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Boston firepower
lacking, FBI says

Boston is making itself vulnerable to a terrorist attack like the rampage in Mumbai last year by not adequately arming its police with the semiautomatic assault rifles widely available, the top FBI agent in Boston said yesterday. (By Jonathan Saltzman and Maria Cramer, Globe Staff)

Health co-ops’ fans like cost and care

A collection of insurance cooperatives is winning attention as being key to a possible health reform compromise, but while some of their practices have cut costs, questions remain about their ability to transform US health care. (By Michael Kranish, Globe Staff)

Sweet benefactor James

James Taylor will be the centerpiece of a five-day festival for the BSO and, instead of being paid, he will give the symphony $500,000, his earnings after expenses. (By Geoff Edgers, Globe Staff)

SJC curbs tracking devices on offenders

The Supreme Judicial Court ruled that sex offenders convicted before 2006 cannot automatically be forced to wear GPS devices because it creates an unconstitutional burden on their freedom. (By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff)

To see their fiscal way,
towns cut the lights

Hundreds of street lights will flicker out for good this year in Andover, one of several communities across Massachusetts hunting for savings on their electric bills. (By Matt Collette and Vivian Nereim, Globe Correspondents)

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