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Obama scolds
Cambridge police

President Obama, weighing in on the arrest of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., said last night that Cambridge police "acted stupidly" when they handcuffed Gates even after he showed proof that he lived in the house. (By Joseph Williams, Globe Staff)

Officer at eye of storm
says he won’t apologize

Yesterday, as President Obama condemned the Cambridge Police Department during a prime-time White House news conference for the arrest of scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sergeant James M. Crowley steadfastly refused to issue the apology that Gates has sought, a fuller picture began to emerge of the 42-year-old sergeant. (Globe Staff)
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President Obama defended his healthcare overhaul plan last night during a prime-time news conference, saying his political enemies have exploited deficit fears to score points against the complex undertaking and asserting that Congress must pass the legislation to help get the economy back on track. (By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff)

State to spend $29m
designing a project on hold

The state set aside $29 million last week to design a subway tunnel under downtown Boston that planners concede they cannot afford to build - either now or any time in the next two decades. (By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff)

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back playing days after nightmare

Last week, Rachel LaFauci accidentally rolled her Ford Expedition on top of her 22-month-old daughter, Sophia. Yesterday, mother and daughter giggled and played together in their Waltham home. Doctors released Sophia from the hospital Monday, telling the LaFaucis their daughter was just fine. (By Lisa Kocian, Globe Staff)

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