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Health fight has
other bills sidelined

The pitched battle over a national health care plan is inflicting collateral damage on other legislation in Congress, with some lawmakers and advocates arguing that it has sidetracked action on other urgent priorities. (By Alan Wirzbicki, Globe Correspondent)

Diplomacy opens a portal to profit

Boston has long been one of a handful of American cities with a significant foreign consular corps. Now, thanks to its combination of globally renowned technology companies and universities, Boston has also become a magnet for new approaches to cross-border linkages. (By James F. Smith, Globe Staff)

Genzyme struggles to recover from virus

Three months after a virus outbreak, Genzyme, Massachusetts' largest biotechnology company, with a market value of $15.5 billion, is still struggling to put the problem behind it. (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)

New president has
Dartmouth eager for change

Faculty, students, and alumni have high hopes that Dr. Jim Yong Kim, who will be inaugurated as the college's 17th president tomorrow, can usher in a new era for the 240-year-old university - an institution often viewed from the outside as a conservative bastion of white privilege. (By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff)

Backwoods crime patrol

During nine days beginning Aug. 21, three burglaries and five thefts were reported in a community that has always regarded crime as somebody else's problem. Now, Police Chief Doug Hackett has rallied 50 residents of Cornish, N.H., to help out by patrolling their community. (By Brian MacQuarrie, Globe Staff)

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