Today in Black History: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is stabbed in a Harlem store while promoting his autobiographical book “Stride Toward Freedom” in 1958.
The New York Times
Once Again, Punishing the Bank but Not Executives
Obama Pushes Ahead With Limits on Power Plants
House Republicans Pass Deep Cuts in Food Stamps
Editorial: Another Insult to the Poor
Red State Pain
Economix: Job Market’s New Normal Looks Bleak
De Blasio Causes Stir by Saying He Would Fire Taxi Commissioner
New York City’s Jobless Rate Increased to 8.6% in August Despite Hiring Gains
The Christian Science Monitor
Why Navy Yard shooting raises tough questions for Pentagon (+video)
Wisconsin union fight rumbles toward state Supreme Court
Danziger Bridge retrial takes New Orleans back to Katrina chaos (+video)
The Star Ledger
28-year-old Irvington man shot and killed in Newark
Shiquan Bellamy guilty on all counts in Jersey City double homicide, erupts in anger in court
Polls: Christie is best GOP rival to Clinton in 2016
Home Depot to send 20,000 part-timers to Obamacare exchanges
The Detroit Free Press
Obama administration officials coming to Detroit next week to meet on bankruptcy response
Detroit-area Catholics surprised by pope's blunt talk on abortion, gay marriage
Detroit bankruptcy judge hears from objectors, calls court session 'democracy at its very finest'
Wayne County Commission passes resolution seeking release of jail audit from Prosecutor Worthy
ACLU alleges racial profiling by Saginaw police
Philly.com
Fire commissioner to retire in '14
Grover Norquist dives into PA’s Medicaid debate
The Washington Post
Officials probing whether workplace dispute drove Navy Yard shooting
As government shutdown looms, lawmakers scale back ambitions
Obama: Don’t compromise
Who voted for and against the food stamp bill?
Farm bill would cut programs that benefit women farmers and low-income mothers
U.S. to seek reduced sentences in drug cases
Wheeler, White enter D.C. Council races
Brown’s rivals question policy on AFL-CIO endorsement
The Chicago Tribune
13 people, including 3-year-old boy, shot at South Side park
Worker who died in sewer worried about hazards of job
GOP steps up its vows to kill Obama's health care law
Changes coming to comptroller power in wake of indictment
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Excessive use of force forums ask public to open up about interactions with Cleveland police
Secretary of State Jon Husted to testify before federal panel on how Ohio handles presidential elections
Legislation would set new rules for Ohio's minor political parties
State report cards show: Charter schools are growing, but are still a small part of state's education landscape
Case Western Reserve University offers two annual scholarships in partnership with Congressional Black Caucus
The Los Angeles Times
New California rules aim for transparency in online campaign material
State watchdog cracks down on stealth lobbying in Capitol
Gov. Brown should give gun legislation the go-ahead
USA Today
Pope's blunt words break new ground - again
Tiny N.D. town fights white supremacist takeover
Christian hopes to reform churches on homosexuality
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