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Broker to return $37m to towns
A major Wall Street firm agreed to return $37 million to 17 cities and towns in the state, as well as to the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, after it allegedly misled them into buying investments they thought were as safe as cash. (By Beth Healy, Globe Staff)
Ex-detainee linked to Iraq bombing
A suicide bomber in Iraq was identified yesterday as a former Taliban fighter who was held for more than three years at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, before he was handed over to authorities in his native Kuwait in 2005 and subsequently released. (By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff)
Lawmakers target $1b endowments
Massachusetts lawmakers desperate for additional revenue are eyeing the endowments of deep-pocketed private colleges to bolster the state's coffers by more than $1 billion a year, asserting that the schools' rising fortunes undercut their nonprofit status. (By Peter Schworm and Matt Viser, Boston Globe)
Many hands make light work of saving energy
Last weekend, some 30 men and women arrived at a neighbor's home in this mountainside community, prepared for a day of hard labor. Their pay would be a pot of coffee, slabs of cornbread, and a spread of roast turkey sandwiches. (By Sarah Schweitzer, Boston Globe)
Numbers show steep challenge
as she fights on
Hillary Clinton vowed yesterday to remain in the Democratic race for president "until there's a nominee," although her big loss in North Carolina and narrow victory in Indiana Tuesday made it virtually impossible for her to surpass Barack Obama among pledged delegates in the remaining six races through June 3. (Boston Globe)
More political coverage
- Obama camp plays it close to vest on tactics
- Campaign Notebook Democratic schism could put some Clinton loyalists in McCain's camp
- Key superdelegates keeping preferences strictly under wraps
Political opinion
- Globe Editorial Clinton doubles down...why?
- Dan Payne Hope is all that she has left
- Joan Vennochi The recurring case of Clinton Fatigue
- Bill would tax rich colleges' endowments (By Peter Schworm and Matt Viser, Globe Staff)
- Many hands make light work of saving energy (By Sarah Schweitzer, Globe Staff)
- Boston schools spend $1m to rehire retirees (By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff)
- Kevin Cullen Pressed freedom (By Kevin Cullen, Globe Columnist)
- Review, retraining planned at 911 call centers (By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff)
- Newton mayor won't seek raise after all (By Rachana Rathi, Globe Staff)
- Teen driver held in rampage on Carver High campus (By Milton J. Valencia and Michele Morgan Bolton, Globe Correspondent)
- New England in brief Driver killed in crash on Route 128 (Boston Globe)
- Ogonowski ad criticizes Kerry for lack of local ties (By John C. Drake, Globe Staff)
- Patrick: Casinos plan could still fly (By Glen Johnson, Associated Press)
- Mass. Marine's sentence for Iraq killing is reduced (By Thomas Watkins, Associated Press)
- Vt.'s Sanders pushes bill for excess-profits oil tax (By Wilson Ring, Associated Press)
- Reputed underboss vowed during arrest to 'smile tomorrow' (By Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff)
- Ex-Boy Scout leader pleads guilty to rape (By Sally Jacobs, Globe Staff)
- Probe into Worcester, Middlesex killings broadens (By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff)
- Couple pleads not guilty to child abuse counts in Middleborough case (By Alice C. Elwell, Globe Correspondent)
- Groups says Somerville, Cambridge blocked hip hop concert (By David Abel, Globe Staff)
- Methuen police chief is fired (By Kytja Weir, Globe Correspondent)
Regional editions
Globe North
- Region Immigrants feel uneasy in some north of Boston communities (By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff)
Globe Northwest
- PEPPERELL New covered bridge eagerly anticipated in Pepperell (By Matt Gunderson, Globe Correspondent)
Globe West
- natick Natick's pension fund may be out $2.6m in shaky Asian hedge fund investment (By Erica Noonan, Globe Staff)
Globe South
- Spring can't warm the cold facts of fuel debt (By Rich Fahey, Globe Correspondent)
- Ann Macdonald; paved way for female school administrators (By Gloria Negri, Globe Staff)
- Elaine Dundy, 86; novelist had stormy marriage with critic (By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times)
- Mona Hinton, wife of jazz musician (Boston Globe)
- Morgan Sparks, 91; his work was key to usage of transistor (By Melanie Dabovich, Associated Press)
- For the Record (Boston Globe)
- Ex-detainee linked to Iraq bombing (By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff)
- CLINTON'S CRUNCH Numbers show steep challenge as she fights on (Boston Globe)
- Thousands living in shoddy barracks (By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press)
- Slow progress (Boston Globe)
- Daily Briefing Sharpton arrested in shooting protest (Boston Globe)
- Mich. court says gay partners can't get health benefits (By David Eggert, Associated Press)
- Sleep woes tied to obesity (By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press)
- In platypus genome, an odd map of evolution (By Rick Weiss, Washington Post)
- Obama camp plays it close to vest on tactics (By Susan Milligan, Globe Staff)
- Key superdelegates keeping preferences strictly under wraps (By Sasha Issenberg, Globe Staff)
- Campaign Notebook Democratic schism could put some Clinton loyalists in McCain's camp (Boston Globe)
- In rare move, Calif. city to file for bankruptcy (By Michael B. Marois, Bloomberg)
- Relief efforts hampered in Burma (Boston Globe)
- Daily Briefing Labor strike erupts into violent clashes (Boston Globe)
- Russian president sworn in (By Megan K. Stack, Los Angeles Times)
- Residents flee battered Sadr City in search of safety, food (By Bradley Brooks, Associated Press)
- Former finance minister is elected to head Irish government (By Andras Gergely and Jonathan Saul, Reuters)
- As Israel reflects, luminaries look ahead (By Ethan Bronner, New York Times News Service)
- Zimbabwe beating deaths tied to ruling party gangs (By Craig Timberg, Washington Post)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial Clinton doubles down...why?
- Globe Editorial Ahern's last hurrah
- Kenneth R. Miller Trouble ahead for science
- Renée Loth Speed kills (the polar bears)
- Joan Vennochi The recurring case of Clinton Fatigue
- Dan Payne Hope is all that she has left
- Lawsuits may expand Sarbanes-Oxley (By Ross Kerber, Globe Staff)
- Bucking tradition, firms increasingly let customers vent on corporate sites (By Dave Copeland, Globe Correspondent)
- Foreclosure filings keep rising in Commonwealth (Boston Globe)
- Tech Lab Who needs an HDTV? (By Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe)
- Ex-employee alleges she was drugged at firm's party (By Sacha Pfeiffer, Globe Staff)
- Consumer borrowing increases (Boston Globe)
- US airlines on-time rate slides (By Nicole C. Wong, Globe Staff)
- Productivity report eases fears about inflation (Boston Globe)
- Grand Theft Auto IV surpasses $500m (Boston Globe)
- Business in brief TSA to screen all workers at Logan with field access (Boston Globe)
- SEC to mandate fuller disclosure by investment banks (Boston Globe)
- Sprint revives WiMax network plan (Boston Globe)
- Earnings Roundup EnerNOC loss widens to $11m (Boston Globe)
- Walsh has tapes, but not of walkthrough (By Mike Reiss, Globe Staff)
- Tigers 10, Red Sox 9 Fumble leads to Sox' loss (By Gordon Edes, Globe Staff)
- Bob Ryan Celtics' point system finds Cassell in, House out (By Bob Ryan, Globe Columnist)
- Other than Garnett, off-target Three for Celtics (By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff)
- Missed chance (By Jim McCabe, Globe Staff)
- Ex-Jet Hobson set to prove worth with Patriots (By Mike Reiss, Globe Staff)
- Hockey notebook Maurice fired by Maple Leafs (Boston Globe)
- Sports Log A 'no' decision: Clemens unwelcome (Boston Globe)
- Fielding woes mounting for Red Sox' Lugo (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- Nadal felled in Rome (By Andrew Dampf, Associated Press)
- Rain drops pitchers from their routines (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- Roundup Votto (3 HRs) powers Reds (Boston Globe)
- Notables (Boston Globe)
- Red Sox notebook Tough to stop Sox' rotation (By Gordon Edes, Globe Staff)
- Indians 3, Yankees 0 Lee bests Wang in pitchers' duel (By Jay Cohen, Associated Press)
- School roundup Extra special victory (By Ricky Popolizio, Globe Correspondent)
- Oliver's plans for junior featherweight title shot get KO'd by Lopez (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- How the runs scored (Boston Globe)
- NASCAR feels gas crunch (By Jenna Fryer, Associated Press)
- For a day, Cavaliers' James not the King (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
- Celtics notebook Cassell having rough time dealing with flagrant call (By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff)
- NBA notebook Atlanta GM stepping down (Boston Globe)
- NBA playoff roundup Painful loss for Pistons (Boston Globe)
- Golf notes Slow to criticize pace of play (By Jim McCabe, Globe Staff)
- TPC notebook Just water; nothing grave (By Jim McCabe, Globe Staff)
- First the stumbles, then a roll (By Hank Kurz Jr., Associated Press)
- Pro tours at a glance (Boston Globe)
- NEPGA Hall of Fame honors for Neville, Remy (Boston Globe)
- Keeping score around New England (Boston Globe)
- Hall of Fame has designs on adding Dye (By Doug Ferguson, Associated Press)
Sidekick
- Soul Born to be Badu (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Also Today (Boston Globe)
- FILM "The Godfather of Disco" (By Mark Griffin, Boston Globe)
- THEATER "Cardenio" (By Karen Campbell, Boston Globe)
- INDIE POP El Perro Del Mar (By Linda Laban, Boston Globe)
- CLASSICAL Cantata Singers & Ensemble (By Karen Campbell, Boston Globe)
- DINING Brasserie Jo Turns 10 (By Linda Laban, Globe Correspondent)
- WORLD Zakir Hussain's Masters of Indian Percussion (By Tristram Lozaw, Globe Correspondent)
- DANCE "The Perfect Relationship" (By Karen Campbell, Boston Globe)
- COMEDY Lewis Black (By Tristram Lozaw, Globe Correspondent)
- TABLE TENNIS Okra without the ooze (By Jolyon Helterman, Globe Correspondent)
- Two violinists, a violist, and a cellist walk into a concert hall... (By Stephanie Schorow, Globe Correspondent)
- FOLK The Deadly Gentlemen (By Scott Alarik, Globe Correspondent)
- Event Mockingbird Festival (By Milva DiDomizio, Globe Correspondent)
- GALLERY David Phillips: "Schrodinger's Cat" (By Cate McQuaid, Globe Correspondent)
- DRINKS Tequila Tuesdays (By Linda Laban, Globe Correspondent)
- SO LONG FOR NOW Critic's corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Boston Globe)
Style/Arts
- Secrets of a Bargain Hunter (By Suzanne C. Ryan, Globe Staff)
- Stage Review 'History Boys' gets top marks (By Louise Kennedy, Globe Staff)
- New Harvard dean has designs on our future (Boston Globe)
- They're channeling their energies into the home Front (By Christopher Muther, Globe Staff)
- Carmen Marc Valvo finds new glamour in old Hollywood (Boston Globe)
- Handyman on Call Simple problem, lazy workers (By Peter Hotton, Globe Correspondent)
- A room of their own (Boston Globe)
- Book Review A celebrity interviewer takes a turn at tell-all (By Chuck Leddy, Boston Globe)
- Radio Tracks Long-running show boosts its local focus (By Clea Simon, Globe Correspondent)
- Music Review Crowded House opens up to its fans (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
- Names Milestone for 'Dancing' (By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan, Boston Globe)
- Celebrity news Along for the ride (Boston Globe)