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April 17, 2009

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Massachusetts General Hospital has suspended its pediatric cardiac surgery program after two babies recently suffered serious complications following errors made during open-heart surgery. (By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff)

Sides dig in on sales tax hike

Small-town mayors, liberal legislators, and deeply worried advocates for the poor launched impassioned campaigns yesterday to increase the Massachusetts sales tax to offset severe budget cuts, but business groups and residents immediately warned that Beacon Hill leaders will pay politically if they raise taxes in the midst of a historic recession. (By Matt Viser, Globe Staff)

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For Pike chief, tact not part of the job

Thousands of people slamming their dashboards during the Easter Sunday traffic jam were undoubtedly cursing the people who run the Massachusetts Turnpike, wondering where they were during the epic delays. (By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff)

On eve of playoffs, Celtics lose Garnett

Kevin Garnett, the warrior hero of the champion Boston Celtics, appears destined to watch this year's playoffs from the sideline, hobbled by a balky right knee that has kept him off the court for most of the past two months, the team revealed yesterday. (By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff)

Shooting victim had tried
to leave tough past behind

Julissa Brisman took the train from New York Monday, setting up in a Marriott hotel room in the Back Bay with a massage table and seeing a roster of local clients. Tuesday morning, she went to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, as she did nearly every day since admitting a drinking problem more than a year ago. (By Peter Schworm and Maria Cramer, Globe Staff)