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• McGrory American idolized  |  Photos Brown in D.C.
• State could benefit if Brown, Kerry set aside partisanship
• Politicians line up to fill seat Brown vacating
• Pick-up truck trendsetter  |  Photos Politicians’ vehicles
• Dan Shaughnessy Ayla Brown always in the spotlight
• Globe Editorial Brown: A welcome burst of spontaneity

• Graphic How Amherst and Cambridge voted

• Coakley reflects on election loss, looks ahead | Video
• House lacks votes to pass Senate health bill, Pelosi says
• Scot Lehigh Breaking up the healthcare bill
• Renee Loth The message: Loud but not so clear
• Town-by-town results  |  More Senate race coverage

• It’s all Scott Brown on Capitol Hill (By Matt Viser, Globe Staff)
• Liberal bastions lament as the blue fades (By David Filipov, Globe Staff)
• Upbeat Patrick stresses positives, urges patience (By Michael Levenson and Andrea Estes, Globe Staff)
• Coakley reflects on Senate election loss, looks ahead (By Stephanie Ebbert, Globe Staff)
• Former Revere sergeant testifies he was drunk when he fled shooting (By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff)
• Colleagues implore DeLeo to open House proceedings (By Andrea Estes, Globe Staff)
• Brian McGrory American idolized (By Brian McGrory, Globe Columnist)
• Two gunned down in Brockton; city vows crackdown on violence (By Milton J. Valencia and John R. Ellement, Globe Staff)
• Social worker testifies she reported Riley family’s reliance on drugs (By Patricia Wen, Globe Staff)
• New England in brief Pike to add Fast Lane access at Route 128 (Boston Globe)
• Gates case sergeant asked to speak at graduation (By Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff)
• Effort combats fires fed by home oxygen (By Elizabeth Cooney, Globe Correspondent)
• Smith & Wesson official arrested in bribery sting (Associated Press)
• Review criticizes fishery policies (By Jay Lindsay, Associated Press)
• Politicians line up to fill seat Brown vacating (By Jason Woods, Globe Correspondent)
• Mass. native’s group lends a hand (By James F. Smith, Globe Staff)
• Fla. college seeks return of all faculty, students missing in Haiti (By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff)
• Arlington, Cambridge, Belmont launch effort to predict and prevent domestic violence (By Brock Parker, Globe Correspondent)
• Massachusetts could benefit if Brown, Kerry set aside partisanship (By Joseph P. Williams, Globe Staff)

• Matthew Gannon; adopted dozens of children with wife (By Melody N. Wright, Globe Correspondent)
• Arthur Fiste, 73; teacher, mentor, basketball coach (By Michael Corcoran, Globe Correspondent)
• Faye Lowe, 88; book buyer, store manager in Wellesley (By Stefanie Geisler, Globe Correspondent)
• Marshall W. Nirenberg, 82; biologist, leader untangling life's genetic code (By Nicholas Wade, New York Times)
• Harold T. Meryman, 88; refined process of freezing blood (By T. Rees Shapiro, Washington Post)
• Ruth McBride Jordan, 88; taught her 12 children love (By Dennis Hevesi, New York Times)
• John Halligan, 68; publicist worked for N.Y. Rangers (Associated Press)

• Court lifts a ban on political spending (By Susan Milligan, Globe Staff)
• It’s all Scott Brown on Capitol Hill (By Matt Viser, Globe Staff)
• Frank taking aim at Wall Street bonuses (By Jeremy Herb, Globe Correspondent)
• Firm to remove Bible verses from gun sights (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
• Poll: Americans have negative view of Islam (By Bloomberg News, Boston Globe)
• Safety board urges recorders in trains (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
• Woman says no one helped as she was raped (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
• Calif. rejects medical marijuana limits (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
• Flight diverted because of prayer objects (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
• Edwards admits child from affair (By Julie Bosman, New York Times)
• Guantanamo closure still a long way off (By Devlin Barrett, Associated Press)
• Va. shooting suspect had troubled history, kin say (By Vicki Smith and Harry R. Weber, Associated Press)
• Half a teaspoon less salt daily may save lives (By Alexandra Thomas, Bloomberg News)
• High cholesterol levels found in teenagers (By Rob Stein, Washington Post)
• Quitting smoking aids patients with lung cancer, study finds (By Maria Cheng, Associated Press)
• House lacks votes to pass Senate health bill, Pelosi says (By Shailagh Murray and Paul Kane, Washington Post)
• Political Notebook Kennedy vulnerable, Republicans in R.I. say (By , Boston Globe)
• Massachusetts could benefit if Brown, Kerry set aside partisanship (By Joseph P. Williams, Globe Staff)
• Strongest hurricanes may double in number (By Alex Morales, Bloomberg News)
• Melting Arctic ice helps cable project (By Dan Joling, Associated Press)

• Haiti slows search for survivors (By Mary Beth Sheridan and Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post) | More coverage
• Egyptian cleric condemns prayer ringtone (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
• Obama says he overreached on Mideast (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
• Stolen sign returned to Auschwitz (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
• Yemen tightens visa rules to deter militants (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
• NATO to tighten rules on raids on private Afghan homes (By Kim Gamel, Associated Press)
• Iraq leader seeks ruling on blacklist committee (By Adam Schreck, Associated Press)
• US hopes spy drone offer prompts Pakistani cooperation (By Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times)
• US chief of security gives pitch on scanners (By Daniel Woolls, Associated Press)

• Globe Editorial Patrick finds his voice, but more details needed
• Globe Editorial Brown: A welcome burst of spontaneity
• Globe Editorial Edwards: A disgrace deeper than infidelity
• Globe Editorial Local aid goes beyond dollars
• Scot Lehigh Breaking up the healthcare bill
• Renee Loth The message: Loud but not so clear
• Ellen Ruppel Shell In Haiti, another disaster needs our help
• VoxOp

• Dan Shaughnessy All her world is a stage (By Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist)
• Revis gives Jets singular talent in their corner (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
• Saints’ Bush known to rise to the occasion (By Albert R. Breer, Globe Staff)
• Blue Jackets 3, Bruins 2 Frustrated Bruins get boxed out by Blue Jackets (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
• On figure skating Winner will not be in a waltz (By John Powers, Globe Staff)
• Australian Open Henin rallies again; Roddick wins (By John Pye, Associated Press)
• Revolution go get Gibbs from Colorado (Boston Globe)
• Sports Log Florian announces fight with Gomi (Boston Globe)
• Celtics notebook Backtalk is not cheap for Davis (By Gary Washburn, Globe Staff)
• Trail Blazers thumbnails (Boston Globe)
• Flat foe got itself jacked up (By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff)
• Bruins notebook Bruins’ Savard plays waiting game (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
• NHL roundup Ovechkin sparks Capitals (Associated Press)
• Iverson voted All-Star starter (By Brian Mahoney, Associated Press)
• NBA roundup Cavs bounce Lakers (Associated Press)
• Baseball notebook McGwire takes yet another hit (Associated Press)
• NFL notebook New deal for Phillips (Associated Press)
• The Bettor's edge Indianapolis should have the horses (By Ed Ryan, Globe Staff)
• Ryan coming at Colts in 3-D (By Cliff Brunt, Associated Press)
• Jets-Colts scouting report (Boston Globe)
• This holding call benefited all (By Dave Campbell, Associated Press)
• Vikings-Saints scouting report (Boston Globe)
• Sports Media Burns sends Red Sox to extra innings (By Chad Finn, Globe Staff)
• College roundup Herzlich’s comeback continues (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
• This weekend on TV, radio (Boston Globe)
• College hockey notebook Crimson better make their move (By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff)
• School roundup St. Mary’s steamrolls stunned Fontbonne (By Braden Campbell, Globe Correspondent)
• web exclusive Nagasu, Cohen start strong (By John Powers, Globe Staff)

• Foreclosures in state fall 25% (By Jenifer B. McKim, Globe Staff)  |  Massachusetts foreclosures by county
• Politicians’ vehicles  |  BLOG Why the GMC Canyon isn't anyone's threat
• Scott Brown’s GMC Canyon becomes truck trendsetter (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
• Venture capitalists reawaken (By D.C. Denison, Globe Staff)
• Westwood project gets $55m boost (By Casey Ross, Globe Staff)
• Genzyme chief expects to increase Mass. workforce by at least 500 (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
• Boston Capital Fidelity’s next step (By Steven Syre, Globe Columnist)
• Obama proposes new restrictions on big banks (By Binyamin Appelbaum and Michael D. Shear, Washington Post)
• Volcker’s ideas gain sway, officials say (By David Cho and Binyamin Appelbaum, Washington Post)
• AROUND THE REGION Logan traffic ends year on mixed note (By Katie Johnston Chase, Globe Staff)
• AROUND THE REGION Gains forecast in remodeling industry (By Jenifer B. McKim, Globe Staff)
• Web firms urged to resist censorship (Bloomberg News)
• Crude price falls as fuel demand slips (Bloomberg News)
• Bloomingdale’s to open outlet stores (Associated Press)
• Oracle-Sun deal approved in Europe (Bloomberg News)
• Kindle opened to program developers (Bloomberg News)
• Nokia to offer free navigation service (Associated Press)
• Mass. jobless rate increased in December (By Robert Gavin, Globe Staff)  |  Survey Will Massachusetts jobs come back in 2010?
• Deferred bonuses painful to many (By Rachel Beck, Associated Press)
• Goldman Sachs earns record $4.79b (By Stevenson Jacobs, Associated Press)
• Earnings roundup Google sets record for quarterly profit (Associated Press )
• Toyota recalls 2.3 million cars due to faulty pedals (By Dan Strumpf and Stephen Manning, Associated Press)
• Small investors can buy into Buffett at lower cost (Associated Press)
• Scott Burns Some strategies to cope with the ‘great investment income famine’ (By Scott Burns, Boston Globe)
• MASS. MOVERS Genzyme slips as FDA sets decision date (Boston Globe)
• MARKET MOVERS Cosmetics maker soars on higher outlook (Boston Globe)

• The patrons plunge in (By Geoff Edgers, Globe Staff)
• Television Review Sex, lies, and sensationalism in ‘Pregnancy Pact’ (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
• Movie Review  ‘Extraordinary Measures’ plays off a wrenching tale (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
• Movie Review  ‘Police, Adjective’ finds its thrill in words, not high-speed chases (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
• Scene & Heard Dave Herlihy talks about Paula Persechini-Petitti and the benefit concert for her (By Jonathan Perry, Globe Correspondent)
• For choreographer Alonzo King, the message is in the movement (By Valerie Gladstone, Globe Correspondent)
• Voices Brown and Coakley aren’t the only winner and loser (By Alex Beam, Globe Staff)
• Dale Watson is still a honky-tonk man (By Stuart Munro, Globe Correspondent)
• Movie Review  A bizarre little ‘Town’ well worth visiting (By Ty Burr, Globe Staff)
• Television Review Something’s rotten in Rome in bloody ‘Spartacus’ (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
• Stage Review ‘Indulgences’ takes things a little too far (By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff)
• Classical Notes Four’s a charm for Parker Quartet (By David Weininger, Globe Correspondent)
• Movie Review  In ‘Creation,’ the agonies of Charles Darwin (By Ty Burr, Globe Staff)
• Movie Review  ‘Tooth Fairy’ doesn’t pay off (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
• G FORCE | ROGER MILLER Roger Miller discusses Surrealist Night (By Joan Anderman, Globe Staff)
• Barcode Brookline has a neighborhood hangout in The Regal Beagle (By Luke O'Neil, Globe Correspondent)
• Television Review ‘Caprica’ brings back the ‘Battlestar’ doom (By Joanna Weiss, Globe Staff)
• Benefit concerts spring up to help Haiti (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
• Kyle Beltran’s iPod shuffle (By James Reed, Globe Staff)
• Book Review Review of ‘Gutshot Straight’ by Lou Berney, a caper novel set in LA and Las Vegas (By Carlo Wolff, Boston Globe)
• 3-D tribute to honor Jackson at Grammys (By Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Associated Press)
• Television critic's picks (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
• ‘Juno’ available on MAX on Comcast (Boston Globe)
• Dear Margo Dear Margo: Cousin’s empathy is running on empty (Boston Globe)
• Surfing the Net with kids (By Barbara Feldman, Boston Globe)
• Movies opening this week (Boston Globe)
• Movie review capsules (Boston Globe)
• Critic's Picks Classical music critic's picks (By Jeremy Eichler, Globe Staff)
• Daily TV and radio guide (Boston Globe)
• Parting Shot The artwork is thirsty ... (Boston Globe)
• Music Review BSO and Davis give new ‘St. John Passion’ a US premiere (By Jeremy Eichler, Globe Staff)
• TODAY Shared Choreographers' Concert at Dance Complex (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• TODAY Photography exhibit at Harvard Museum of Natural History (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• TODAY Eastern US Dancesport Championships at Renaissance Boston Waterfront hotel (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• TOMORROW Red Molly performs in Plymouth (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• SUNDAY Nouvelle Vague performs at Somerville Theatre (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
• Names Gardner Museum unveils plans (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
• Celebrity news $45m for Conan, staff (Boston Globe)
• Vermont farmer’s images of snowflakes go on sale in NYC (By Ula Ilnytzky, Associated Press)

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