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Caritas draws
fire on abortions

Catholic and antiabortion groups are criticizing a proposal by the Caritas Christi Health Care network, an affiliate of the Boston Archdiocese, to join forces with a nonreligious health organization that would cover "confidential family planning services." (By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff)

Nonprofit hospitals
targeted on leader pay

A leading Republican senator is scrutinizing another group of highly paid executives: leaders of nonprofit hospitals. (By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff)

Demise of Circuit City
chain has a painful ripple effect

The shuttering of electronics retailer Circuit City threatens the financial security of many local businesses. (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)

Patrick skeptical of plan
to license three slot parlors

Governor Deval Patrick reacted skeptically yesterday to state Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill's proposal to license three slot machine parlors around Massachusetts, as legislative leaders quickly embraced the idea as a way to raise quick cash that could help the state navigate a recession of historic proportions. (By Matt Viser, Globe Staff)

Maine's extremes test mush teams' mettle

They spend days battling the numbing, subzero cold, often in the inky black of a windswept night, traversing a 250-mile course through dense Maine woods and across abandoned potato fields - places unreachable by car or truck. (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
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