonville explosion: With Southern industrial boom come dangers
US promises military aid to Syrian rebels. Now what?
The Monitor's View: Falling white birthrate: The new American ‘us’
The Star Ledger
Will big money leave Newark if Cory Booker wins Senate seat?
Anti-carjacking public awareness campaign to target 4 Essex County municipalities
Former Newark Police Chief sues Booker, claims he was pressured to resign
Lawsuit: Newark charter school founder fired employees who threatened to expose illegal acts
November N.J. election has bigger implications than partisan control
The Detroit Free Press
Bills, new agency to make life easier for Michigan's veterans
In Detroit's financial crisis, a restructuring: Services, groups affected
Q&A with Kevyn Orr: Detroit's emergency manager talks about city's future
Student loans are big business for government, bringing billions in profit
Wayne State forum to focus on role of 'joy' in urban planning
The Washington Post
State photo-ID databases are troves for police
Conservative justices likely to write most remaining decisions
U.S. records chief discusses federal e-mail record-keeping programs
Obama’s jobs statistic is overworked
Graduates from low-performing D.C. schools face tough college road
Graduates from low-performing D.C. schools face tough college road
The Chicago Tribune
Bloody weekend violence leaves 7 dead, 46 shot
CPS announces teacher layoffs; union braces for more
Jesse Jackson Jr. lawyers fear he won't get mental health care in prison
Quinn now wants House pension reform bill pushed through Senate
Hyde Park Academy students attend Father's Day luncheon at White House
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Teacher pay, 'value-added' analysis explained
Teacher pay and 'value-added' ratings seem largely unrelated
Cuyahoga County hospitals and colleges collaborate to identify and meet job needs
The Los Angeles Times
L.A. County bus drivers say pesticides are making them ill
Unspent money leaves water undrinkable
Brown retreats from conditions on university funding
Lawmakers should close bullet-buying loophole
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Chappell Forest: A complex abandoned while lives restart
Man killed inside car was Morehouse student
WNBA star pleads guilty to assault on ex-girlfriend
Counties make big money on inmate phone services
USA Today
Woman sentenced to death at 16 to leave prison
Michael Wolff: CNN's new shows offer alternatives to politics
At IRS, 'Tea Party' could mean 'liberal,' official says
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