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Today in Black America - February 2

POSTED: February 02, 2015, 8:30 am

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Today in Black History: Biologist Dr. Ernest E. Just receives the NAACP's Spingarn Medal for research on cell division on this date in 1915.

The New York Times

A Future Segregated by Science?

Obama’s Plans for Deficit and Taxes Are Detailed on Eve of Budget Proposal


Piling On Work to Escape Gap in Health Law


Support Waning, Romney Decides Against 2016 Bid


House Democrats, Facing Long Odds, Take Inspiration From the Top

As New Leadership Takes Over in Washington, a Major Fiscal Clash Takes Shape

In Program to Spur Affordable Housing, $100 Million Penthouse Gets 95% Tax Cut


The Christian Science Monitor

The new 'cool' cities for Millennials

Ohio delays all 2015 executions, amid scrutiny of lethal injection drugs

How these two women guided the Keystone bill through a divided Senate


California officials seek to regulate electronic cigarettes (+video)


The Star Ledger

Could federal indictments of allies derail a Christie presidential bid?

Christie at 4 percent in Iowa poll as majority of likely caucus goers view him unfavorably


Philly.com


Philly schools to hire 400 more teachers

Coworker arrested in child advocate's slaying

Mob attack on SEPTA caught on camera

A.C. must refi $12.8M debt due Tuesday


Is Christie helping or hurting Atlantic City?


The Detroit Free Press


School is cool: Campaign seeks to persuade kids


Rosa Parks' relative chronicles icon's Detroit years

Judge takes blame as final charge dismissed in Aiyana Stanley-Jones shooting


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer Mark Parks leaving to take a job in south Florida


Cleveland police punch man in the face, then ask him to help investigation: Forcing Change

Helicopter video shows mentally disabled man kicked by police after chase: Forcing Change

Statue of late Cleveland Councilwoman Fannie Lewis stolen near League Park

Portage County ESC dropping out of the charter school business, may close, as it loses support and has more bad ratings



The Chicago Tribune

Rauner picks political backer as new gaming chairman


The Los Angeles Times

Obama budget to fund roads with corporate tax on foreign profits


Faith informs work of state's first Muslim judge

Millions of DNA samples stored in warehouse worry privacy advocates


Harris has been laying the tracks for a Senate race for a long time

U.S. judges see 'epidemic' of prosecutorial misconduct in state


USA Today


Obama to propose $3.99 trillion budget

CDC: Toddler foods have too much salt, sugar





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