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• Patrick wants more students to go to charter schools (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
• BMC sues state, saying it illegally cut payments (By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff)
• BU study finds learning Alzheimer’s risk not detrimental (By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Staff)
• Quabbin closed to private boating amid zebra mussel concerns (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
• Mass. expands its stock of flu remedies for the fall (By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff)
• Sox fans at a loss during All-Star break (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
• Two charged in ’07 Dorchester killings (By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff)
• Kevin Cullen More Puritan than Parisian (By Kevin Cullen, Globe Columnist)
• Boating crash victim’s body is found (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
• Father loading child into car is hit by driver (By Matt Collette, Globe Correspondent)
• Prosecutor says driver in fatality didn’t hit brakes (By Abbie Ruzicka, Globe Correspondent)
• New England in brief Education secretary lauds state initiatives (Boston Globe)
• MBTA general manager says he’s reachable (By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff)
• Baseball All-Star plug may boost Braintree group’s donations (By David Abel, Globe Staff)
• Buzzing birthday box alarms Cambridge post office (By Jack Nicas, Globe Correspondent)
• Charge raised to manslaughter in fight over dog (By Jack Nicas, Globe Correspondent)
• Memorial honors veterans who have died since 9/11 (By Matt Collette, Globe Correspondent)

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• Municipalities seek identity in town centers (By Katheleen Conti, Globe Staff)

• As a ministry dog, Littleton’s Mosby brings healing touch to nursing homes and hospitals (By Erica Noonan, Globe Staff)

• WEYMOUTH Weymouth High to keep stiff athlete penalty for drug abuse (By Johanna Seltz, Globe Correspondent)

• Sam Church, 72, former president of miners' union (Associated Press)
• Phyllis Fleming, 84; pioneer among women in physics (By J.M. Lawrence, Globe Correspondent)
• Don Nealon; linked faith, life in teachings (By Brett M. Rhyne, Globe Correspondent)
• Harry Edelstein, at 91; owned celebrated Broadway hangout (By Dennis Hevesi, New York Times)
• Kenneth M. Stampp, 96; changed the study of slavery in United States (By Adam Bernstein, Washington Post)
• Nikola Stanchev, 78, wrestler, Bulgaria’s 1st Olympic champ (Associated Press)
• Obituaries For the record (Boston Globe)

• Panel grills Sotomayor on abortion, gun control (By Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Associated Press)
• Sanford skips meetings for trip with wife (Associated Press)
• Senate panel OK’s easier military voting (Associated Press)
• After month delay, Endeavour lifts off (Associated Press)
• Attack victims urge shark protections (Associated Press)
• Plan to boost driver’s license security (Associated Press)
• Surveillance cameras stayed on as Fla. couple was killed (By Bill Kaczor, Associated Press)
• Popular heart bypass method found risky (By Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press)
• Obama pushes hard on healthcare overhaul (By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Ben Feller, Associated Press)
• Plan would honor one campaign pledge, break another (Associated Press)
• Political Notebook Outlook improves for hate crimes bill (Boston Globe)
• Sidelined for weeks, Clinton aims to retake limelight (Globe Wire Services)
• Episcopal bishops OK creation of prayer for gay couples (By Michelle Rindels, Associated Press)
• Study of Colo. soldiers linked to slayings cites possible combat effect (By P. Solomon Banda, Associated Press)
• For the record (Boston Globe)

• Plane nose-dives in Iran, killing all 168 aboard (By Ali Akbar Dareini, Associated Press)
• French Parliament votes on allowing Sunday work (Associated Press)
• Bombings kill Iraq officer, 10 others (Associated Press)
• Hiker lost in Australian mountains found (Associated Press)
• Khadafy backs nuclear power for Iran (Associated Press)
• Al Qaeda’s No. 2 asks Pakistanis for help (Associated Press)
• Israeli veterans of Gaza war call military force excessive (By Steve Weizman, Associated Press)
• Chechen activist kidnapped, fatally shot (By Philip P. Pan, Washington Post)
• British proposal would reduce CO2 emissions 18% by 2020 (By Robert Hutton and Alex Morales, Bloomberg News)
• Nigerian rebels call truce, fear troop movements (By Bashir Adigun, Associated Press)
• French workers facing layoffs use increasingly desperate tactics (By David Jolly, New York Times)
• Oldest woman to give birth dies at 69 (By Daniel Woolls, Associated Press)

• Globe Editorial The CIA’s assassination plan
• Globe Editorial Fiber-optic nerve
• Globe Editorials Short Fuse
• Joseph E. Aoun Millions more going to college?
• Cathy Young Battered women - and men
• Daniel Terris Sotomayor’s cautious openness to foreign laws
• Peter Funt Baseball’s bat and gall

• On hockey Winter Classic official, looking forward to cold one at Fenway (By Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff)
• Hard working Red Sox go deep - in talented young arms (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
• Excitement building for Sox’ second half, 10 stories high (By Tony Massarotti, Globe Staff)
• 138th British Open Driscoll’s path had sharp turns (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)
• Fire 2, Revolution 1 Revolution come close but don’t reach their goal in loss to Fire (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
• Tour de France Cavendish takes Stage 11 win (By Jerome Pugmire, Associated Press)
• Breakers 1, Red Stars 0 Breakers are able to right themselves (By Ben Collins, Globe Correspondent)
• Sports Log Suggs signs six-year deal with Ravens (Boston Globe)
• Tazawa, Hagadone, Kelly thrown into Red Sox discussion (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
• Richard, Vollmer land Patriot deals (By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff)
• NASCAR: Mayfield fails 2d test (Associated Press)
• With schedule announced, an early home run for Bruins (By Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff)
• Golf’s age-old story (By Doug Ferguson, Associated Press)
• Five to watch at Turnberry (Boston Globe)
• Some rest before his first test (By James Driscoll, Globe Correspondent)
• Golf notes An unplayable lie (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)
• Favorites meet match (By Justin A. Rice, Globe Correspondent)
• South 28, North 20 South makes up ground fast in second half (By Jonathan Raymond, Globe Correspondent)

• Mass. auditor investigating MBTA's South Station lease (By Casey Ross, Globe Staff)
• Lappin boss replenishes fund lost to Madoff scheme (By Sean Sposito, Globe Correspondent)
• Investors step up to save Bay State Banner (By Meghan E. Irons, Globe Staff)
• UMass-Lowell buy to enliven city’s core (By Robert Gavin, Globe Staff)
• 2 Quincy former execs indicted; terror ties alleged (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
• Tech Lab Latest netbook incarnations are an improvement (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff)
• Geithner vows focus on dollar (By Adam Schreck, Associated Press)
• Oil tops $61 per barrel as supply drops (Associated Press)
• Higher prices blamed on fuel (By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press)
• IRS faulted on big delinquencies (Bloomberg News)
• FTC suits seek to halt loan scams (Associated Press)
• Around the Region Genocide measure fails at Fidelity (Reuters)
• Around the Region Travel site warns of fake hotel reviews (Associated Press)
• Around the Region SEC charges 11 with insider trading (Associated Press)
• Around the Region Drug firms settle Vytorin complaints (Reuters)
• Galvin seeks data on highly leveraged funds (By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff)
• Wal-Mart seeks to set eco-ratings (By Anne D’innocenzio, Associated Press)
• Government denies lender 2d bailout (By Daniel Wagner, Associated Press)
• A hacker attacks Twitter (Bloomberg News)
• Dedham newspaper goes weekly, citing ad, circulation slump (By Sean Sposito, Globe Correspondent)
• Fed more upbeat on growth, but sees joblessness at 10% (By Jeannine Aversa, Associated Press)
• White House files plan for SEC oversight of hedge funds (By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press)
• Seeing bright signs, investors buy up stocks (Boston Globe)
• MARKET MOVERS Yum’s profit is up, but not sales forecast (Boston Globe)
• Goldman Sachs (Boston Globe)
• Carnival Corp. (Boston Globe)
• MASS. MOVERS Mac-Gray puts focus on productivity (Boston Globe)
• Bemis Co. (Boston Globe)
• The Color of Money As recession grinds on, financial abuse of elders takes a growing toll (By Michelle Singletary, Washington Post)
• Madoff accountant waives indictment (By David Glovi, Bloomberg News)
• Yolanda to close her Waltham bridal shop (By Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff)

• Art of living cheaply spares Maine worst of downturn (By Jenna Russell, Globe Staff)
• What’s the right thing to do when a co-worker gets laid off? (By Linda Matchan, Globe Staff)
• Dos and don’ts of supporting downsized colleagues (By Linda Matchan, Globe Staff)
• Matt Albiani discusses his coffee table book about lifeguards (By Christopher Muther, Globe Staff)
• There’s a tomato fungus among us (By Carol Stocker, Globe Correspondent)
• Let me school you about preppies (By Sam Allis, Globe Staff)
• Mixing with the drink makers at New Orleans’ cocktail conference (By Liza Weisstuch, Globe Correspondent)
• CHRISTOPHER MUTHER Putting the hate on hipsters (By Christopher Muther , Globe Staff)
• Removing lichen, mold, and algae from a roof (By Peter Hotton, Globe Staff)
• STAGE REVIEW Orfeo Group’s Shakespeare reaches comic heights (By Louise Kennedy, Globe Staff)
• BOOK REVIEW Robert Wilson presents the final chapter in his Spanish mystery series (By Julie Wittes Schlack, Boston Globe)
• G FORCE | KERRY O’BRIEN Kerry O’Brien discusses her underwear line (By Hayley Kaufman, Globe Staff)
• Bargain Bin (By Ami Albernaz, Globe Correspondent)
• Interview with ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ cartoonist Steve Hillenburg (By Michael Cavna, Washington Post)
• Critic’s Corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
• ON DEMAND PICKS ‘Alive’ available on HBO on Comcast (Boston Globe)
• Daily guide for radio and television (Boston Globe)
• MOVIE STARS (Boston Globe)
• TOMORROW Beach Party at the Peabody Essex Museum (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• TODAY Lee Meriwether in ‘Mame’ at Waltham (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• TODAY Stonehoney at T.T. the Bear’s (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• SATURDAY Wolf’s Bastille Day A-Go-Go at the Precinct (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• SATURDAY Jimmy Fund Fantasy Day at Fenway Park (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• Mark Your Calendar (Boston Globe)
• The week ahead: music (Boston Globe)
• The week ahead: arts (Boston Globe)
• The week ahead: nightlife (Boston Globe)
• The week ahead: events for kids (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• Reflection of the day (Boston Globe)
• Names Dancy makes Hub pub stop (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
• Celebrity News Redford weds (Boston Globe)
• MUSIC REVIEW An intoxicating showcase of hip-hop up-and-comers (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)

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