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POSTED: September 05, 2013, 7:00 am

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Today in Black History: Leopold Sedar Senghor is elected president of Senegal in 1960.

The New York Times

Rebel Brutality in Syria Poses Dilemma for the West

Editorial: The Stakes in Congress


Blow: The Era of Disbelief


Clinton Makes Case for Health Care Exchanges

On the Edge of Poverty, at the Center of a Debate on Food Stamps


Seeking to Succeed Bloomberg, While Keeping Him at a Distance

Final Face-Off in Comptroller Race; Poll Says It’s Tight


The Christian Science Monitor


N.Y. mayor's race front-runner cast as a 'socialist redistributionist'


Colorado recall vote draws in national debate over gun control


Protests against Chevron highlight Argentine energy woes


As Africa welcomes more Chinese migrants, a new wariness sets in



The Star Ledger

14-year-old Newark boy is 10th person killed in the city in as many days

Lonegan to sue Cory Booker over Newark mayor's expense records

Buono's comments still a weighty issue for Gov. Christie


EDITORIAL: Christie too thin-skinned?

Same as it ever was: Trenton Mayor Tony Mack unveils crime-fighting plan police say is in place

Federal judge dismisses bankruptcy petition filed by Newark activist Fredrica Bey's non-profit group



The Detroit Free Press

Detroit boy, 12, killed in cross fire of adult feud


MSU writing professor under fire for classroom attack against Republicans


Barrow presses for probe of Detroit primary election


Bing says Brewster-Douglass demolition caps 4-year effort to bulldoze 10,000 vacant structures



Philly.com


Teachers' union halts anti-Nutter ads

Study: Straight, white men hiding true identity

On the menu: Unionizing a scattered workforce


The Washington Post

Neighbors fear Syria may turn to bioweapons

Senate panel approves use of military force against Syria

Milbank: Obama’s Syria secrets


Larry Summers as the next Fed chair? He has critics, but Obama isn’t one.

There's about one governmental body for every 3,566 people in the U.S.

When the U.S. looked the other way at chemical weapons


Number of underwater homeowners continues to decline


The Chicago Tribune

Mayoral aide who recommended ex-comptroller had business ties

Public hearings begin for CPS master plan


10 charged in CPS computer theft


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Editorial: We need to know how Ariel Castro was able to commit suicide

Ariel Castro's suicide prompts state prisons director's order for reviews of the how the system works

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's big ideas, Part 3: Lakefront development


Colleges' search for former students eligible for an associate degree is moderately successful



The Los Angeles Times


Surgery photo spurs privacy suit against hospital


California inmates told: get ready to move


California accelerates shift in student testing


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Police: DeKalb officer shot teen skipping school

Defendant in Atlanta cheating case dies

Suspended Clayton police chief returns to work


Former Clayton school superintendent surfaces in Bermuda


USA Today


Police: HIV-positive man may have exposed 300 partners

NRA joins spy lawsuit, says NSA creating gun registry





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