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Today in Black America - February 5

POSTED: February 05, 2014, 8:00 am

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Today in Black History: Major League Baseball's all time home run king Henry "Hank" Aaron is born in Mobile, Alabama on this date in 1934.

The New York Times

Opinion: High School Maniacal

Senate Passes Long-Stalled Farm Bill, With Clear Winners and Losers

Health Care Law Projected to Cut the Labor Force

Editorial: Freeing Workers From the Insurance Trap

Fraud in Army Recruiting Bonus Program May Cost Nearly $100 Million

Obama Announces Pledges of $750 Million for Student Technology

Hard Times at Howard U.

Where White Means Diversity

Amid Ethics Inquiry, South Jersey Democrat Is Giving Up House Seat for a New Job

Tennessee Governor Urges 2 Free Years of Community College and Technical School

Teachers’ Push for Back Pay May Pinch New York City

A Call to Ignore Exam Results When Evaluating Educators



The Christian Science Monitor

Farm bill, check! Is Congress, at last, finding a way to do its work?


Obamacare to cost economy 2.3 million jobs? Not so fast.

Army investigates hundreds for recruiting fraud that cost taxpayers $29m (+video)


The Star Ledger

In closing, Trenton Mayor Tony Mack's prosecution argues he understood actions were criminal

Police director offers new anti-crime unit for Trenton


State labor employee in Newark charged with stealing unemployment benefits


Panel investigating bridge scandal receives records from four people, including Bill Baroni

Jeff Bell, Republican U.S. Senate candidate from 1978, wants to challenge Booker



The Detroit Free Press


Lawyers, consultants making millions off Detroit bankruptcy

Gov. Snyder's budget plan calls for more in Rainy Day Fund

Detroit Red Wings' new stadium land transfer approved by City Council


Detroit police search for girl they say was abducted by mentally ill mom

Feds want to speed up trial, will drop most charges against Bobby Ferguson


Philly.com

Agreement rules at Democratic gubernatorial candidates' forum

Andrews announces resignation, Norcross favored


Big cuts to food-stamp program will hit Pa., N.J. hard


The Washington Post

House GOP struggles with debt-limit approach

A family fights foreclosure

Koch-backed group expands attacks on Senate Democrats

Tennessee governor wants free community college

Hillary Clinton begins partnership with Univision


Obama announces $2 billion to connect kids to Web


Obama says some may not like him because of his race

Mizeur’s crime plan calls for shift from ‘mass incarceration’ to prevention in Maryland


The Chicago Tribune

27 years for teen in 'knockout game' killing

CPS selective-enrollment tests change


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Federal judge sets Feb. 19 hearing on Cleveland killer's plea to stop execution


RNC's Black History Month outreach includes honor, radio spot for retired Cleveland Judge Sara J. Harper

Ed FitzGerald nominates Mark Parks for permanent Cuyahoga County fiscal officer job

Rep. Marcia Fudge is one of several speakers at area universities in February


Cleveland's victory in Supreme Court reinforces home rule, but it's not a breakthrough for cities, expert says


The Los Angeles Times

CVS, nation's No. 2 drugstore chain, will end tobacco sales

Admissions halted at problem-plagued Stockton prison

State asks all public K-12 schools to make salaries public

Three GOP state senators call for vote to expel Roderick Wright

ACLU contends California must let former prisoners vote


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

MLK family in court

Atlanta councilwoman given probation, $700 fine for DUI charge

Measure would let new cities create school systems


USA Today

Freedom Summer of 1964 was mission in hostile territory












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