Today in Black History: The "Journey of Reconciliation," the first "Freedom Ride" into the Jim Crow south took place in 1947, organized by CORE.
The New York Times
F.C.C., in a Shift, Backs Fast Lanes for Web Traffic
Justice Dept. Expands Eligibility for Clemency
Editorial: Reviving Clemency, Serving Justice
A Defiant Rancher Savors the Audience That Rallied to His Side
Southerners Don’t Like Obamacare. They Also Don’t Want to Repeal It.
Film at 9/11 Museum Sets Off Clash Over Reference to Islam
Proposal to Limit Prosecutions of Marijuana Cases in Brooklyn
New York City Council Seeks Bigger Police Dept. and Free School Meals
New Labor Contract Will Cost M.T.A. $525 Million
The Christian Science Monitor
US widens path to clemency for nonviolent federal drug offenders
IRS takes new hit: Report finds agency gave bonuses to tax evaders
Georgia adopts law allowing guns at airports, bars, most other places
Why Israel may need to rethink its assumptions on Palestinian unity
The Washington Post
Lewd conduct, hazing alleged in Blue Angels
In a digital world, computer science is largely missing from U.S. education
Senate panel critical of ex-DHS watchdog
Bob Dole says the GOP is way more conservative than it was even 20 years ago. He’s right.
So, what did Hillary Clinton accomplish at the State Department?
New online job-searching tool helps veterans connect with employers
What Georgia’s expansive new pro-gun law does
Prince George’s Wayne Curry is battling cancer
Md. governor’s race adds to clout of Washington suburbs
Jim Graham is considering run for D.C. education board
Philly.com
State of Center City: Signs of distress
Firm quits Philly schools over loss of trust
NJ Ethics Commission confirms Samson probe
New chancellor for Rutgers-Camden
Matthew Saad Muhammad: I'm still fighting
The Star Ledger
Trenton pastor: Multiple bullet holes in church's stained-glass windows after shooting outside funeral for city teen
Newark election: two incumbents, one newcomer lead in school board election
Trenton council candidates vow to put differences aside during forum
Newark mayor's election: judge throws out Baraka lawsuit
Most New Jersey residents don't think life is back to normal after Sandy, poll finds
Port Authority director will comply with bridge scandal subpoena to testify
The Chicago Tribune
CPS board approves 3 schools for AUSL takeover
3 city schools handed to private group for 'turnaround'
Day care worker in prison for nearly a decade to be freed during appeal
Prosecutors cleared to use Rep. Smith's admissions at bribery trial
The Detroit Free Press
Michigan lawmakers support bill to require prompt testing of rape kits
Editorial: Detroit better get what it pays for with highly paid Duggan staff
Religious leaders call for interfaith effort to reduce violence
UST Global to start hiring minority women for information technology jobs
Snyder: Demand for union help makes Detroit bankruptcy settlement 'challenging'
Arab-American group develops phone app for reporting hate crime
The Los Angeles Times
Palestinian factions say they have a unity deal
California judge named head of state's political ethics agency
California secretary of state candidates clash over ethics ideas
Sheriff's secret air surveillance of Compton sparks outrage
Transfers show community colleges' rising reputation
USA Today
'Monticello' exhibit examines Jefferson and slavery
Self-funding campaigns can backfire on candidates
Md. university offers free tuition for final semester
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