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• Israel backers hear Obama's vow of fidelity
• Rice hails Obama's victory as extraordinary
• Ex-Obama fund-raiser convicted in Illinois
• Ill. senator's victory praised from afar

• Globe Editorial Obama's moment
• Joan Vennochi A game of political hardball
• Dan Payne It's the delegates, stupid

• Pierce realized he had to grow to become a champ
• Bryant has his young Lakers poised to win
• Danny Ainge built link to team's winning legacy
• Celts' brilliant season has local businesses glowing

• News Analysis A unique time in US with many echoes

• Senator faces list of assault allegations (By Michael Levenson and Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
• Only weeks after visit home, Taunton man killed in Iraq (By Marc Robins, Globe Correspondent)
• Maine soldier buried after Afghanistan accident (Boston Globe)
• Secret deal by Patriot knocked (By Shelley Murphy and John R. Ellement, Globe Staff)
• Net Gain (By Rachana Rathi, Globe Staff)
• Beacon Hill, Suffolk reach expansion deal (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
• DiMasi's friend to defy order to attend hearing on lobbying (By Andrea Estes, Globe Staff)
• Kevin Cullen Never held back (By Kevin Cullen, Boston Globe)
• City mulls new rules, fees for news boxes (By John C. Drake, Globe Staff)
• Faust criticizes military's ban on gays (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
• New England in brief Houses passes tougher sex-offender bill (Boston Globe)
• Entwistle defense cites report of jury pool bias (By Franci R. Ellement, Globe Correspondent)
• Report grim on teens after foster care (By David Abel, Globe Staff)
• Defendant denies being at scene of four killings (By Maddie Hanna, Globe Correspondent)
• Ex-mob captain admits violating probation (By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff)

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• Balance is challenge for officials at work on budgets (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)

• Class trip to New Orleans aids Katrina victims (By Jennifer Fenn Lefferts, Globe Correspondent)

• Hospitals increase medical translation services (By Lisa Kocian, Globe Staff)

• QUINCY Quincy mayor, ex-mayor tangle on questions surrounding budget (By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff)

• Joseph Kelly; general manager steered MBTA through challenges from 1970-75 (By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff)
• Alton Kelley, 68; graphic artist created iconic psychedelic images (By Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post)
• In brief (Boston Globe)

• Clinton ready to endorse Obama (By Scott Helman, Globe Staff)
• 40th anniversary of RFK assassination Slaying gave US a first taste of Mideast terror (By Sasha Issenberg, Globe Staff)
• Study tracked cellphone users outside US (By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press)
• Daily Briefing Mistrial declared in '06 shootings (Boston Globe)
• News Analysis Troubles that US faces today were on RFK's mind in '68 (By Peter S. Canellos, Globe Staff)
• Senate Democrats' budget plan adds to domestic programs (By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press)
• 2-year-old patient killed in plane crash (By Melanie S. Welte, Associated Press)
• Efforts to cut teen sex, STDs faltering, report says (By Rob Stein, Washington Post)
• Calif. court rejects gay marriage delay (By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times)
• Iraq war causes shortage of night vision goggles (By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press)
• Israel backers hear Obama's vow of fidelity (By Farah Stockman, Globe Staff)
• Campaign Notebook Rice hails Obama's victory as extraordinary for the US (Boston Globe)
• Ex-Obama fund-raiser convicted in Illinois fraud, bribery scheme (By Catrin Einhorn and Susan Saulny, New York Times News Service)
• Ill. senator's victory praised from afar (By Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post)
• Mukasey defends military courts (By Matt Apuzzo, Associated Press)
• Crew fixes space station toilet, opens science lab (By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press)
• For the record (Boston Globe)

• Zimbabwe police detain opposition leader (By Angus Shaw, Associated Press)
• Daily Briefing Prosecutor lied on Darfur, envoy says (Boston Globe)
• US military aborts Burma aid mission (By Amy Kazmin, Washington Post)
• Amid protests, China ends access to collapsed schools (By Cara Anna, Associated Press)
• Truck explosion kills 18 in Baghdad (By Robert H. Reid, Associated Press)
• Marine cleared on charges of covering up Iraq killings (By Chelsea J. Carter, Associated Press)
• German government supports giving police enhanced surveillance powers (By Judy Dempsey, International Herald Tribune)
• Amid calls for unity, politics divide UN food conference (By Elisabeth Rosenthal and Andrew Martin, International Herald Tribune)
• Iran a focus of Bush, Olmert talks (By Jennifer Loven, Associated Press)
• Abbas, in an about-face, urges talks with Hamas (By Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press)
• In France, a clash of law and religion (By Katrin Bennhold, International Herald Tribune)
• Hard-line Islamists feed off anger of poor (By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times)

• Globe Editorial Obama's moment
• Globe Editorial A spark for clean energy
• Globe Editorial New Garden, age-old drama
• Joan Vennochi A game of political hardball, Clinton-style
• Dan Payne It's the delegates, stupid
• Elizabeth Warren and Ganesh Sitaraman Out of the hole of college debt

• Fidelity in new round of layoffs (By Ross Kerber, Globe Staff)
• Tech Lab Viewing video's future (By Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe)
• Bernanke: Fed is intent on preventing 'stagflation' (By Robert Gavin, Globe Staff)
• Health insurers, businesses seek to limit costs in Mass. (By Jeffrey Krasner, Globe Staff)
• Economic group cuts its forecast (By Matthew Saltmarsh, New York Times News Service)
• Pickup, SUV sales fall as gas cost soars (Boston Globe)
• Icahn demands Yahoo scrap employee severance plan (Boston Globe)
• Business in brief Walgreen to pay Mass. $5m to settle drug-pricing suit (Boston Globe)
• United cuts mean more bad news for fliers (Boston Globe)
• Fares nearly triple on some nonstop routes (Boston Globe)
• April on-time arrival rate for US airlines improved (Boston Globe)
• Buyout would make Verizon cellular leader (Boston Globe)
• Comcast in, Tweeter out in Mansfield (By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Staff)
• Drugs' risk of cancer under US scrutiny (Boston Globe)
• Oil drops to $122.30 on lower gas demand (Boston Globe)
• Slump favoring some renters (Boston Globe)
• Post Co. launches Web-magazine unit (Boston Globe)
• Smucker will pay $3b for Folgers (Boston Globe)
• Indevus shares plunge on FDA regulatory delay (Boston Globe)

• Passions stir anew as Celtics, Lakers face off for title (By Bob Hohler, Globe Staff)
• Red Wings 3, Penguins 2 Wings drink it all in (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
• Red Sox 5, Rays 1 Sox top Tampa, AL East (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
• Dutrow colorful, controversial trainer (By T.D. Thornton, Globe Correspondent)
• Dream team is back in town (By Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff)
• Nationals first step for US gymnasts (By John Powers, Globe Staff)
• Sports Log Out for year, Smoltz puts on brave face (Boston Globe)
• Stanley Cup notebook Zetterberg is most valuable (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
• Roundup Mariners' ship is sinking (Boston Globe)
• Notables (Boston Globe)
• Red Sox' Epstein eager for draft (By Gordon Edes, Globe Staff)
• On baseball Rays, Red Sox developing a rivalry (By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff)
• Red Sox notebook Ramirez again serves as the DH (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
• How the runs scored (Boston Globe)
• Federer escapes with win (By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press)
• School roundup L-S gains final (By Amanda Bruno, Globe Correspondent)
• Hoof isn't bothering Big Brown (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
• LPGA notebook Creamer majo ring in winning (By Jim McCabe, Globe Staff)
• Swinging for the fences (By Jim McCabe, Globe Staff)
• Walshe walking on air after Curtis Cup success (By Jim McCabe, Globe Staff)
• Keeping score around New England (Boston Globe)
• Pro tours at a glance (Boston Globe)
• Golf notes Silva mettle put on display (By Jim McCabe, Globe Staff)
• Continuation ruler (By Bob Ryan, Globe Staff)
• Kupchak proved he has a steady hand on and off court (By Bob Ryan, Globe Staff)
• Lakers notebook Shaw has seen both sides (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
• Celtics notebook Garnett will let it flow (By Marc J. Spears and Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
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• Pierce's moment of truth was realization that he had to grow up (By Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Staff)
• Comfort zone (By Shira Springer, Globe Staff)
• The best defense vs. Lakers' star? All for one (By Marc J. Spears, Globe Staff)
• Kaczur still working out with Patriots (By Mike Reiss, Globe Staff)

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