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Edwards, rights group
back Obama
Senator Hillary Clinton, defiantly vowing to fight on for the Democratic presidential nomination, suffered two stinging rebuffs yesterday as a leading abortion rights group and former senator John Edwards, a onetime rival with support among blue-collar workers, announced their endorsement of Senator Barack Obama.
(By Scott Helman, Globe Staff)
(By Scott Helman, Globe Staff)
More political coverage
- Campaign Notebook Democratic rivals agree to raise money together for November election
- Obama courts white working class; Clinton touts W.Va.
- Republicans worry as party loses seats
political opinion
- Todd Domke An exit strategy for Hillary
- Joan Vennochi Race, gender, and hardball politics
Mass. teens watch TV, but not what they eat
Despite widespread concern about the burgeoning waistline of America's teenagers, Massachusetts adolescents last year ate no better than they did six years earlier, while remaining glued to their televisions and computers. (By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff)
For women addicts, jail can replace treatment
This story was written by Globe correspondents Kelsey Abbruzzese, Brittany Peats, and Jordan Zappala. Tina Wambolt knew she needed help battling her alcoholism. What she didn't need were strip searches and a cell in the Framingham women's prison. (Boston Globe)
Polar bears get protection
Once a symbol of Arctic wildlife's fierce resilience, the polar bear is now so vulnerable to the ravages of global warming that the US government placed the creature on the endangered species list yesterday. (By Beth Daley, Globe Staff)
High-concept cleaner in tatters
When Staples founder Tom Stemberg launched Zoots in 1998, during the height of the dot-com craze, it was supposed to be at the cutting edge of all things dry cleaning: 24/7 service and a website where customers could check the status of orders and schedule home deliveries. (By Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff)
- Mass. teens watch TV, but not what they eat (By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff)
- For women addicts, jail can replace treatment (Boston Globe)
- DiMasi's friend resigns from firm (By Andrea Estes and Stephen Kurkjian, Globe Correspondent)
- 'Doing it my way' (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
- Documents link wind farm foes to energy firm (By Stephanie Ebbert, Globe Staff)
- Patriots lawsuit against Herald appears unlikely (By Matt Viser and Don Aucoin, Globe Staff)
- Kevin Cullen Give a despot his due (By Kevin Cullen, Boston Globe)
- A penny at a time, a boy thanks Shriner's (By Jillian Jorgensen, Globe Correspondent)
- New Bedford police fatally shoot knife-waving man (Boston Globe)
- New inquiry on N.H. phone-jam (By Andrew Miga, Associated Press)
- New England in brief City Council passes grease cleaner law (Boston Globe)
- Conn. AG appeals federal No Child Left Behind Act (Boston Globe)
- Residents rally to raise funds for quake relief in China (By Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff)
- Trolley with 30 aboard derails, catches fire on the Green Line (By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff)
- OSHA finds Salem plant failed to protect men who died (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
- Lawmakers agree on ocean zoning plan (By Beth Daley, Globe Staff)
- Cape Cod stages mock hurricane evacuation (By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff)
- Use of taped conversations barred in student's trial (By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff)
- Rotenberg records reportedly are seized (By Patricia Wen, Globe Staff)
- Haleigh Poutre's mother seeks documents from DSS (By Patricia Wen, Globe Staff)
- Vt. Family Services employee arrested on lewdness charge (Boston Globe)
- Accused driver says she was threatened (Boston Globe)
- City's historic Old State House gets a face-lift (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
- Senate unveils budget; GOP to try to revive casinos (Boston Globe)
- Kerry wins reprieve for Iraqi translator's wife (Boston Globe)
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Globe North
- Forging new ties at Saugus Iron Works (By Kathy McCabe, Globe Staff)
- Audio Slideshow The new Saugus Iron Works
Globe Northwest
- Home schooled (By Brenda J. Buote, Globe Staff)
Globe West
- WELLESLEY School decision tonight (By Lisa Keen, Globe Correspondent)
Globe South
- PLYMOUTH Studio project on a roll (By Christine Legere, Globe Correspondent)
- George Szego, 88, solar energy leader (By Joe Holley, Washington Post)
- Memorial benefit to aid ALS research (By Kate O'Neill Augusto, Globe Correspondent)
- Larry Levine, 80, record engineer (By Richard Cromelin, Los Angeles Times)
- Scott Miller, 40; showed others how to live with rare disease (By Gloria Negri, Globe Staff)
- Jorge Palmarin Jr., 36; inspired city youth as community activist (By Jillian Jorgensen, Globe Correspondent)
- Dottie Rambo, 74; gospel singer, songwriter (By Ben Sisario, New York Times News Service)
- Shmuel Katz; Israeli aide to Begin quit over '79 accord (By Dennis Hevesi, New York Times News Service)
- Edwards, rights group back Obama (By Scott Helman, Globe Staff)
- Polar bears get protection (By Beth Daley, Globe Staff)
- Closer follow-up urged for heart patients (By Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press)
- The new guidelines for heart patients (Boston Globe)
- Daily Briefing Bill OK'd to pause adding oil reserves (Boston Globe)
- House OK's $290b bill raising farmer subsidies, food stamps (By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press)
- Ex-Justice O'Connor makes a plea for Alzheimer's aid (By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press)
- Climate traced to changes in land, plants, and animals (By Deborah Zabarenko, Reuters)
- Man questioned in Florida wildfires (By Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press)
- FDA defends safety of baby bottle chemical (By Will Dunham, Reuters)
- Obama courts white working class; Clinton touts W.Va. (By Foon Rhee, Globe Staff)
- Campaign Notebook Democratic rivals agree to raise money together for November election (Boston Globe)
- Republicans worry as party loses seats (By Adam Nagourney and Carl Hulse, New York Times News Service)
- For the record (Boston Globe)
- Burma to allow Asian aid workers (By Amy Kazmin, Washington Post)
- Daily Briefing About 12 are killed in missile strike (Boston Globe)
- 7 guilty in France 'jihad' trial (By Katrin Bennhold, New York Times News Service)
- Rocket fire mars Bush trip to honor Israel anniversary (By Terence Hunt, Associated Press)
- Into the air in a single bound (By Frank Jordans, Associated Press)
- Roots of Haiti food crisis traced to land issues, floods, trade policy (By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times)
- Iraqi leader takes charge of offensive (By Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press)
- Muslim cleric's wife tells of his torture after Italy kidnapping (By Elisabeth Rosenthal, International Herald Tribune)
- Troops hurry to reinforce cracked dam (By Audra Ang, Associated Press)
- Scenes of tragedy as rescues dwindle and hope dries up (By Craig Simons, Cox News Service)
- Unshackled media report with rare candor (By Tini Tran, Associated Press)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial Budget drip, drip, drip
- Globe Editorial Bush's farewell Mideast tour
- Globe Editorial A harbor, not a waste dump
- Joan Vennochi Race, gender, and hardball politics
- Todd Domke An exit strategy for Hillary
- Abigail Jones The mother of perfection
- For the Record
- Access to excess (By Ross Kerber, Globe Staff)
- Tech Lab Finely tuned retail machine (By Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe)
- MDs vote to rebuff hospital's executive (By Jeffrey Krasner, Globe Staff)
- Interest in life sciences still healthy (By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff)
- Pilgrim owner, union work to avoid strike at nuclear plant (By Robert Gavin, Globe Staff)
- Consumer prices post meager rise (Boston Globe)
- Judge allows suit against Countrywide to go forward (By Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times News Service)
- 75-120 miles per gallon makes parsimonious turn to scooters (Boston Globe)
- Boston to hold design contest for Dudley Square site (By Thomas C. Palmer Jr., Globe Staff)
- Business in brief Italy's Air One to begin service to Boston in June (Boston Globe)
- Family shutters popular eatery in South End (By Kimberly Blanton, Globe Staff)
- Icahn to nominate slate to sit on Yahoo's board (Boston Globe)
- Celtics 96, Cavaliers 89 Celtics beat Cavaliers to take 3-2 series lead (By Marc J. Spears, Globe Staff)
- Dan Shaughnessy Back here, they feel safe (By Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist)
- Orioles 6, Red Sox 3 Red Sox lose to Orioles, 6-3 (By Gordon Edes, Globe Staff)
- Specter wants outside probe of 'Spygate' (By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff)
- Desormeaux riding high again (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
- Preakness notebook Big Brown draws No. 7 post for Preakness (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
- Preakness at a glance (Boston Globe)
- Sports Log Tampa Bay extends Kazmir's welcome (Boston Globe)
- On baseball Red Sox' Okajima struggles despite numbers (By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff)
- Henin, 25, abruptly retires (By Raf Casert, Associated Press)
- Roundup Indians strutting their stuff (Boston Globe)
- Notables (Boston Globe)
- Red Sox notebook Buchholz placed on DL with torn fingernail (By Gordon Edes, Globe Staff)
- How the runs scored (Boston Globe)
- Celtics notebook Honor a sidelight to Celtics' Ainge (By Marc J. Spears, Globe Staff)
- Rondo rose to occasion (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
- They seemed to pass this test (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- In the third, James was given no quarter (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
- Bruins notebook Kobasew where he wants to be (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- Stars 3, Red Sox 1 Stars stave off sweep by Red Wings (By Jaime Aron, Associated Press)
- Lakers 111, Jazz 104 Lakers hold serve at home (By John Nadel, Associated Press)
- Penguins got Therrien's message (By Ira Podell, Associated Press)
- Pistons shine without stars (By Larry Lage, Associated Press)
- Golf notes Local amateurs get a treat (By Jim McCabe, Globe Staff)
- Orioles 6, Red Sox 3 Red Sox lose to Orioles, 6-3 (By Gordon Edes, Globe Staff)
- Keeping score around New England (Boston Globe)
- Pro tours at a glance (Boston Globe)
- School roundup Framingham overpowers Needham in lacrosse (By Amanda Bruno, Globe Correspondent)
Sidekick
- Hip-hop Basking in the glow (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- GALLERY Hilary Tolan: "Remainder" (By Cate McQuaid, Globe Correspondent)
- DANCE Rachid Ouramdane's 'Far' (By Karen Campbell, Globe Correspondent)
- THEATER "King John" (By Karen Campbell, Globe Correspondent)
- FOLK Kalley, Epstein, and Cicone (By Scott Alarik, Globe Correspondent)
- DINING Down Under Wines (By Linda Laban, Globe Correspondent)
- CLASSICAL From the Top (By Tristram Lozaw, Globe Correspondent)
- DEBATE Shakespeare and the Law (By Tristram Lozaw, Boston Globe)
- FILM "Barton Fink" (By Mark Griffin, Globe Correspondent)
- TABLE TENNIS Hashing it out (By Elizabeth Bomze, Globe Correspondent)
- When you've gotta go, go in style (By Carmen Nobel, Globe Correspondent)
- FAMILY THEATER "Ennio!" (By Milva DiDomizio, Globe Correspondent)
- DANCE Prometheus Dance (By Karen Campbell, Globe Correspondent)
- ELECTRONIC Signal (By Linda Laban, Globe Correspondent)
- AVANTE-BLUES Black Keys (By Linda Laban, Globe Correspondent)
- AU REVOIR, TOBY Critic's corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Boston Globe)
Style/Arts
- Thinking outside - and inside - the box (By Liza Weisstuch, Globe Correspondent)
- Dancing with the dark (By Valerie Gladstone, Globe Correspondent)
- A plot in a pot (Boston Globe)
- Get glowing, without sun (By Linda Laban, Globe Correspondent)
- A dramatic transformation (By Terry Byrne, Globe Correspondent)
- Music design is alive, well (By Christopher Muther, Globe Staff)
- Stage Review An 'Earnest' fashioned for the times (By Louise Kennedy, Globe Staff)
- Television Review 'Molotov' launches the virtual reality show (By Joanna Weiss, Globe Staff)
- Names Celebrity Garden party (By Carol Beggy and Mark Shanahan, Globe Staff )
- More celevrity news CBS goes for laughs (Boston Globe)
- Music Review Green but promising, Black Kids deserves time to grow (By Joan Anderman, Globe Staff)
- Handyman on Call A new liner for the chimney; cleaning tile grout (By Peter Hotton, Globe Correspondent)