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• Low-key administrator is picked to fill Gregg's seat
• Killefer also withdraws over tax problems
• For Gregg, an unlikely new assignment
• Holder promises new era as head of Justice Dept.

• Governor reminds West Coast we're high on tech
• Transition to House Speaker DeLeo delaying action

• $100m gift bolsters AIDS fight (By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff)
• Patrick seeks to bar agencies from hiring outside lobbyists (By Andrea Estes, Globe Staff)
• Woes accelerate, government slows (By Matt Viser, Globe Staff)
• Crime lab improperly kept DNA records (By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff)
• Protests allege injustice in UMass stabbing case (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff and Will McGuinness, Globe Correspondent)
• Yoon's out-of-state support bankrolls a possible run (By John C. Drake, Globe Staff)
• Yvonne Abraham Drowning in red ink (By Yvonne Abraham, Globe Columnist)
• Officer's killer is arrested again (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
• Hartford mayor pleads not guilty to bribery (By Dave Collins, Associated Press)
• New England in brief Fire rescue truck breaks down en route (Boston Globe)
• State backs Green Line extension into Medford (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
• Newton's payroll defies '08 trend (By Rachana Rathi, Globe Staff)
• Budget crunch forces Winthrop to lay off police chief (By Katheleen Conti, Globe Staff and Jenna Nierstedt, Globe Correspondent)
• Cambridge halts activation of surveillance cameras (By David Abel, Globe Staff)
• Court casts doubt on legal notices (By Jerry Harkavy, Associated Press)
• Gerhartsreiter may seek immunity in Calif. case (By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff)
• Arlington police tackle suspect (By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff)
• Book linked to JFK is decades overdue (Globe Staff)

• Malcolm MacPherson, 65, war correspondent, novelist (By William Grimes, New York Times)
• Billy Wilson, 81, Pro Bowl receiver with 49ers in '50s (Associated Press)
• R. Venkataraman, former president of India; at 98 (Associated Press)
• Marjorie Young; artist taught, inspired with a joy that dazzled (By Gloria Negri, Globe Staff)
• Millard Fuller; gave millions, created Habitat for Humanity (By Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post)
• Michael Levey, 81, art historian (New York Times)
• Charles Schneer; produced science fiction films (By Margalit Fox, New York Times)
• For the record (Boston Globe)

• Daschle gives up Cabinet bid (By Joseph Williams, Globe Staff)
• Obama to impose salary cap on executives at bailed-out firms (By Edmund L. Andrews and Vikas Bajaj, New York Times)
• Senate OKs tax break for new-car buyers (Associated Press And Globe Staff)
• More think college degree is necessary, though too expensive for many (Boston Globe)
• Shuttle launch delayed over valves (Boston Globe)
• Former Interior official gets probation (Boston Globe)
• Report finds green jobs not all good pay (Boston Globe)
• Pilot calls splash landing 'surreal' (Boston Globe)
• N.M. man arrested in suspicious powder mailings (Boston Globe)
• For the record (Boston Globe)
• First first lady gets makeover (By Brigid Schulte, Washington Post)
• Octuplets' mom not receiving many gifts (By Shaya Tayefe Mohajer and John Rogers, Associated Press)
• Study: Radiation levels high for cardiac CT scans (By Susan Kelly, Reuters)
• MySpace identifies 90,000 sex offenders on its site (By Karen Freifeld, Bloomberg)
• Killefer also withdraws over tax problems (Associated Press)
• political notebook Holder promises new era as head of Justice Dept. (Boston Globe)
• For Gregg, an unlikely new assignment (By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff)
• Low-key administrator is picked to fill Gregg's Senate seat (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)

• Pentagon report calls for narrower focus in Afghanistan (By Robert Burns and Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press)
• Future US use of air base in question (Boston Globe)
• Foes scratch foreign minister's image from Jerusalem billboards (Boston Globe)
• Reports say North Korea plans long-range missile test (Boston Globe)
• British official says terror suspects under house arrest in touch with extremists (Boston Globe)
• Nearly 200 rescued off Indonesia (Boston Globe)
• 'Mother' of Iraqi female bomber network arrested (By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Brian Murphy, Associated Press)
• Iran launches first successful satellite (By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times)
• Hamas open to yearlong cease-fire (By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press)
• 11 said to rejoin terrorist groups (By Robert F. Worth, New York Times)
• Middle East a focus for Clinton and allies (By Judy Dempsey, International Herald Tribune)
• Merkel rebukes Vatican for support of disgraced bishop (By Craig Whitlock, Washington Post)

• Globe editorial Stimulus bill: As Maine goes...
• Globe editorial The anguish of Sri Lanka
• Globe editorials Short Fuse
• Scot Lehigh Big Three's changing dynamic on Beacon Hill
• Jeff Jacoby Obama's charm offensive and the global jihad
• Alison Lobron Reawakening the two-party system in Mass.
• Samuel W. Lewis and Edward S. Walker A new day in US Middle East policy

• Celtics 100, 76ers 99 Celtics nail it down (By Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff)
• BC women's basketball coach Crawley earns style points (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
• Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski boosts grandson's budding baseball career (By Stan Grossfeld, Globe Staff)
• Dan Shaughnessy Pieces of his mind (By Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist)
• A big-time state representative (By Adam Kilgore, Globe Staff)
• Bruins drawing on Yelle (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
• Flyers thumbnails (Boston Globe)
• Patriots fill three coaching spots (By Mike Reiss, Globe Staff)
• Red Sox add Wilkerson (Boston Globe)
• Sport Log Vonn strikes super-G gold at worlds (Boston Globe)
• Celtics noteboook Allen's winner leaves his coach starstruck (By Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff)
• NHL roundup Capitals halt Devils' streak (Associated Press)
• NBA roundup James and Cavaliers floor it vs. Raptors (Associated Press)
• Women's Beanpot Vaillancourt's 7 points lift Harvard (By Barbara Matson, Globe Staff)
• NBA notebook Nelson out for season? (Associated Press)
• College basketball roundup No. 1 Connecticut roughs up Rutgers to remain undefeated (Staff and Wire Reports)
• BC feels it passed a test (By Adam Kilgore, Globe Staff)
• School roundup Andover girls' backcourt quickly makes mark (By Amara Grautski, Globe Correspondent)
• Baseball notebook Ramírez rejects latest Dodgers offer of 1 year, $25 million (Associated Press)

• Mass. pension fund fires 2 money managers (By Ross Kerber, Globe Staff)
• Proxy materials getting green, and lean (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
• Investigator to rip SEC in testimony on Madoff case (By Ross Kerber, Globe Staff)
• Spending Smart The 'Ultimate Cheapskate' offers saving strategies (By Geoff Edgers, Globe Staff)
• Governor reminds West Coast we're high on tech (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
• US car sales dive in January toward lowest in 26 years (Bloomberg News)
• Brewing problem for Starbucks: price-conscious coffee drinkers (Associated Press)
• Wells Fargo cancels Las Vegas junket (Associated Press)
• FDIC: Bank failure costs to top $40b (Associated Press)
• US jobs disappear at alarming rate (Associated Press)
• Pending home sales rise in December (Bloomberg News)
• FDA panel backs Lilly blood-thinner (Bloomberg News)
• American Superconductor posts loss (Associated Press)
• Mansfield medical device firm closes (By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff)
• IDG cites recession for recent layoffs (By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff)
• The New York Times may revive some Web fees (Associated Press)

• CD RELEASE A work-study gig at Berklee (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• DISCUSSION The story of Afghanistan (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• THEATER "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' rides on (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• DISCUSSION Why love is no longer blind (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• G FORCE | ED FOX Ed Fox makes his mark with Zorro Chocolates (By Sheryl Julian, Globe Staff)
• Cheap eats Emiliano'z offers healthy Mexican fare for cheap (By Kathleen Burge, Globe Corespondent)
• Galleries Text is a part of Andrew Witkin's art (By Cate McQuaid, Globe Correspondent)
• STAGE REVIEW What's comic relief in 'Bad Jazz' is a matter of taste (By Louise Kennedy, Globe Staff)
• PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW Father-and-son photographers reimagine the elements (By Mark Feeney, Globe Staff)
• BOOK REVIEW 'Brothers' is a sprawling satire of China (By Renée Graham, Globe Correspondent)
• Short Orders Salem Food Store is a little bit of Italy (By Debra Samuels, Globe Correspondent)
• Names Run to the Hall of Fame (By Mark Shanahan & Paysha Rhone, Boston Globe)
• More celebrity news Stormy friendship (Boston Globe)
• Short orders Cereal fillers (By Lisa Zwirn, Globe Correspondent)
• Short Orders Spice is nice at Tamarind Bay in Brookline (By J. Kenji Alt, Globe Correspondent)
• SEASONS Chicken and sausage gumbo (By Karoline Boehm Goodnik, Globe Correspondent)
• At MIT, students experiment with hummus (By Clara Silverstein, Globe Correspondent)
• Shamrock hummus (Boston Globe)
• Picante soy hummus (Boston Globe)
• Dining Out  Bina Osteria is big on flavor (By Devra First, Globe Staff)
• Good french fries, good neighbors (By Devra First, Globe Staff)
• ON A BUDGET Fisherman's pie (By Robin Shepard, Boston Globe)
• At Spasso Caffe, the gelati man cometh (By Lisa Zwirn, Globe Correspondent)
• OCCASIONS Rabbit a stimpirata (Sweet and sour rabbit) (By Jill Santropietro, Globe Correspondent)
• FOOD and TRAVEL Dhaba brings hot flavors to Toronto (By Necee Regis, Globe Correspondent)
• FOOD AND TRAVEL Kalonji chicken (Boston Globe)
• Critic's corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
• 'Arthur' contest fosters diversity (By Leanne Italie, Associated Press)
• Voices Learning the proper techniques of flirting (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
• Back of the house That's Italian (By Wendy Maeda, Globe Staff)

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