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.

SOMERVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Former NBA star Jayson Williams was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for fatally shooting a hired driver in 2002, ending an eight-year legal odyssey by tearfully apologizing to the victim’s family. He will be eligible for parole in 18 months. Williams, avoiding a retrial on a reckless manslaughter count […]