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POSTED: March 24, 2017, 11:30 am

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Today in Black History: Canada gives Blacks the right to vote on this date in 1837.

The New York Times


National


EDITORIAL: Rep. Nunes Is a Lapdog in a Watchdog Role

Panel Chairman Apologizes for Withholding Trump Data


Editorial: A Roadblock to the Court for Neil Gorsuch

Pass Health Bill or Obamacare Stays, Trump Tells the G.O.P.

Trump the Dealmaker Projects Bravado, but Behind the Scenes, Faces Rare Self-Doubt

Health Bill Amendments Will Cost More But Not Insure More

Congress Moves to Cut Obama’s Internet Privacy Rules

A Hatred of Black Men and a Mission to Commit Murder

Duncan Hunter Under Criminal Investigation for Ethics Violations

U.S., in Reversal, Issues Permit for Keystone Oil Pipeline

Pages From Trump’s Tax Returns Raise a Decade’s Worth of Questions

One Rationale for Voter ID Debunked, G.O.P. Has Another


Local


Another Murderer Crazed by Color, This Time Met by Silence


Employee Accused of Records Leak in Eric Garner Case Resigns


New York’s Overstuffed Constitution: Voters Face a Window for Reforms


Philly.com


PHA residents become PHA cops amid 41% drop in Philly public housing crime

Philly Clout: Did Nutter retract his epic Mayor's Fund tirade?

Kenney administration aims to reform troubled Mayor's Fund


Philly district releases new charter school evaluations

6 arrested after teen girl cliques brawl in West Philly


The Christian Science Monitor


Delay on GOP health care vote: Bill 'too conservative' and 'not conservative enough'

Starbucks says it will add 240,000 jobs by 2021, with programs for teens, vets, refugees (+video)


DIFFERENCE MAKER: Responsible fatherhood: He’s been a key voice in the national conversation



The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Ohio will pay combined $3 million to two Portage County men wrongfully imprisoned for 16 years

Indictment accuses guard of smuggling heroin into Cuyahoga County Jail

Homeless Coalition head resigns, upset over 'soul crushing' cuts ahead

Report highlights Ohio grandparents, college students living in poverty

Cleveland Councilman Jeff Johnson first to file petitions to be a candidate for mayor of Cleveland



The Chicago Tribune


Illinois poised to grow — if it supports youth, immigrants, report says


Trump demands Republicans vote on health care Friday or Obamacare stays


Chicago cops at fault for misconduct escape punishment for years as officials lose track of cases

Chicago City Council member calls colleague 'chump alderman,' takes it back


8 wounded in city shootings


The NFL has effectively blackballed Colin Kaepernick

In New Trier, is a right-wing plot unfolding?


The Detroit Free Press

Here's a look at 3 Detroit schools superintendent finalists

Detroit superintendent candidate withdraws

Database reveals state employees' salaries — but numbers may be wrong


DNC leaders headed to Michigan to try and reverse GOP vote



The Los Angeles Times


Should video from LAPD body cameras be released after a police shooting? If so, when? Police Commission wants to know


List of problem L.A. deputies should be sent to prosecutor, civilian panel says


Churches answer call to offer immigrants sanctuary in an uneasy mix of politics and compassion

Among white Americans, people without college degrees are driving an increase in death rates


What we learned about Neil Gorsuch during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing

11 global hits that busted the myth that black films don't travel


The Washington Post


Former Trump campaign manager Manafort to testify before House committee in Russia probe


Trump casts immigrants as dangerous criminals, but the evidence shows otherwise

In their time to shine, conservative outlets find the spotlight is getting hot

NFL effectively blackballs Kaepernick

What it takes to track and prosecute a hate crime

After Trump’s ultimatum, some GOP lawmakers change stance on health-care bill

Trump’s health-care strategy is straight out of ‘The Art of the Deal.’ It just might work.


In a do-or-die moment, Republicans come undone


11 health-care bill changes aimed at wooing moderates and the far right

Why members of Congress aren’t very worried about Trump taking them out


Trump administration approves Keystone XL pipeline that had stalled under Obama administration

Worried about Trump’s travel ban, Canada’s largest school district calls off U.S. trips

Nearly 1 in 3 Marylanders say corruption is a big problem in state government


USA Today


Where are they? Outrage over perceived increase in missing black, Latina girls in D.C.

Fact check: Still no evidence, Mr. President










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