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POSTED: March 15, 2016, 6:30 am

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Today in Black History: John Lee, first Black commissioned officer in the United States Navy, was assigned duty on this date in 1947.

The New York Times

National

Editorial: The Trump Campaign Gives License to Violence

What We’re Watching as 5 States Hold Crucial Primaries

2 Front-Runners, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, Find Their Words Can Be Weapons


High Hopes for Hillary Clinton, Then Disappointment in Haiti


Donald Trump’s Misogynism, Out of the Mouths of Ordinary Women

A Supreme Court Seat Sits Empty, and Calls to Fill It Dog Republicans


Allies Say Obama’s Court Pick Is Near, and Will Be Hard for Republicans to Ignore

Justice Dept. Condemns Profit-Minded Court Policies Targeting the Poor

Chicago Shooting Leaves 3 Officers Wounded and Gunman Dead



Local


New York City Council Backs Affordable Housing Plan


As Deadline Nears for New York State Budget, Lawmakers Pass Different Versions

$6 Million Settlement Over Police Shooting of Danroy Henry


The End of Prescriptions as We Know Them in New York

Sentencings for Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver Are Now Set for Same Day


The Christian Science Monitor


At Trump rally, even supporters want him to cool the rhetoric

Why many black voters don't blame Hillary for tough-on-crime laws


The Star-Ledger


WATCH: Trump jabs absentee Christie so hard he apologized

A.C. takeover plan advances, but what happens next?

N.J. voters to decide whether to allow north Jersey casinos

Public workers' fight for pension adjustments hits N.J. Supreme Court

N.J. equal pay bill heads to Christie's desk

Bill raising tax credit for working poor passes the Assembly



Philly.com


Casey says he will continue efforts for gun control


Rubio-Kasich lawsuit could set Pennsylvania ballot precedent

Ex-Mayor Nutter takes fellowship at U. Chicago


Two views on how tax would hit soda consumption


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Bernie Sanders has his eye on the prize as he ignores Donald Trump drama, targets Hillary Clinton in Akron


Donald Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric helps the Islamic State win: Safeer Ahmad (Opinion)

Bernie Sanders supporters rally in the streets of downtown Cleveland (video, photos)

State Rep. John Barnes accuses Ohio Democratic Party of political 'shenanigans'


Campaign calls for closure of three Ohio juvenile correctional facilities



The Detroit Free Press


Ex-Flint mayor to tell Congress that it's state's fault

State workers flouted FOIA in Flint e-mails


Kellogg apologizes for Rice Krispies Treats urination

Judge to Sen. Virgil Smith: 'You do not have to resign'

Schuette: Prosecutor paid for sex 'hundreds of times'



The Chicago Tribune


3 police officers shot, 1 attacker killed on West Side, woman in custody: Police

Sanders holds late-night rally in Loop ahead of Tuesday's Illinois primary

CTU leaders plan employee walkout April 1

No bail for Tyshawn Lee's father in shooting that targeted rival's girlfriend


Officials: Racial slurs transmitted over police radio, likely by 'unauthorized user'

Illinois' unemployment rate is among the worst in the nation


The Los Angeles Times


L.A. is accused of endangering homeless people by seizing tents and shopping carts


L.A. plans to fix sidewalks, then hand off responsibility for future repairs

2 L.A. City Hall staffers arrested on suspicion of DUI: 1 drove city-issued car, another hit Metro bus


The Washington Post


With more voting Tuesday, Sanders closes in — but Clinton retains the advantage

CNN interviewed the guy who charged at Donald Trump. Was that a good idea?

What is Chris Christie thinking?

Trump finishes his Ohio campaign with a Christie-assisted assault on Kasich

Clinton says Trump rallies remind African Americans of ‘mob violence that led to lynching’


The Daily 202: Breitbart exodus highlights schism over Trump within conservative media

Why Donald Trump is tearing evangelicals apart


Zika is the latest battle in a long war between humans and mosquitoes

In bipartisan move, Senate confirms John King Jr. as U.S. Education Secretary

Brothers filmed attack on police station that left officer dead, authorities say

Md. Senate president backing Van Hollen in tight U.S. Senate race


Glenn Ivey first to purchase air time in 4th District race


USA Today

Sheriff: Attending Trump rally was 'selfish'

Police: Cop in Md. ambush killed by friendly fire


Sanders: We have to stop 'outrageous' level of violence in Chicago


Unhealthy environment a factor in millions of deaths worldwide









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