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Obama readies call
for service, unity

Against an emotional backdrop of high promise, deep despair, and extraordinary expectations, Barack Obama will become the nation's 44th president today, completing his historic quest for the White House and beginning the daunting task of leading a nation wounded by wars abroad and economic crisis at home. (By Susan Milligan, Globe Staff)

For local groups, contrasting journeys

For two Cambridge groups, one black, one white, the inauguration is a moment of hope and excitement. Both are thrilled to witness the first African-American take the oath of office. Both hope he can rescue the country from a recession and rebuild America's image abroad. (By Michael Levenson and Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
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An earlier Ponzi pain lingers

Before there was Bernard Madoff, there was Bradford Bleidt. Bleidt worked his Ponzi scheme not at exclusive Florida country clubs but in red-brick Masonic halls north of Boston. (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)

Hospitals, firms in healthcare
back Kennedy institute

Drug companies, hospitals, and insurance firms have helped to amass $20 million to finance a nonprofit educational institute in Boston that will honor Senator Edward M. Kennedy, using his career as a case study of a powerful senator. (By Matt Viser, Globe Staff)

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