May 22, 2009

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Obama and Cheney clash
on the fight against terror

President Obama and former vice president Dick Cheney faced off yesterday, forcefully presenting their sharply different views on how to keep America safe from terrorism, the effectiveness of harsh interrogations, and whether the 240 Guantanamo Bay detainees pose an imminent danger if brought to American soil. (By Joseph Williams and Bryan Bender, Globe Staff)
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T traps 60,000, raises doubts

The MBTA's first systemwide power outage in at least a generation stranded 60,000 passengers yesterday, raising questions about how an isolated error could disable an entire public transit system and sparking more public scorn for an agency still recovering from a serious crash. (By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff)

Bay State's recession
may outlast the nation's

The recession in Massachusetts will last longer and run deeper than in the nation as a whole, but the state may recover more quickly than it has from earlier economic downturns, according to a new forecast. (By Robert Gavin, Globe Staff)

Jewish agencies forced to downsize

Jewish organizations in Boston and beyond are going through a significant downsizing as a result of a combination of the down economy and the Madoff scandal. (By Michael Paulson, Globe Staff)

Live-music czar Law returns
to roots of his success

In an era when out-of-town corporate behemoths have scooped up some of Boston's biggest name-brand institutions - Fleet, Hancock, Gillette, to name a few - Don Law, Boston's biggest concert promoter, has stepped forward to protect three of the city's live music landmarks from following that trend. (By Joan Anderman, Globe Staff)

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