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Unions sue over
pension changes

Police and firefighter unions filed twin class-action lawsuits against the state yesterday, arguing that a new law designed to curb pension abuse illegally strips them of benefits guaranteed by the state constitution and federal law. (By Andrea Estes, Globe Staff)

Karzai's pardons hurt
US antidrug efforts

When five drug traffickers in military uniforms were caught transporting heroin in a police truck in 2007, it was a victory for a dogged team of Afghan investigators and their US mentors who are waging a Quixotic battle against narcotics, the nation’s largest industry. (By Farah Stockman, Globe Staff)

Small colleges' survival lessons

Like many small colleges whose futures have grown increasingly uncertain amid economic upheaval, the 900-student Newbury College is desperately trying to raise its profile in a quest for survival. (By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff)

The robot will see you now

The robot glides past the beeping heart monitor, past a row of patients supine on their electric beds, past the beehive of the nurses’ station. The sleek, metallic body, dusky blue, stops outside Room 9 and slowly rolls through the doorway. (By Kathleen Burge, Globe Staff)

Weather helps put a
damper on shootings

While the onslaught of miserable June weather played havoc with people’s plans and psyches, it has also provided a quiet benefit to many city neighborhoods. Fatal and nondeadly shootings in Boston have plunged, and police acknowledge the weather has been a key factor. (By Milton J. Valencia and Maria Cramer, Globe Staff)

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