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• Obama's Blackberry will get enhanced security
• Lobbying issue dogs Pentagon nominee
• Wage discrimination bill passes Senate
• House Democrats push tax breaks through

• Photos Locke-Ober closes for lunch

• Partners, insurer under scrutiny (By Scott Allen and Thomas Farragher, Globe Staff)
• Fire Dept. defends using trucks for medical calls (By Keith O'Brien, Globe Staff)
• Locke-Ober cancels lunch (By Keith O'Brien, Globe Staff)
• Ross finance report is faulted (By John C. Drake, Globe Staff)
• City reaches agreement with one police union (By Milton J. Valencia and Maria Cramer, Globe Staff)
• T rider praised for subduing iPod robber (By Brian Ballou, Globe Staff)
• Man charged in Brockton killings and rape fueled by racism, officials say (Boston Globe)
• Adrian Walker Cheated out of history (By Adrian Walker, Boston Globe)
• New England in brief South End blogger to run for mayor (Boston Globe)
• 'Rockefeller' contemplates guilty plea in kidnapping (By Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff)
• Varying toll plans share a similarity: You still pay more (By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff)
• Governor won't cut state aid for schools (By Matt Viser, Globe Staff)
• Man who broke tooth accused of insurance fraud (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)

• Bill Werber, 100; ex-Red Sox infielder played with Ruth, Foxx (By Michael J. Bailey, Globe Staff)
• Michael Flaherty; Vt. legislator was conciliator (By Stewart Bishop, Globe Correspondent)
• Daniel Nyhart, 77, served as dean and professor at MIT (By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff)
• Robert Decareau, 82, helped develop the microwave oven (By Michele Richinick, Globe Correspondent)
• Holly Coors, political activist, ex-wife of magnate (Associated Press)
• Other deaths (Boston Globe)

• Obama orders closure of Guantanamo (By Joseph Williams and Bryan Bender, Globe Staff)
• Frank tried to get Hub bank a bailout (By Michael Kranish and Ross Kerber, Globe Staff)
• House Democrats push tax breaks through (By David Espo, Associated Press)
• Oregon attorney general to investigate mayor's affair with teen (Boston Globe)
• Neo-Nazi group joins trash cleanup program (Boston Globe)
• N.Y., N.J. airports address bird hazards (Boston Globe)
• Bank error considered 'gift from God' (Boston Globe)
• Graduate student decapitated at Va. Tech (Boston Globe)
• Van kills 2 children, injures 15 in NYC (Boston Globe)
• Wage discrimination bill passes Senate (By Jim Abrams, Associated Press)
• High School football coach indicted in player's death (By Brett Barrouquere, Associated Press)
• US approves first stem cell study for spinal injury (By Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press)
• Researchers say tree death rates have doubled in western US forests (By Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post)
• CDC study says Kentucky and W. Va. have highest smoking death rates (Associated Press)
• Lobbying issue dogs Pentagon nominee (By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff)
• Conflicting accounts offered on Caroline Kennedy's pullout (By Geraldine Baum and Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times)
• Political Notebook Obama's Blackberry will get enhanced security so he can keep it (Boston Globe)
• For the record

• US ambassador warns against quick Iraq exit (By Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times)
• Castro suggests his health is failing (Boston Globe)
• Sri Lankan military allegedly kills 30 civilians (Boston Globe)
• Mexico looks for alternative energy (Boston Globe)
• Iceland veers toward early elections (Boston Globe)
• Two in China sentenced to death in contaminated-milk case (By Maureen Fan, Washington Post)
• Scientists want DNA tests on Galileo for 'eye test' (By Philip Pullella, Reuters)
• Venezuelan Indians say rebels are moving in (By Chris Kraul, Los Angeles Times)
• UN vows to raise funds for Gaza emergency repairs (By Karin Laub, Associated Press)
• EU nations are divided on taking US detainees from Guantanamo (By Judy Dempsey and Stephen Castle, International Herald Tribune)
• Freed, one emerges with Al Qaeda (By Robert F. Worth, New York Times)
• As laborers toil, Gaza tunnels go back into business (By Alfred de Montesquiou, Associated Press)

• Globe Editorial Power to the towns
• Globe Editorial A quick cure for inaction
• Globe Editorial Judgment for Mugabe
• Scot Lehigh An early Obama test: unions vs. business
• David T. Ellwood and Max Stier Plugging the federal brain drain
• Ellen Goodman Americans manage to trust again
• VoxOp

• Celtics 90, Magic 80 Celtics are up to old tricks (By Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff)
• Dan Shaughnessy Sox could avoid loss with a save (By Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe)
• Stabilizing force (By Adam Kilgore, Globe Staff)
• US figure skating championships Czisny poised to take crown (By John Powers, Globe Staff)
• Australian Open Djokovic forced to work for it at Australian Open (By John Pye, Associated Press)
• Sports Log Crosby (knee) will miss All-Star Game (Boston Globe)
• NFL notebook Ex-stars battle for union spot (Wire Services)
• Revenge for Steelers QB? (By Alan Robinson, Associated Press)
• Boldin laughs about incident (By Bob Baum, Associated Press)
• Cassel is willing to play second fiddle (Boston Globe)
• Celtics notebook For 12th time, Garnett is a star (By Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff)
• NBA notebook Grizzlies fire Iavaroni (Associated Press)
• Bruins notebook Bruins' Wheeler is the real deal (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
• Sports Media Versus is making a name for itself (By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff)
• Golf roundup Perez continues blistering play, sets PGA Tour mark (Associated Press)
• This weekend on TV, radio (Boston Globe)
• World Cup roundup Albrecht placed in coma after crashing (Associated Press)
• Eagles: Coaches wanted (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
• College basketball notes Early Sweet talking for tournament (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
• College roundup More OT for Terriers (Staff and Wire Services)
• School roundup Central Catholic shows Lowell who's No. 1 (By Amelia Rayno, Globe Correspondent)
• Baseball notebook McGwire is accused by kin (Associated Press)

• Mass. job cuts accelerate as recession sets in (By Robert Gavin, Globe Staff)
• Hancock owner defaults on loan (By Casey Ross, Globe Staff)
• Massport trims costs further as passenger numbers dwindle (By Nicole C. Wong, Globe Staff)
• Lawsuit over website links in spotlight (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
• BOSTON CAPITAL Moynihan in; Thain out (By Steven Syre, Globe Columnist)
• About 5,000 to lose jobs at Microsoft (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff)
• Housing starts plunge 16% in December (Bloomberg News)
• Lawyer: Bain should pay fee to 3Com (Bloomberg News)
• $1.5b distributed to 39 more banks (Globe Wire Services)
• L.L. Bean freezes employees' salaries (Associated Press)
• 30-year mortgage rates inch over 5% (Associated Press)
• Societe Generale probe hits 1-year mark (Bloomberg News)
• Yahoo chief says no raises this year (Associated Press)
• Downtown Boston's condo sales off sharply (By Jenifer McKim, Globe Staff)
• Sony sees $3b loss in '09, will restructure (By David Jolly, New York Times)
• Earnings roundup (Boston Globe)

• DINING Just desserts (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
• NIGHTLIFE Wrestling in Church (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
• ROCK Just as mighty (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
• EXHIBIT Take a good look (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
• FILM Bond. James Bond. (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
• G FORCE | KHARY JONES N.H. filmmaker wins a place at Sundance (By Linda Matchan, Globe Staff)
• Barcode Franklin in 'Downtown Southie' is a nice fit (By Luke O'Neil, Globe Correspondent)
• 'Button' and 'Slumdog' lead the way in Oscar nominations (By Ty Burr, Globe Staff)
• 2009 Academy Award nominees (Boston Globe)
• Notable by their absence among the Oscar nominees (By Scott Heller, Globe Staff)
• Movie Review  'Inkheart' adventure doesn't jump off the page (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
• MOVIE REVIEW  In 'Wendy and Lucy,' a woman and her dog take to the road (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
• MOVIE REVIEW  Movie shines a spotlight on fado singing (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
• MOVIE REVIEW  Time is of the essence in metaphysical thriller "Timecrimes" (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
• MOVIE REVIEW  Spaceman, Norsemen meet in sci-fi romp "Outlander" (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
• MOVIE REVIEW  'We Are Wizards' takes a magical look at Harry Potter fan subculture (By Joel Brown, Globe Correspondent)
• Names Packer steps down at Shakespeare & Company (By Mark Shanahan & Paysha Rhone, Boston Globe)
• Country singer Bentley revved up about 'Feel the Fire' (By Michael Corcoran, Cox Newspapers)
• BOOK REVIEW 'Teaser' lets readers tag along with a tenacious reporter (By Chuck Leddy, Boston Globe)
• Ann Carlson and Mary Ellen Strom enjoy working on the wild side (By Cate McQuaid, Globe Correspondent)
• Critic's picks - theater (Boston Globe)
• Stages For Howard Zinn, play is much more fun (By Megan Tench, Globe Staff)
• Critic's picks - classical music (By Jeremy Eichler, Globe Staff)
• Sir Roger Norrington prepares to step away from Handel and Haydn (By David Weininger, Globe Correspondent)
• Longwave resurfaces with fresh sense of excitement (By Sarah Tomlinson, Globe Correspondent)
• Sound off (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
• iPod shuffle (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
• Scene & Heard Cover songs find a home in new music series at Great Scott (By Jonathan Perry, Globe Correspondent)
• Critics' picks - pop music (Boston Globe)
• Critic's corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
• Miss America pageant finds its reality TV footing (By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press)
• ON DEMAND PICKS 23demand (Boston Globe)
• Voices An E-Z guide to publishing (By Alex Beam, Globe Staff)

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