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Patrick targets ethics lapses

Governor Deval Patrick yesterday proposed a sweeping overhaul of the state's ethics and lobbying laws that would give an array of state authorities unprecedented powers to tap phones, subpoena records, and punish corrupt officials. (By Andrea Estes, Globe Staff)

Eager to work, Kennedy
makes emotional return

Senator Edward M. Kennedy made a promise four months ago at the Democratic National Convention: despite battling a malignant brain tumor, he would come back to the Senate in January and dedicate himself to crafting a healthcare plan that would cover all Americans. (By Susan Milligan, Globe Staff)

Sheer ice? Just walk
this way and hope

Don Sweeney knows a thing or two about ice. First off, he's Canadian. Second, he was an All-American for the Harvard University hockey team. Third, he was a star defenseman for the Boston Bruins for 15 seasons, and he still works for the organization. (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)

Israelis hit school in Gaza; 30 killed

Mortar rounds fired by Israeli forces exploded at a UN school yesterday, killing at least 30 Palestinians who had sought shelter there during a day when Israeli forces pounded deeper into the Gaza Strip and a Hamas rocket struck a town about 20 miles south of Tel Aviv. (By Ahmed Burai and Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times)
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They are the most public of venues, traveling city streets with large windows and crowds of students, construction workers, and mothers pushing strollers. And yet the MBTA buses that rattle along some of the city's most dangerous corridors have not been public enough to deter crimes as violent as they are brazen. (By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff)

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