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Page one
Number of casino jobs is disputed
Governor Deval Patrick has repeatedly emphasized the creation of 30,000 construction jobs as he tries to sell Massachusetts on his proposal for three resort casinos. But a close look at the governor's assumptions reveal they are excessively optimistic when compared to other New England casinos and an industry standard. (By Sean P. Murphy, Boston Globe)
Obama rides wave into Texas
Barack Obama stood on a stage under smoky blue lights, the pink granite dome of the Texas capitol looming behind him, amid memorials to Texas rangers, Alamo martyrs, and even heroic Confederates. (By Peter S. Canellos, Boston Globe)
MORE POLITICAL COVERAGE
- In smallest N.E. states, big battles
- Notebook Clinton steps up Obama criticism
- Process proves no hurdle for Texas voters
POLITICAL OPINION
- Joan Vennochi Delicate line for Michelle Obama
- Robert D. Putnam Rebirth of American civic life
- More Campaign '08 coverage
Bands of mommy activists press
for overrides as Mass. towns struggle
You could call them the Override Moms - politically powerful suburban women who lobby for property tax increases to pay for teachers, new schools, and better classroom gear for their school-aged children. Think soccer moms, with an activist bent. (By Erica Noonan, Boston Globe)
Harvard alum, 70, pulls the prank of his life
When the Harvard class of 1959 gathers for its 50th reunion a year from June, they'll chat about global issues and grandchildren, postretirement pursuits, and the inevitable health concerns. (By Joseph P. Kahn, Boston Globe)
- The Observer Cheap space, rich variety: Amid scrap metal central, a bustling 'Bermuda Triangle' (By Sam Allis, Globe Columnist)
- Number of casino jobs is disputed (By Sean P. Murphy, Globe Staff)
- Bands of mommy activists press for overrides as Mass. towns struggle (By Erica Noonan, Globe Staff)
- Harvard alum, 70, pulls the prank of his life (By Joseph P. Kahn, Globe Staff)
- Boston volunteers go from fire to fire providing supplies to rescue crews (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
- 5 young men arrested in '07 slaying of Dorchester teen (By John C. Drake, Globe Staff)
- MIT senior found dead after apparent five-story fall (By Kathy McCabe, Globe Staff)
- Critics question Poutre's lengthy hospital stay (By Patricia Wen, Globe Staff)
- Starts & Stops State transportation system runs out of money (By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff)
- New England in brief Firecracker breaks apartment windows in Everett (Boston Globe)
- Ask the teacher Cleaning up dirty jokes in Internet Age (By Ron Fletcher, Boston Globe)
- Activists note challenges for disabled (By Tania deLuzuriaga, Globe Staff)
- O'Malley moves up church's annual appeal (By John C. Drake and John Guilfoil, Globe Correspondent)
- Apparent murder-suicide rattles New Bedford (By Michael Naughton, Globe Correspondent)
- Report: Underage drinking has decreased in New Hampshire, but still a problem (Boston Globe)
- Rowers glide through tradition of Hull Snow Row (By Daniel Capalbo, Boston Globe)
- Three snowmobilers die in separate accidents in Maine (Boston Globe)
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City Weekly
- Divine right (By Kathleen Burge, Globe Staff)
- CITYWIDE Off campus, council says, five's a crowd (By Richard Thompson, Globe Correspondent)
- FENWAY He lost his sight but not his vision (By Mitra Taj, Globe Correspondent)
Globe North
- A century of Converse shoes have adorned many feet (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
- Audio Slideshow 'Chucks' and the people who love them
- SALEM Schools eye deficit on lunches (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
Globe Northwest
- Meehan sets fast pace as new chancellor of UMass-Lowell (By Russell Contreras, Globe Staff)
- Audio UMass-Lowell Chancelloir Marty Meehan
- For Meehan, the door stays open on political possibilities (By Russell Contreras, Globe Staff)
Globe West
- Matters of Faith Latin Mass finds home (By Erica Noonan, Globe Staff)
- Inquiring minds try to unearth truth behind UFOs (By Matt Gunderson, Globe Correspondent)
- WATERTOWN Turnover in police frustrates officials (By Christina Pazzanese, Globe Correspondent)
Globe South
- Seeing ghosts (By Christine Legere, Globe Correspondent)
- REGION Region, not Hub, called job engine (By Robert Preer, Globe Correspondent)
- Hull woman takes over as state's top ethics cop (By Paul E. Kandarian, Globe Correspondent)
- John Gorman, at 57; helped shape field of political polling (By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff)
- Obama rides wave into Texas (By Peter S. Canellos, Globe Staff)
- Mortgage plan can be reversal of fortune for elderly (By Charles Duhigg, New York Times News Service)
- The Nation Today Christening held for USS New York (Boston Globe)
- California's endangered desert lake gets a lifeline (By David Kelly, Los Angeles Times)
- Deaths on planes give a view of frailty (By Samantha Gross, Associated Press)
- Toxic water buildup in tunnel threatens Colo. mining town (By P. Solomon Banda, Associated Press)
- Illegal immigrants are leaving Arizona (By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press)
- Bush urges Congress to cut online drug sales (Boston Globe)
- Man 'holding his own' after exposure to ricin (By Ken Ritter, Associated Press)
- In smallest N.E. states, big battles (By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff)
- Campaign Notebook Clinton steps up Obama criticism (Boston Globe)
- Complex primary process proves no hurdle for eager Texas voters (By Sasha Issenberg, Globe Staff)
- Late TV listings (Boston Globe)
- Israeli raids kill about 60 Palestinians in Gaza Strip (By Richard Boudreaux, Los Angeles Times)
- Charges filed in Bhutto death (By Candace Rondeaux, Washington Post)
- Russians go to polls today to select successor to Putin (By Jim Heintz, Associated Press)
- Russian election at a glance (Boston Globe)
- Top Colombian guerrilla killed in combat (By Toby Muse, Associated Press)
- Insurgent accused of training women for suicide attacks (By Patrick Quinn, Associated Press)
- Iraq court reverses US citizen's conviction (Boston Globe)
- US sailors patrol waterways, aiming to fill security gap (By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times)
- Panel warns of a nuclear Iran by 2015 (By Adrian Croft, Reuters)
- Scorched-earth tactics return to Sudan's Darfur region (By Lydia Polgreen, New York Times News Service)
- The World Today Storms leave 8 dead in central Europe (Boston Globe)
- Armenia in state of crisis (By Hasmik Mkrtchyan, Reuters)
- Taliban's comeback forces peacekeepers to shift mission (By Molly Moore, Washington Post)
- Indian budget will aid farmers through big rise in social spending (By Heather Timmons, International Herald Tribune)
- The Globalist Quiz Global gold production (Boston Globe)
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- Globe Editorial At risk in the White Mountains
- Globe Editorial Seat warming, Internet blocking
- Jeff Jacoby The Pyongyang overture
- Joan Vennochi A delicate line for Michelle Obama
- Robert D. Putnam The rebirth of American civic life
- To be a champion ... (By Beth Healy, Globe Staff)
- Your taxes A break for beleaguered homeowners (By Leonard Wiener, Globe Correspondent)
- Innovation Economy Back on solid footing (By Scott Kirsner, Boston Globe)
- Pro Shop Creating order from a chaotic closet (By Kemba J. Dunham, Globe Correspondent)
- Book Review Traits and habits of low-key millionaires (By Mark Egan, Reuters)
- Etiquette at Work Sir or Ma'am required? (By Peter Post, Boston Globe)
- Rate cuts won't mean loans will be easier to get (Boston Globe)
- On the hot seat Playing up the state's strengths (Boston Globe)
- It takes more than money to win (Boston Globe)
- NIMBY-ism fuels housing troubles (Boston Globe)
- N. Carolina 90, BC 80 Rice, Eagles denied (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
- Bruins 3, Thrashers 2 (SO) Bruins keep the beat going (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- Enjoying the view (By Gordon Edes, Globe Staff)
- Bob Ryan The feeling at Bentley is unbeatable (By Bob Ryan, Globe Columnist)
- College hockey undergoes a freshman reorientation (By Jim McCabe, Globe Staff)
- On gymnastics US can set the bar high now (By John Powers, Boston Globe)
- Sports Log Selig steering clear of Bonds, Clemens (Boston Globe)
- RED SOX NOTEBOOK Wish of Lester was for command (By Amalie Benjamin and Gordon Edes, Globe Staff)
- Baseball notes Graceful exit impossible now (By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff)
- Hawks' eyes are on playoffs (By Marc J. Spears, Globe Staff)
- Hawks thumbnails (Boston Globe)
- Winter sports roundup Miller wins some breathing room (Boston Globe)
- Busch looks to ride hot streak in Vegas (By Jenna Fryer, Associated Press)
- Basketball notes Clippers' ship lost in a fog (By Peter May, Globe Staff)
- NBA roundup Howard, Magic rough up Knicks (Boston Globe)
- NBA highlights (Boston Globe)
- NHL roundup Canadiens knock Devils out of first (Boston Globe)
- NHL highlights (Boston Globe)
- Hockey notes Shero plays a game of risk (By Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff)
- BRUINS NOTEBOOK Kessel an uncontrollable force in shootout (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- Krejci now zeroed in on net (By Barbara Matson, Globe Staff)
- Football notes Law on their side again? (By Mike Reiss, Globe Staff)
- UMass 78, Richmond 74 Win not out of UMass's range (By Ernie Siciliano, Globe Correspondent)
- NFL NOTEBOOK Jets land Faneca (Boston Globe)
- Top 25 men's roundup Krzyzewski wins 800th (Boston Globe)
- New England men's roundup Bowdoin knocks out Amherst (Boston Globe)
- Women's roundup Eastern Conn. puts it on line (Boston Globe)
- City ties mean college wins (By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press)
- BC 2, Providence 2 As they stand, BC, Friars even (By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff)
- Roundup Quirk scores twice as Minutemen drop BU (Boston Globe)
- Reading 2, BC High 1 Rockets launch bid with style (By Jeff Powalisz, Globe Correspondent)
- Xaverian 3, Hingham 1 Hawks are early risers (By Matt Porter, Globe Correspondent)
- CM 2, Waltham 0 Waltham makes Knights sweat (By Matt Porter, Globe Correspondent)
- Malden Cath. 4, St. John's Prep 2 Strong on pluck, Lancers pepper Prep in opener (By Steve Crowe, Globe Correspondent)
- Basketball roundup At the line, Bishops shine (By Maggie Cassidy, Globe Correspondent)
- New England wrestling championships Richly deserved victory (By Andrew Petrie, Globe Correspondent)
- Boys' North basketball Win, not revenge, motivates Townies (By Chris Estrada, Globe Correspondent)
- Hockey roundup Gauthier a go-to star for St. Mary's (By Amanda Bruno, Globe Correspondent)
- Golf roundup Donald part of trio atop leaderboard (Boston Globe)
Arts & Movies
- Now she's calling the shots (By Karen Campbell, Globe Correspondent)
- A need for some direction at the ART (By Louise Kennedy, Globe Staff)
- On some TV series, time is of the essence (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- Critics' picks - classical music (Boston Globe)
- CD Review With 'Backwoods Barbie,' Parton plays fess up (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
- Boston stage veterans act their middle age (By Megan Tench, Globe Staff)
- Critics' picks - theater (Boston Globe)
- Architecture From dynamo house to dynamic reuse (By Robert Campbell, Globe Correspondent)
- Stepping up (Boston Globe)
- Irving Penn portraits offer insights on artistry (By Mark Feeney, Globe Staff)
- Critics' picks - visual arts (Boston Globe)
- 'The Counterfeiters' earns real rewards (By Mark Feeney, Globe Staff)
- Following his own free Will (By Nick A. Zaino III, Globe Correspondent)
- Q&A Back to the present (By Janice Page, Globe Correspondent)
- Q&A Will Arnett continues to creep up (Boston Globe)
- Set touches on Lubitsch's growth (By Saul Austerlitz, Globe Correspondent)
- Local Action '41' brings Station nightclub story home (By Leslie Brokaw, Globe Correspondent)
- DVD Report (Boston Globe)
Ideas
- Waiting to exhale (By Joseph Williams, Boston Globe)
- When shove comes to push (By Drake Bennett, Boston Globe)
- The Word Oh, man (By Mark Peters, Boston Globe)
- Slide show (By Erin McKean, Boston Globe)
- Q&A with Alex Pentland (By Pagan Kennedy, Boston Globe)
Magazine
- COUPLING Four Eyes for Love (By Terri Trespicio, Boston Globe)
- The Meaning of Lice (By Neil Swidey, Boston Globe)
- miss conduct A Smoking Snitch (By Miss Conduct, Boston Globe)
- perspective Does Boston Really Need a Mayor? (By Tom Keane, Boston Globe)
- Just Tuning In (By Steve Elman and Alan Tolz, Boston Globe)
Travel
- Destinations From truffle dinner to oxtail ragu (By Alison Arnett, Globe Correspondent)
- Rave Mixing science and good old-time recipes (By Diane Daniel, Globe Correspondent)
- Blog Globe-trotting (Boston Globe)
- Short hops Hightail it to Hanover for 'Junie B. Jones' (Boston Globe)
- Gourmands have their way at brunch time around Berlin (By Rachel Nolan, Globe Correspondent)
- Real deals That grand old beauty, Europe- it's priceless (By Richard P. Carpenter, Globe Correspondent)
Books
- Trunk show (By James Sullivan, Boston Globe)
- On Sports Revved up, knocked out, fed up (By Bill Littlefield , Boston Globe)
- Shelf Life Turkish delight (By Jan Gardner , Boston Globe)
- The flip side of Frost (By William H. Pritchard, Boston Globe)
- Bookings (By Judith Maas, Boston Globe)
- Been there, played that (By Dan Wakefield, Boston Globe)
- Short Takes (Boston Globe)
- A widow and mother, present at a painful creation (By Amy Kroin, Boston Globe)
Automotive
- Less in-your-face, but still formidable (By Bill Griffith, Boston Globe)
- 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX (Boston Globe)
- Saving fuel, no hybrid required (By Joe Weisenfelder, Cars.Com)
- Drive it Forever (By Mike Allen, Boston Globe)
- Fewer 16-year-olds are getting behind the wheel (By Mary M. Chapmanand and Micheline Maynard, New York Times News Service)
Jobs
- CLIMB Want to have a baby? Now's the time (By Penelope Trunk, Boston Globe)
- The Corporate Curmdugeon The idea-killing machine (By Dale Dauten, Boston Globe)
- VIEW FROM THE CUBE Dressing the part (By Eileen McAvoy Boylen, Boston Globe)
Real Estate
- Look homeward, Gen X (By Kate M. Jackson, Globe Correspondent)
- HOME OF THE WEEK Picture windows, skylights, take in striking views of marshlands (Boston Globe)
- HANDYMAN ON CALL Floor flexed after builder cut beam (By Peter Hotton , Globe Columnist)
- COMMUNITY SNAPSHOT Canton (Boston Globe)


















