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• Homeland Security in disarray, officials warn
• Labor Dept. rushes to enact rule opposed by Obama
• Lieberman comes home to mend fences

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• ECONOMIC CRISIS | RELIGIOUS STRAINS Clergy brace for downturn in giving (By Michael Paulson, Globe Staff)
• At school, there's no one like Dad (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
• The doctor will see all of you now (By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff)
• Former Boston couple stayed safe by staying put in apartment (By Eric Moskowitz and Jeannie M. Nuss, Globe Correspondent)
• N.H. woman had faith in daughter's sense (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)
• Breaded bliss (By Mark Arsenault, Globe Correspondent)
• Police setting up database on gangs (By Jay Atkinson, Globe Correspondent)
• One nation indivisible, one town torn in two (By Brian MacQuarrie, Globe Staff)
• Lieberman comes home to mend fences with Democrats (By Gregory B. Hladky, Globe Correspondent)
• Globe Santa Snow Ball rolling near Salem Common (Globe Santa Staff)
• New England in brief Worker stabbed to death outside 7-Eleven (Boston Globe)
• Campus Insider Harvard's loss becomes Obama administration's gain (By Campus Insider By Tracy Jan and Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
• Conn. officer accused of brutality (By John Christoffersen, Associated Press)
• Retiring SJC judge Greaney no shrinking violet (By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press)
• Randolph man charged in killing (Boston Globe)

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• Who taught you to drive? They deck out their cars like works of art (By Peter DeMarco, Boston Globe)

• Everett State grants $500,000 for Everett stadium renovation (By John Laidler, Globe Correspondent)

• Local retail landscape is changing as chains close - and it's not over yet (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)

• In sign of times, chain stores vanishing from landscape (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)

• Communities salvage most holiday events but with fewer trimmings (By Rich Fahey, Globe Correspondent)

• Kevin B. Harrington; elevated state schools as Senate leader (By Caitlin Castello, Globe Correspondent)
• Martin John Broekhuysen, mathematician and poet (By Jeannie M. Nuss, Globe Correspondent)
• Sandy Ruby; launched Tech HiFi from MIT dorm room (By J.M. Lawrence, Globe Correspondent)
• Other deaths (Boston Globe)
• Joern Utzon, architect of Sydney Opera House (By Christian Wienberg, Bloomberg)
• For the record (Boston Globe)

• A national opportunity? For Obama, a chance to push big changes (By Brian C. Mooney, Globe Staff)
• Grass-roots effort paves path to man's presidential pardon (By Jim Rutenberg, New York Times)
• Citizen journalists offer timely, new perspectives on events (By Brian Stelter, New York Times)
• Labor Dept. rushes to enact rule (By Robert Pear, New York Times)
• Holiday shopping got strong start, data show (By Ashley M. Heher, Associated Press)
• Homeland Security in disarray, officials warn (By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff)
• Kentucky base braces for soldiers' return (By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press)
• Parents turn to genetics to test toddlers' sports aptitude (By Juliet Macur, New York Times)
• Despite long odds, college president takes a stand against binge-drinking (By Justin Pope, Associated Press)
• The Nation Today Boy offered deal in shooting deaths (Boston Globe)
• Late TV listings (Boston Globe)

• Grenade dropped on government protesters in Bangkok (By Ed Cropley, Reuters)
• Toll rises to 300 in Nigeria violence (By Ahmed Saka, Associated Press)
• Pakistan to investigate possible links to attacks (By Mubashir Zaidi and Laura King, Los Angeles Times)
• Day of reckoning in India after siege ends (By Somini Sengupta and Keith Bradsher, New York Times)
• OPEC defers move on new oil supply cut (By Rania El Gamal, Reuters)
• Romanians to elect new parliament (By Alison Mutler, Associated Press)
• Rocket attack kills 2 in Green Zone (By Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times)
• The World Today Three to be hanged in mosque bombing (By The World Today, Boston Globe)
• For many patients in the Third World, care comes via e-mail (By Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post)
• Raul Castro attends beatification (By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press)
• Sarkozy, Dalai Lama ties fuel China's ire (By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press)

• Globe Editorial Crystal ball for world affairs
• Globe Editorial Short Fuse
• Jeff Jacoby The UN's obsession with demonizing Israel
• Sabin Willett Judging detainees on the facts
• Elissa Ely Precious correspondence
• Deirdre Cummings Cleaning up Massachusetts

• Shutting the stores As retailers reel, a call for the liquidators (By Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff)
• On the Hot Seat Problem-solver (Boston Globe)
• BALANCING ACTS 'First mom' has other roles (By Maggie Jackson, Boston Globe)
• INNOVATION ECONOMY $100m start-ups aim to stay in club (By Scott Kirsner, Boston Globe)
• The Globe Tests Know when to fold 'em (By Kytja Weir, Globe Correspondent)
• ETIQUETTE AT WORK Holiday giving at work doesn't have to be a hassle (By Peter Post, Boston Globe)
• CONSUMER ALERT Store bankruptcy complicates problem with new furniture (By Mitch Lipka, Globe Correspondent)
• Car conversions to electric power are on upswing (Associated Press)
• Downturn brings uptick in 'intertainment' (Bloomberg News)
• Letters Raising wage had unintended results (Boston Globe)
• How a leaf could reverse the fortunes of soft drink makers (Bloomberg News)
• Big 3's troubles trickling down to NASCAR (Bloomberg News)
• A dozen donation tips for holidays (By Erin Burt, Kiplinger.Com)
• A consumer spending Q & A: Why it matters (By Ellen Simon, Associated Press)
• The color of money| michelle singletary With holidays near, cash short, it's time for 'the talk' (the other one) with kids (Boston Globe)
• Odd jobs Keeping the Bruins, and their skates, sharp (By Cindy Atoji Keene, Globe Correspondent)

• Rerouted receiver (By Mike Reiss, Globe Staff)
• BC 28, Maryland 21 Pick and roll (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
• Bob Ryan BC defense: Six and out (By Bob Ryan, Globe Columnist)
• Denominator anything but common in school playoff (By Bob Hohler, Globe Staff)
• No surprises behind curtain (By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff)
• Burress accidentally shoots himself (By Tom Canavan, Associated Press)
• Sports log Burke at 'center of hockey universe' (Boston Globe)
• NFL update (By Compiled by Jim McBride, Boston Globe)
• scouting report > patriots vs. steelers Steel trap (By Jim McBride, Globe Staff)
• Patriots notebook Business promises to pick up for Faulk today (By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff)
• Football notes New line of thought on MVP (By Mike Reiss, Globe Staff)
• Bruins 4, Red Wings 1 Bruins serve early notice (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
• Bruins notebook Bergeron was eager to draw (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
• Fernandez is up to snuff against mighty Red Wings (By Barbara Matson, Globe Staff)
• Hockey notes That 'B' stands for 'Believe' (By Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff)
• NHL roundup Icy-hot Penguins stop New Jersey (Associated Press)
• NBA roundup Knicks set Garden record (Associated Press)
• Basketball notes Forecast is OK for Thunder (By Marc J. Spears, Globe Staff)
• Celtics 89, Bobcats 84 Pierce, Celtics wake up in time (By Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff)
• Celtics notebook 'Cats got some claws (By Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff)
• Top 25 roundup Sooners make strong case (Associated Press)
• BC notebook A key touchdown pass by... Flutie (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
• UNH 29, S, Illinois 20 UNH rides defense into quarterfinals (By Gerry Fraley, Globe Correspondent)
• Top 25 men's basketball roundup UConn pounds Bryant (Associated Press)
• FCS playoff roundup Grace, Northern Iowa KO Maine in first round (Associated Press)
• SUNY Cortland 42, Curry 0 Curry bounced in Division 3 (Boston Globe)
• BU 4, St. Lawrence 1 Terriers break tie with a win (By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff)
• Hockey roundup Northeastern gets act together vs. RPI (From Staff And Wire Reports)
• New England men's basketball roundup UMass packs it in with 29 turnovers (From Staff And Wire Reports)
• Top 25 women's basketball Terriers are out of their league (From Staff And Wire Reports)
• New England women's basketball roundup Crusaders catch Tigers, win in triple overtime (From Staff And Wire Reports)
• Baseball notes Lowe in win-win situation (By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff)
• Div. 3 playoff football preview Anything but routine (By Jonathan Raymond, Globe Correspondent)
• Div. 3A playoff football preview No secrets at Amesbury (By David Carty, Globe Correspondent)
• Div. 4 playoff football preview Orlando aims at O'Bryant (By David Carty, Globe Correspondent)
• Foot Locker X-Country N.East Regional Four Mass. runners, led by Jones, headed to nationals (By Shawn Medeiros and Maggie Cassidy, Globe Correspondents)

• Wayne Shorter approaches life and music at his own pace (By Geoff Edgers, Globe Staff)
• Britney Spears deserves a shot at redemption (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
• Thoughts on a missing maestro at the BSO (By Jeremy Eichler, Globe Staff)
• Architecture Industrial strength (By Robert Campbell, Globe Correspondent)
• ART REVIEW 'Zen Mind/Zen Brush' draws from spiritual beliefs (By Cate McQuaid, Globe Correspondent)
• Return to pop is the show in 'Circus' (By Joan Anderman, Globe Staff)
• Critics' picks - pop music (Boston Globe)
• Review 'Democratic Camera' provides a retrospective of Eggleston's work (By Mark Feeney, Globe Staff)
• Critics' picks - visual arts (Boston Globe)
• Critic's picks - classical music (Boston Globe)
• Critics' picks - theater (Boston Globe)
• Critic's corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
• Schlock on the barbie (By Sebastian Smee, Globe Staff)
• Q&A with Alan Rickman, man of many roles (By Jason Matloff, Globe Correspondent)
• Forcing an end to war in Liberia (By Erin Trahan, Globe Correspondent)
• Local Action 'Not some sappy Christmas story' (By Joel Brown, Globe Correspondent)
• DVD report: This week's new releases (Nov. 30) (Boston Globe)

• The next thing in student loans: Investors pay your bills. You give them a share of your future. (By Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, Boston Globe)
• What happens when political freedom unleashes epic violence? (By Joshua Kurlantzick, Boston Globe)
• The Word Books for the word lover on your list (By Jan Freeman, Boston Globe)
• Vestival: Want to delight friends, co-workers, and complete strangers? A new holiday beckons. (By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Boston Globe)
• How vanished plantations still shape American voting (By Sasha Issenberg, Boston Globe)

• Letters Letters to the Magazine Editor (Boston Globe)
• First Person First Person: Denis Leary (By Rachel Deahl, Boston Globe)
• Pierced Pierced (By Charles P. Pierce, Boston Globe)
• Tales from the City Tales from the City (Boston Globe)
• Perspective Perspective: Friends in a Facebook World (By Neil Swidey, Boston Globe)
• The Find The Find: Toyland (By Marni Elyse Katz, Boston Globe)
• Designing A Room of His Own (By Marni Elyse Katz, Boston Globe)
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• The Clothes We Wear The Clothes We Wear (By Tina Sutton, Boston Globe)
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• Where the Singles Are (By Janice O'Leary, Boston Globe)
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• Heritage, homecoming, and haggis (By Peter Mandel, Globe Correspondent)
• Home values only grow in these exchanges (By Meg Pier, Globe Correspondent)
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• Real deals See a bargain? Do the math! (Boston Globe)
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• Gearing up Shhh! They're playing (Boston Globe)
• Rave Folk artist's palette is bright, light, and homespun (Boston Globe)
• Home exchanger profile: flexible, curious, organized (Boston Globe)
• Hip in the Square (By Patricia Harris and David Lyon, Globe Correspondents)
• Spirit worth catching, sights worth seeing (By Hilary Nangle, Globe Correspondent)
• Detours Artifacts of the Cape's call to sea (By Patricia Harris and David Lyon, Globe Correspondents)
• Short hops 'Family Trees' will tell tales in Concord (Boston Globe)

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