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Bring That Week Back: Obama Nominates Pentagon, CIA Leaders - Black unemployment increases, a settlement deal for the 2010 oil spill, a pardon for the Wilmington 10, plus more news headlines. —Dorkys RamosPresident Obama nominated John Brennan to lead the CIA and former Sen. Chuck Hagel to head the Pentagon.  (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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December Black Unemployment Rate Rose - In December, the Black unemployment rate rose to 14.0 percent from November's 13.2 percent, and the overall rate rose to 7.8 percent. A report from the Labor Department also noted that new and continuing claims for unemployment benefits rose by 10,000 and 44,000, respectively, during the last week in December.  (Photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

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Obama and Clinton Top "Most Admired" Polls - President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have been chosen by a recent USA Today/Gallup poll as the Most Admired Man and Woman, respectively, for 2012. Nelson Mandela and First Lady Michelle Obama came in second place on the lists. (Photo: Roger L. Wollenberg-Pool/Getty Images)

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Nevada NAACP Names First Non-Black President - Civil rights attorney Jeffrey Blanck has been named the first non-Black president of the 66-year-old Reno-Sparks NAACP branch. Blanck, who replaces Lonnie Feemster, previously served as second vice-president and legal redress chair. (Photo: Courtesy of Jeffrey Blanck)

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Transocean, Justive Dept. Near Settlement Over Gulf Spill - The Justice Department reached a $1.4 billion settlement deal with Transocean Ltd. over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The company will have to pay civil and criminal penalties as well as plead guilty to misdemeanor charges.  (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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N.C. Pardons Wilmington 10 - North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has pardoned the Wilmington 10 for the unfair trial and conviction in the firebombing of a white-owned grocery store in 1971. Notes from the prosecutor revealed racist tactics and attempts to influence jury selection.  (Photo: AP Photo, file)

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Philadelphia to Shut Down 40 Schools - Due to financial troubles, the Philadelphia public school system plans to close nearly 40 schools by June. The district's goal is to allocate more money to teachers and classroom equipment rather than spending funds on old buildings.   (Photo: REUTERS/Tim Shaffer/Microsoft/Handout)

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Sandy Hook Students Return to Class - More than 400 Sandy Hook Elementary students returned to class Thursday at a school in a neighboring town after the Dec. 14 shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, left 26 dead. Sandy Hook Elementary is still being treated as a crime scene.  (Photo: AP Photo/Jessica Hill)