Today in Black History: Mervyn Dymally, who served as California's Lieutenant Governor, in the State Legislature and Congress, was born in 1926 in Trinidad.
The New York Times
U.S. Must Do More on Civil Rights, Officials Agree
Report by Clinton Adviser Proposes ‘Rewriting’ Decades of Economic Policy
Ex-C.I.A. Officer Sentenced in Leak Case Tied to Times Reporter
U.S. Will Allow Drilling for Oil in Arctic Ocean
Some Schools Embrace Demands for Education Data
Volvo Selects South Carolina for $500 Million Assembly Plant
Big Drop in Share of Americans Calling Themselves Christian
Dean Skelos, New York Senate Leader, Vacates Post
New York Public Schools Fund, Under Mayor de Blasio, Struggles to Secure Donations
Menendez Seeks to Move Corruption Case Out of New Jersey
The Star Ledger
Christie expense account used for food, sports & 'Desperate Housewives'
15-year-old boy dies despite efforts at crowded motorcycle rally to save him
Christie vetoes bill scrutinizing corporate tax breaks
Rutgers student starts petition demanding end to push for ethnically diverse mascots
State Sen. Lesniak will sponsor bill which would give Rutgers money to upgrade athletics facilities
Booker: Federal job seekers shouldn't be asked about past run-ins with the law
The Washington Post
Cohen: Michelle Obama, criticized for the sin of being black
Michelle Obama's Tuskegee University commencement address
Michelle Obama talked candidly about race — and her critics — last weekend
How Obama could face a filibuster from his own party on trade
Jeb Bush leans on nonprofit group as he prepares likely presidential run
Have black protests helped or hurt the Democratic Party?
Blacks die sooner than whites. How many votes has this cost Democrats?
Feds approve loan program for Baltimore recovery after unrest
He can’t legally buy a beer. But he’ll be running a town of 4,000 people.
The Detroit Free Press
Sen. Smith said firing shots stupidest thing in his life
Detroit Southwestern gets new life, keeps the old gym
Michigan's U.S. senators back labor protections
Peters' bill would help students rehabilitate credit
Philly.com
58 Philly teachers honored for work
SRC moves to close 2 charters
No verdict yet in Philly cops corruption trial
Land buy for new Philly prison OK'd
Hair analysis wrong in 96 pct. of cases
The Los Angeles Times
Number of L.A. homeless rises 12% despite millions in spending
Another L.A. police shooting, another prolonged investigation
LAPD chief defends absence from heated Venice town hall
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio places 7th in high school quality in U.S. News & World Report ranking; Hudson leads region
Group says mentally ill inmates mistreated in U.S. prisons, jails
First Republican presidential debate on track for Aug. 6 at The Q in Cleveland, sources say
New federal lawsuit targets changes in Ohio voting laws
The Chicago Tribune
Obama library coming to Chicago where 'all the strands of my life came together'
Emanuel's awkward dance on Obama library soon to be over
Emanuel mum on Chicago police DUI checkpoints in minority areas
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Andrew Young ‘at home resting’ after cement truck falls on car
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