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From CNN: Washington — While Van Jones may have left the White House under a cloud, the NAACP says that’s not his whole story.
From the NY Times: When President Obama took office, gun rights advocates sounded the alarm, warning that he intended to strip them of their arms and ammunition.
From the Associated Press: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Six U.S.-bound orphans seized by Haitian officials as they prepared to board a flight to Miami were to resume their journey to American homes on Wednesday after being handed over to the U.S. Embassy.
From the Washington Post: As Congress focused almost exclusively on health care late last year, the Congressional Black Caucus loudly complained that rising unemployment among African Americans was not getting enough attention.
From the Press of Atlantic City: Paula T. Dow will be sworn in as New Jersey’s Attorney General this afternoon.
From Politico: The embattled liberal group ACORN is in the process of dissolving its national structure, with state and local-chapters splitting off from the underfunded, controversial national group, an official close to the group confirmed.
From the NY Post: A man shot his wife and two daughters and then turned the gun on himself in Queens this morning in an apparent murder-suicide — even leaving a note behind saying he was “sorry” for commiting the gruesome crime, police sources said.
The NAACP is on a mission. Â The 100-year old organization has presented a charge toward young leadership, in direct contradiction with the image of the group as being too old and out of touch with the issues that affect black people today.
