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• Defense nominee agrees to sell Raytheon stock
• Political Notebook President reaches out to key allies
• Obama quietly lifts 'global gag rule' on abortions

• Patrick to cut local aid by $128m (By Matt Viser, Globe Staff)
• Boston Ballet banking on new school in Marblehead (By Joan Anderman, Globe Staff)
• New drug firm limits prompt fears of falloff in medical meetings (By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff)
• Workers seize new education, training opportunities (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
• DiMasi reportedly considers resigning (By Andrea Estes and Frank Phillips, Globe Staff)
• Despite city rules, Boston residents still guard their cleared parking spaces (By Brian Ballou, Globe Staff)
• Patrick queries US on Mass. border toll idea (By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff)
• MBTA puts off buying new locomotives for commuter rail service (By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff)
• Peabody divided over paid 9/11 holiday for police (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
• Student killed in Route 495 crash remembered as artistic, helpful of others (By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff)
• Falling bricks cited in site supervisor's death (By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff)
• Father of Brockton sisters attacked in alleged hate-crime rampage calls for justice (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
• 3 men indicted in 2003 New Bedford fatal shooting (By Jenna Nierstedt, Globe Correspondent)
• Rockland mourns death of soldier in Iraq (By Jenna Nierstedt, Globe Correspondent)
• Former school bus driver pleads not guilty to ejecting 9-year-old (By James O'Brien, Globe Correspondent)

• Ersa H. Poston, 87, female pioneer in US Civil Service (By Adam Bernstein, Washington Post)
• Gerta Bagriansky, at 100; saved herself, family from Holocaust (By Emma R. Stickgold, Globe Correspondent)
• James D. Range, at 63; was environmental lawyer, lobbyist (By Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post)

• Mitchell returning to hot seat (By Farah Stockman, Globe Staff)
• VA still underbudgeting for vets healthcare, report says (By Hope Yen, Associated Press)
• Tamils protest Sri Lankan turmoil (Boston Globe)
• Teen who killed family get 4 life terms (Boston Globe)
• Porn cases lead to backlog at FBI lab (Boston Globe)
• Salazar may reopen Liberty's crown (Boston Globe)
• N.Y. landlord fined for taking tenant's toilet (Boston Globe)
• Unreturned library book leads to woman's arrest (Boston Globe)
• Obama pushes quick action on economy (By Joseph Williams, Globe Staff)
• Political Notebook President reaches out to key allies (Boston Globe)
• Defense nominee agrees to sell Raytheon stock (Associated Press)
• Gillibrand appointed to Senate seat (By Michael Gormley, Associated Press)
• Obama administration to weigh in on detainees' cases (Associated Press)
• Obama quietly lifts 'global gag rule' on abortions (Globe Staff And Associated Press)
• Blagojevich pushes intense media blitz (Associated Press)
• Missouri man charged with incest, killing infant (Associated Press)

• Missile strikes kill 18 people, Pakistan says (By Laura King, Los Angeles Times)
• Japan launches orbiter to test greenhouse gases (Boston Globe)
• Report: Lost opportunity cost high in Mideast (Boston Globe)
• Marine general urges redeployment (Boston Globe)
• Vatican video channel goes on YouTube (Boston Globe)
• Amazon deforestation found to drop (Boston Globe)
• Russia ready to cooperate with US on Afghanistan (Boston Globe)
• 3 killed in stabbing at Belgian nursery (By Stephen Castle, International Herald Tribune)
• North Korean leader meets Chinese visitor (By Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times)
• Hamas leaders remain elusive as Gaza revives (By Ashraf Khalil, Los Angeles Times)
• Study faults both sides on Georgia war abuses (By Ellen Barry, New York Times)
• Excommunicated bishop questions Holocaust in interview (By Victor L. Simpson, Associated Press)

• Globe editorial Public funds for public projects
• Globe editorial Captured in Congo
• Globe editorial Marketing we can believe in
• Derrick Z. Jackson Outside, things are looking brighter
• Paul Johnson Going green doesn't have to mean going broke
• Quotes of note
• Lou Casagrande Rebuilding a child-friendly America

• Follow these leaders (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
• On Olympics US skaters need to sharpen act (By John Powers, Globe Staff)
• Determined Raji turning NFL heads (By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff)
• In swim suit, MIAA a winner (By Bob Hohler, Globe Staff)
• NFL notebook Edwards out in Kansas City (Wire Services)
• Patriots' TE coach departing (By Mike Reiss and Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff)
• Unheralded Taylor perfect cover model (By Alan Robinson, Associated Press)
• Sports Log Pacquiao signs; Hatton bout back on (Boston Globe)
• Australian Open Serena advances to fourth round (By John Pye, Associated Press)
• Golf roundup Steady Perez still in the lead (Associated Press)
• Setbacks profitable (By Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff)
• NBA roundup Diaw dominates as Bobcats crush Suns (Associated Press)
• All-Star notebook Players extend CBA (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
• Abbott in charge; Weir falls to 7th (By John Powers, Globe Staff)
• How New England skaters are faring (Boston Globe)
• BU 5, UNH 0 Blank statement: BU snuffs out UNH (By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff)
• NU 3, Providence 1 No. 5 Northeastern pulls rank on Providence (By Barbara Matson, Globe Staff)
• College hockey roundup Carlson, Catamounts too powerful for Minutemen (Boston Globe)
• Spaziani moves quickly (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
• Terriers perfect exhaust system (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
• BC 71, Clemson 51 Crawley's game plan: BC divides, conquers (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
• Fairfield shocks Marist (Associated Press)
• School roundup Brighton's late comeback shocks O'Bryant (By Evan MacDonald, Globe Correspondent)

• Start-ups feel recession's bite (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
• Fireman: Adviser looted $25m (By Beth Healy, Globe Staff)
• Advertisers hope to score big (By Brian Steinberg, Globe Correspondent)
• Galvin, SEC say Quincy broker defrauded clients (Boston Globe)
• Coakley, Comcast reach ad campaign settlement (Boston Globe)
• Fidelity Investments executive to leave firm (Boston Globe)
• UAW to surrender 'jobs bank' system at Chrysler (Boston Globe)
• Gasoline currently flowing uphill at pumps (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
• GE earnings sink 46% in the fourth quarter (Associated Press)
• Freddie needs another $35b (Bloomberg News)
• Senate may vote to postpone TV switch (Bloomberg News)
• Eileen A.J. Connelly Some credit, debit card bonus programs are less rewarding than others (By Eileen A.J. Connelly, Boston Globe)

• DANCE/THEATER By the sea (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• THEATER Can you Diggs it? (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• EXHIBIT It's all a myth. . . and more (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• EXPO Pour it on (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• G FORCE | ZELE AVRADOPOULOS The hit of 'Mall Cop' (By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff)
• Bring the family Hockey: It's cool again (By Geoff Edgers, Globe Staff)
• Names Lampoon leader falls just short on 'Jeopardy' (By Mark Shanahan & Paysha Rhone, Boston Globe)
• More celebrity news Inaugural music flap (Boston Globe)
• Morgan Library's cartoon exhibit finds money quite funny (By Claudia Parsons, Reuters)
• Music review Kurt Masur returns, bearing Mendelssohn (By Jeremy Eichler, Globe Staff)
• DANCE REVIEW 'Elements' engages with refreshing humor, accessibility (By Karen Campbell, Globe Correspondent)
• Critic's corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
• TELEVISION REVIEW 'Last Templar' is adventure with a kooky heroine (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
• Voices What to tell kids about recession (By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff)

• Lexus's little IS-F comes ready to rumble (By Joe Wiesenfelder, Cars.Com)

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