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April 11, 2009

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PAC money flowing
to Mass. delegation

The Massachusetts delegation in the US House of Representatives is reaping the financial rewards of Democrats' return to power, attracting increasing amounts of campaign cash from Washington's influential business and labor union lobbies. (By Brian C. Mooney, Globe Staff)

From Brigham surgeons,
the gift of a new face

Sometime in the next couple of days, the man who just became the nation's second face-transplant recipient will wake up and see his new face. When he does, odds are that he will recognize himself, the surgeon who performed the delicate operation at Brigham and Women's Hospital said yesterday. (By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff)

State details safety lapses at Beth Israel

During a surprise visit last month, state investigators witnessed a worker in the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center nursery sloppily cleaning a board that had been used during a minor surgery, contaminating a nearby counter. (By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff)

Vt. town prays for hostage's safe return

A Vermont seaman held hostage by four Somali pirates in a lifeboat adrift on the Indian Ocean mounted a bold but futile escape attempt yesterday, and family and friends turned to prayer as reports of a ransom demand surfaced and fears deepened over how the three-day crisis would end. (By Brian Ballou and John R. Ellement, Globe Staff)

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Last call for Roxbury's 'Cheers'?

Police consider Packy Connors, the Blue Hill Avenue pub, a hotbed of crime that should be closed. But to patrons, Packy's is a place like the fictional Boston bar where "everybody knows your name." (By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff)

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