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Dead zones frustrate drivers
Five months after Massachusetts Turnpike officials announced that the Big Dig would finally join the digital age and provide cellular service to thousands of commuters this spring, there is no sign the $15 billion tunnels will be wired anytime soon - and no timeline for completing the job. (By Noah Bierman, Boston Globe)
New voters flood upcoming primaries
More than half a million people have registered to vote or switched registrations this year to get their say in upcoming Democratic primaries in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Indiana - the latest indication of heavy voter interest and enthusiasm in the 2008 presidential campaign. (By Scott Helman and Matt Negrin, Boston Globe)
More political coverage
- Clinton circumvents gun issue in plan to cut city homicide rates
- Campaign Notebook Bill Clinton remark renews controversy
- Public financing system is 'creaky,' Obama says
- Derrick Z. Jackson The best place for the rule of law
Eating at the bottom line
The Four Cheese Deep Dish Pizza is already a casualty at Uno Chicago Grill. So is the Shrimp Panini, recently replaced on the menu with a cheaper chicken version. (By Jenn Abelson, Boston Globe)
More than a helping hand for charities
Bill Nichols is a volunteer for the Appalachian Mountain Club, but he doesn't clear trails or haul food to overnight shelters. (By Sacha Pfeiffer, Boston Globe)
Surge in diesel costs pinches firms, boosts prices
Motorists squeezed by the high price of gasoline can take comfort in at least one thing. They're not buying diesel. (By Robert Gavin, Boston Globe)
- Dead zones frustrate drivers (By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff)
- More than a helping hand for charities (By Sacha Pfeiffer, Globe Staff)
- Brother and sister die in Holyoke blaze (By David Abel and Kate Augusto, Globe Correspondent)
- Patrick signs booster seat law (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
- Hub officer on traffic detail rushes to halt alleged abuse (By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff)
- Modest spending cuts may be put to test (By Matt Viser, Globe Staff)
- Movie studio backers seek big break (By Christine Legere, Globe Correspondent)
- Spiritual Life An alienated Catholic studies devotion (By Rich Barlow, Boston Globe)
- New England in brief More disapprove of Patrick, poll indicates (Boston Globe)
- Framingham fire sends 6 to hospital (By Ralph Ranalli, Globe Staff)
- City condemns houses damaged in blaze that killed 2 (By Donovan Slack, Globe Staff)
- Search for UMass-Amherst head narrowed to 4 (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
- Gender debate revived at Harvard (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
- Affordable-housing decisions favor developers (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)
- US Air skycaps sue company, claim lost tips (By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff)
- Dr. J. Mark Schuster, 57, MIT professor (By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff)
- Gopal Raju, 80, publishing pioneer (Boston Globe)
- James J. Collins, former Norfolk County commissioner, dies at 84 (Boston Globe)
- Marvin Sylvor, 74; designed carousels around the world (By Ula Ilnytzky, Associated Press)
- Nona Beamer, 84, expert on Hawaiian culture (By Ron Staton, Associated Press)
- Marine's arrest shocks neighbors in Mexico (By Traci Carl, Associated Press)
- Re-created library speaks volumes about Jefferson (By Amy Orndorff, Washington Post)
- Daily Briefing Bushes report nearly $1m income (Boston Globe)
- FEMA sets formaldehyde limits on its trailers (By Ben Evans, Associated Press)
- Public financing system is 'creaky,' Obama says (Boston Globe)
- Campaign Notebook Bill Clinton remark renews controversy (Boston Globe)
- Clinton circumvents gun issue in plan to cut city homicide rates (By Sasha Issenberg, Globe Staff)
- Trans-fats linked to breast cancer risk (Boston Globe)
- YouTube to create site free of advertising for legislators (By Jonathan Weisman, Washington Post)
- Slaying of Sadr aide heightens worry (By Amit R. Paley, Washington Post)
- Zimbabwe opposition decries crackdown (By Celia W. Dugger, New York Times News Service)
- Daily Briefing Many get chance at home ownership (Boston Globe)
- Ex-Shanghai official gets 18-year term (By Don Lee, Los Angeles Times)
- Olympic torch passed safely in Buenos Aires (By Bill Cormier, Associated Press)
- Uganda rebel chief seeks guarantees as talks stall (By Francis Kwera, Reuters)
- Eight Palestinians die in Israeli strike (By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial No quick cure for battering
- Globe Editorial A message for Beijing
- Globe Editorial Redemption made easier
- Derrick Z. Jackson The best place for the rule of law
- Michael G. Bellotti and Joseph D. McDonald The case of the real estate market and the sheriffs
- Quotes of Note
- Ezra Vogel An opportunity to defuse the Taiwan standoff
- Mandarin Oriental opening delayed (By Kimberly Blanton, Globe Staff)
- BostonCoach cuts jobs, closes call center (By Ross Kerber, Globe Staff)
- Patrick to tout Mass. biotech in San Diego (By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff)
- WBZ's Allston site focus of talks with Harvard University (By Thomas C. Palmer Jr., Globe Staff)
- Business in brief Sallie Mae to stop making loans to college graduates (Boston Globe)
- THE SAVINGS GAME | HUMBERTO CRUZ Before rebalancing your portfolio think about what you're trying to accomplish (Boston Globe)
- Frontier Airlines seeks help (Boston Globe)
- Clear Channel, lenders reach accord (Boston Globe)
- Fannie Mae to aid 'upside-down' mortgage holders (Boston Globe)
- Yankees 4, Red Sox 1 Red Sox completely lost against Wang, Yankees (By Gordon Edes, Globe Staff)
- Dan Shaughnessy Red Sox' Ortiz is hitting rock bottom (By Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist)
- 72d Masters Immelman quietly comes to the fore (By Jim McCabe, Globe Staff)
- Title shot music to ears of BC's Smith (By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff)
- Goals in mind for Bruins (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- Davis Cup Blake's escape puts US on brink of semis (By Mike Cranston, Associated Press)
- Sports Log Twins' Liriano set to make major stride (Boston Globe)
- Bruins notebook Julien's moves didn't work for Bruins in Game 1 (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- Roundup Ovechkin jump-starts Capitals (Boston Globe)
- Roundup Pena's 6 RBIs power Rays (Boston Globe)
- Notables (Boston Globe)
- On baseball Wang answers the No. 1 question (By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff)
- Baseball reaches drug agreement (By Ronald Blum, Associated Press)
- Tigers 5, White Sox 2 Victory proves costly as Tigers lose Willis (Boston Globe)
- Red Sox notebook Crisp takes center stage for Red Sox (By Gordon Edes, Globe Staff)
- Lowrie awaits chance with Red Sox (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- Red Sox' Buchholz did his part against Yankees (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- How the runs scored (Boston Globe)
- NBA roundup Johnson keeps Atlanta afloat (Boston Globe)
- Celtics 102, Bucks 86 Bucks stopped by Celtics (By Marc J. Spears, Globe Staff)
- Hawks thumbnails (Boston Globe)
- Celtics notebook Hawks control their own fate (By Marc J. Spears, Globe Staff)
- Following suit, five short-course swimming world records set (By Andrew Dampf, Associated Press)
- BC's fourth-liners also showstoppers (By Barbara Matson, Globe Staff)
- BC notebook Porter beats out BC's Gerbe for Hobey Baker Award (By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell and Barbara Matson, Globe Staff)
- Notre Dame hockey in superior state (By Theresa Smith, Globe Correspondent)
- Notre Dame notebook Swede Ridderwall picks sweet time to get hot for Notre Dame (By Theresa Smith, Globe Correspondent)
- NASCAR notebook Drug policy an issue (By Mike Harris, Associated Press)
- At Augusta, 8 and 9 add up to a 10 (By Jim McCabe, Globe Staff)
- Franchino intends to give Revolution a leg up again (By Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff)
- Nantucket star joins Sao Paulo (Boston Globe)
- Masters notebook Snedeker uses lob to hop green's knob (By Jim McCabe, Globe Staff)
- Ochoa has eye on win, Hall (Boston Globe)
- School roundup BC High weathers Lowell (By Dave Burg, Globe Correspondent)
- They feel good (By Joseph P. Kahn, Globe Staff)
- Bring the Family Swing and a hit (Boston Globe)
- Bring the Family Technology for tots - and teens (Boston Globe)
- FILM It's electric (Boston Globe)
- Your weekend Rock (Boston Globe)
- POETRY Word processing (Boston Globe)
- SHOPPING TIP OF THE DAY Something old, nothing new (Boston Globe)
- LATIN MUSIC Timbaaah (Boston Globe)
- QUICK PICKS Open Studios (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Barcode A martini infusion (By Kathleen Pierce, Boston Globe)
- Sauce Where class meets comfort (By Katie Johnston Chase, Globe Staff)
- Dance Review Sense sent reeling and feeling (By Thea Singer, Globe Correspondent)
- Movie Review A night you won't want to remember (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
- Book Review Unrealistic hopes and fumbled foreign policy in the Bush administration (By Chuck Leddy, Boston Globe)
- Television Review Secrets and sympathy make for a compelling 'Daughter' (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- Television Review This 'Room' looks on a different view (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- Music Review Nada Surf offers a wave of inviting singalongs (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
- Previously released (Boston Globe)
- Alex Beam Canada's holey icon: Our eyes glaze over (By Alex Beam, Globe Columnist)
- Critic's corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Boston Globe)
- Names Photo of Gisele brings big bucks (By Carol Beggy and Mark Shanahan , Globe Staff)
- More celebrity news Wash that man out of her hair (Boston Globe)
Automotive
- Midsize truck, imposing presence (By Mike Hanley, Cars.Com)
- 2008 Dodge Dakota (Boston Globe)