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Today in Black America - September 17

POSTED: September 17, 2013, 6:30 am

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Today in Black History: Vanessa Williams became the first Black woman to win the Miss America pageant in 1983 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.


The New York Times

Editorial: End Mandatory Life Sentences

Editorial: A Court Just for Juveniles in N.Y.

Push for Yellen to Lead at Fed Gathers Steam


Newcomers Challenge Leadership in the House

Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Lead to 23,000 Deaths a Year, C.D.C. Finds

For Thompson, a Disappointing End to a Not-Quite-Compelling Quest


The Opposite of Bloomberg? Not So Fast


For Bloomberg, a Day to Celebrate Successful Schools



The Christian Science Monitor

Navy Yard shooting: What to do about attacks on US military at home?

Martha Coakley announces bid for Mass. governor, saying she learned from 2010


UN report affirms nerve gas used in Syria, fueling demands for accountability


The Star Ledger

Support and concern voiced at first public hearings for PSE&G system overhaul plan


Union County brownfields recovery brings developers, activists, state and federal officials together


AARP, unions pack PSE&G hearing on $3.9B post-Sandy infrastructure upgrades


$10 million of federal funding headed to N.J. for social services

Poll: Christie leads Buono by 20 points in N.J. governor's race

N.J. can continue to use electronic voting machines, court rules


The Detroit Free Press

Schostak Bros. plans $111M, 16-story office building in downtown Detroit

Elections workers slog through Detroit mayoral recount


Judge Rhodes to hear retirees' request to delay Detroit bankruptcy decisions until eligibility decided


Detroit eyes changing elections to even years


Philly.com

Green light for more red-light cameras

Corbett proposes Medicaid expansion with job-search mandate

Cop's punch spurs Puerto Rican parade changes


SRC points to lower violence, new initiatives


The Washington Post

An improbable day of horror as 13 die, including gunman

Navy Yard victims named

Suspect was discharged from Navy in 2011 after shooting incident arrest

Navy Yard’s haunting reminders

Unpredictable calamities upend Obama’s second term in office

Americans strongly back diplomatic deal on Syrian weapons, poll shows

Study: Continued sequester could cut 100,000 federal jobs

D.C. Council panel recommends Barry censure over gifts


D.C. Council may expand paid sick leave law


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


City anticipates Cleveland Browns' $120 million stadium improvement proposal, hires firm to determine needed repairs

Turnpike gives final stamp to $930 million in funding for ODOT projects

Human services levy campaign faces an uphill battle: analysis

State report cards show: Student performance is related to income and poverty levels, yet again

Cleveland rape survivor asks state to investigate why police shelved her case 20 years ago


The Chicago Tribune


Exclusive: Bill Daley says governor bid 'isn't the best thing for me'

Teachers pension fund attacks largest charter operator

Auction to start for memorabilia bought by Jesse Jackson Jr.

Editorial: The promise of a land bank


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


APS principal who resigned is promoted

Police: 14-year-old girl kidnapped from Clayton County home


The Los Angeles Times


Brown seeks 3-year delay to ease prison crowding


Jerry Brown OKs early parole hearings for juvenile offenders

Who audits California's state auditor?

Hawthorne charter school apologizes for disparaging passage on test


USA Today

Shooting rampage at Navy Yard in D.C. leaves 13 dead


Explore the data on U.S. mass killings since 2006

For millions, insurance will cost less than $100/month





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