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Page one

Palin to quit, stunning
her state, party

Sarah Palin, the Republican Alaska governor who captivated the nation with a combative brand of folksy politics, announced her resignation yesterday in characteristic fashion: She stood on her back lawn in Wasilla, speaking into a single microphone, surrounded by friends and neighbors in baseball hats and polo shirts. (By Philip Rucker and Eli Saslow, Washington Post)

Pyrotechnics poised,
Boston ready to rumble

Art Rozzi is an artist who uses the sky as his canvas and a mixture of gunpowder for paint. In his explosive medium, timing is everything.

To cut costs, Registry
closing 11 branches

Customers should expect longer wait times for driver’s licenses, license plates, and registrations as the state Registry of Motor Vehicles closes 11 branch offices to cope with a $13 million hit in this year’s state budget, Registry officials said yesterday. (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)

Healthcare overhaul could
limit tax breaks on benefits

Congress has begun to look longingly at limiting the tax exclusion on employer-sponsored health benefits, which cost the federal government an estimated $225 billion in foregone tax revenue in 2008. (By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff)

Metro

To cut costs, Registry closing 11 branches (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
Pyrotechnics poised, Boston ready to rumble (By David Abel, Globe Staff)
Report says tax breaks help Hollywood, do little for Massachusetts (By Frank Phillips, Globe Staff)
Driver, 83, crashes car into Natick storefront, injuring clerk (By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff)
At Kelleher Rose Garden, dreary days dim, dull flowers’ bloom (By David Abel, Globe Staff) | Video
Lawmakers tout budget work (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)
Globe watch Lower Roxbury crosswalk needs repainting (Boston Globe)
Youth arraigned in New Bedford fatal shooting (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
Pope approves Mass. miracle, sets stage for a cardinal’s beatification (By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
New England in brief New England in brief (Boston Globe)
MBTA cracking down on fare jumpers (By Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff)
Sail back aboard ‘Old Ironsides’ (By Tara Ballenger, Globe Correspondent)
State traffic deaths fall 16%, following US trend (By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff)
TenPoint Coalition, MBTA launch effort to stem summer violence (By Jazmine Ulloa, Globe Correspondent)
Star Watch Scorpius and Sagittarius creep low but bright in summer sky (By Alan MacRobert, Globe Correspondent)

Obituaries

O. Carl Simonton; advocated mind-body link to cancer care (By Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times)
Mary LaFauci; late in career, left job and realized long-held goal to be nurse (By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff)
Angelo Furnari, 79, former chapter president of Order Sons of Italy in America (By Jack Nicas, Globe Correspondent)
Shi Pei Pu, at 70; Chinese singer, spy, 'M. Butterfly' (By T. Rees Shapiro, Washington Post)

Nation

Palin to quit, stunning her state, party (By Philip Rucker and Eli Saslow, Washington Post)
Healthcare overhaul could limit tax breaks on benefits (By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff)
Lottery will determine memorial attendees (By Cara Mia DiMassa and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times)
Suspect in killing of abortion doctor waging mail campaign (Associated Press)
Bidding on baseball letters suspended (Associated Press)
Galveston tree arsonist baffles police (Associated Press)
Elephants lumber to easy victory in eating contest (Associated Press)
For the record (Boston Globe)
States delay sending out millions in tax refunds (By Greg Bluestein, Associated Press)
Taxing health benefits (Boston Globe)
With four dead, police seek serial killer in South Carolina town (By Mitch Weiss, Associated Press)
Development threatens hundreds of Revolutionary War graves (By Chris Carola, Associated Press)

World

British aides face trial, says Iranian cleric (By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times)
Greek police hold 10 in kidnapping case (Reuters)
Alleged Nazi guard called fit for trial (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
N. Korea reportedly test-fires 3 missiles (Associated Press)
Russia revisits reporter’s murder (Reuters)
Syrian leader praises Obama outreach (Associated Press)
Ethiopian man charged with shackling girl for 18 years (Reuters)
Marines press deeper into Taliban-controlled areas of Afghanistan (By Jason Straziuso and Chris Brummitt, Associated Press)
US strike kills 17 in Pakistan; 27 hurt (By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)
Russia to allow US weapons shipments to cross its territory, enter Afghanistan (By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press)
On visit to Iraq, Biden warns ethnic violence will turn US away (By Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times)
After protests, airline suspends service to Comoros (By Cecile Brisson and Helene Goupil, Associated Press)
Burma refuses UN chief’s request to see Suu Kyi (By John Heilprin, Associated Press)
Honduras defiant to OAS appeal (By Will Weissert and Marcos Aleman, Associated Press)
Israel considers easing Gaza embargo, report says (By Aron Heller, Associated Press)
Sotheby’s to auction rare bust of Washington (Associated Press)

Editorial and opinion

Globe editorial The Declaration of Independence
Derrick J. Jackson A country to celebrate
Photo gallery Obama and the Stars and Stripes
David Harris The time to talk about racial divide
Peter Lucas New rules are needed for the head of this House

Sports

Mariners 7, Red Sox 6 Spoiled rotten (By Adam Kilgore, Globe Staff)
The show goes on (By Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist)
Roddick spoils Murray’s party (By Liz Clarke, The Washington Post)
Sastre assails Armstrong (Wire Services)
Bruins notebook Recchi ringing in last year? (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
NBA notebook Jackson returns to coach Lakers (Associated Press)
Wallace will wait; Marbury on outs (Boston Globe)
Sports Log Taurasi cited for drunken driving (Boston Globe)
Red Sox notebook Matsuzaka headed to Florida for long rehab (By Adam Kilgore, Globe Staff)
Ramirez not sweating the struggle (By Ben Collins, Globe Correspondent)
Roundup Burnett buries Blue Jays (Associated Press)
Notables (Boston Globe)
How the runs scored (Boston Globe)
Cubs 2, Brewers 1 Cubs walk over Brewers (By Rick Gano, Associated Press)
Final to be family affair (By Chris Lehourites, Associated Press)
Confidence is full for Gold Cup (By Gregg Bell, Associated Press)
Revolution-Galaxy (Boston Globe)
Breakers vs. Sky Blue FC (Boston Globe)
Golf roundup Woods on move with record pace (Associated Press)
Earnhardt needing a season turnaround (Associated Press)
Tour de France at a glance (Boston Globe)
Fitchburg Longsjo Classic Pic makes correct decision (By Bill Doyle, Worcester Telegram &Amp; Gazette)

Business

Big talk likely fueled Madoff, Regan swindles (By Sean Sposito, Globe Correspondent)
Wayland man has developed seeds that produce a greener grass (By Robert Knox, Globe Correspondent)
Liberty Mutual renews Fourth of July sponsorship (By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff)
Stimulus funds sought to fight foreclosures (By Katie Johnston Chase, Globe Staff)
British look into Madoff payments to banker (New York Times)
Court OK’s continued freeze on Pang’s assets (Associated Press)
Oil brokerage says it lost $10m on rogue trades (Associated Press)
Patients sue maker of medication pumps (Bloomberg News)
Old is new again with revamped Saturday Evening Post (By Charles Wilson, Associated Press)
Buyout firms balk at plan to alter bank takeover rules (By Jason Kelly and Margaret Chadbourn, Bloomberg News)
Oil falls to below $66 a barrel (By Will Kennedy and Alexander Kwiatkowski, Bloomberg News)

Living/Arts

Prominent Bostonians describe their perfect day (By Laura Bennett, Globe Correspondent)
Voices The evolution of fine whines (By Joanna Weiss, Globe Staff)
DANCE REVIEW Romeo & Juliet meet Radiohead in Ballet Maribor (By Janine Parker, Globe Correspondent)
Fang-Yi Sheu leans toward beauty, athleticism (By David Perkins, Globe Correspondent)
BRING THE FAMILY Take the family to Great Brook Farm State Park (By Lylah M. Alphone, Globe Staff)
BOOK REVIEW ‘American Passage’ looks at immigration restrictions at Ellis Island (By Michael Kenney, Globe Correspondent)
Zaslow’s book celebrates women’s friendships (By Michael J. Crumb, Associated Press)
Names Actor Donovan gets some 'Notice' on Fenway's mound (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
More celebrity news Coleman's wife arrested after fight (Boston Globe)
Ex-Nirvana bassist turns to politics (By Rachel La Corte, Associated Press)
Critic's corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
Pros and cons of digital activism (By Monica Hesse, The Washington Post)
ON DEMAND PICKS ‘Twilight’ available on Comcast Movies and Events (Boston Globe)
Chess Notes (By Harold Dondis and Patrick Wolff, Boston Globe)
TODAY Go Fourth and party (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
TODAY Carnival weekend at Davis Farmland (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
TOMORROW Puppet Showplace presents show about nature (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
TOMORROW Ruthie Ristich Trio to play in Cambridge (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
TODAY Poor Richard’s Penny Concert at Paul Revere House (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)