Today in Black History: Booker T. Washington delivers his "Atlanta Compromise" speech at the Atlanta Cotton Exposition in 1895.
The New York Times
Blow: On Spanking and Abuse
Dyson: Punishment or Child Abuse?
Women’s Views on N.F.L. Dim in Wake of Violence
Obama’s Handling of Terrorism Faulted by More Americans
Multinational Companies Court Lower-Income Consumers
F.T.C. Wary of Mergers by Hospitals
Artificial Sweeteners May Disrupt Body’s Blood Sugar Controls
After Nearly 23 Years of Legal Struggle, a Conviction Is Reversed
New York State Judge Rejects Word in Redistricting Ballot Question
The Christian Science Monitor
Outrage over Adrian Peterson masks deeper acceptance of corporal punishment
Fed sees no interest rate hike until 2015, but it's getting closer (+video)
Amid outcry, South Sudan backtracks on threat to expel foreign workers
Nigerians brace for elections amid north-south rift and Boko Haram
The Star Ledger
Politician accused of mooning patrons and hurling racist slurs drops out of race
N.J. 1 of 3 states with increase in poverty last year
N.J. pays highest cost per mile for some of the country's worst state roads, study finds
Atlantic City close to outlawing sale of realistic toy guns
The Affordable Care Act turns 1: How N.J.'s medical landscape is changing
Philly.com
NRA gets involved in a suburban congressional race
Principal's exit a big blow for school district
US to train veterans to install solar panels
The Detroit Free Press
Lawmaker to seek moratorium on new charter schools
Michigan incomes rise 1.7%, poverty levels unchanged
Building board member defends 2 charged in jail probe
City's new streetlights pass 20,000 mark
The Washington Post
House backs Obama’s Iraq-Syria military plan
Less than 1 percent of voter registration forms turned in by a Georgia group accused of fraud are actually fraudulent
Americans say local governments waste 37 cents of every dollar. That’s the good news.
If there was ever a time when people regularly voted across party lines, it wasn’t recently
Black women’s groups challenge lack of diversity in NFL domestic advisory panel
Study: Online gun sales open to felons
Bowser holds double-digit lead over rivals in D.C. mayor’s race, but weaknesses seen
D.C. lawmaker still waiting for answers on primary vote-counting delay
The Chicago Tribune
Gang leader held responsible in '08 slayings of officer, companion
Rauner, Quinn ramp up ethics barbs in Illinois governor race
Lawyers want to question Trotter about alleged $2,000 cash payoff
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Not debating, but statewide candidates appear together in Thursday forum (live coverage)
Ohio income up; poverty, uninsured rates down; find city, county, state estimates (database)
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson touts lakefront development plan on Goodtime III
Reps. Jim Jordan and Marcia Fudge oppose U.S. aid to anti-ISIS rebels
Ed FitzGerald's former treasurer nominee violated Cuyahoga County's ethics policy, inspector general finds
The Los Angeles Times
L.A. Unified survey finds little use of iPads' curriculum
Mental illness program could transform L.A. County justice system
CalPERS can't kill hedge funds
Convoluted residency law makes no sense
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Company paid DeKalb CEO Ellis to keep its contract, witness says
Atlanta CFO Jim Beard leaving for Florida job?
State says 25 voter applications of 85,000 “confirmed” forgeries
Reed: Braves need to make Turner Field plans known
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