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BOSTON CAPITAL
INNOVATION ECONOMY
Page one
A $63m push
to retrofit housing
Mayor Menino will announce today what is being billed as the largest energy efficiency overhaul in public housing in the nation’s history, a sweeping initiative designed to save electricity, countless gallons of water, and millions of dollars. (By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff)
Catholic opposition to health bill fades
Roman Catholic opposition to the health care overhaul package is crumbling, with some church officials and lawmakers concluding that their long-sought goal of health care overhaul trumps the desire to adopt the severest restrictions on abortion funding. (By Susan Milligan, Globe Staff)
Developer may scuttle tower plans
Developer Don Chiofaro said he will abandon his proposal to build two skyscrapers near the New England Aquarium unless city officials relax height restrictions and approve buildings tall enough to make the project economically viable. (By Casey Ross, Globe Staff)
Students, faculty give
Harvard a global reach
Even as record numbers of foreign students are pursuing degrees at Harvard University, far more Harvard undergraduates than ever are traveling abroad for summer study, internships, and projects from Botswana to Beijing. (By James F. Smith, Globe Staff)
Getting robots to play together
At the cutting edge of robotics, many researchers are focused on multiple-robot systems in which it is not the individual that matters, but the group. (By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Staff)
Metro
- A $63m push to retrofit housing (By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff)
- Some of the upgrades planned for BHA developments (Boston Globe)
- Students, faculty give Harvard a global reach (By James F. Smith, Globe Staff)
- Getting robots to play together (By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Staff)
- Sewage release brings calls for answers (By David Abel, Globe Staff)
- Wilkerson, Turner to be tried separately (By Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff)
- Car slams Peabody medical building (By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff)
- All’s not quiet on Evacuation Day (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
- In 1941, governor made the day green (By Stefanie Geisler, Globe Correspondent)
- Police say Dedham man’s death suspicious (By Michele Morgan Bolton, Globe Correspondent)
- Activist’s family sues over wheelchair death (By Bob Salsberg, Associated Press)
- New England in brief Maine man taken into custody after flight (Boston Globe)
- In MIT’s admissions overture, calculated hints at life to come (By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff)
- Antibullying bill may lose punch (By Jenna Russell, Globe Staff)
- Salem driver won’t face charges in death of teen (By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff)
- Death of N.H. landlord goes to jury (By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press)
- Ex-manager for Mihos sues to be paid (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
- Driver charged after hit-and-run fatality in Bourne (By Ursula Munn, Globe Correspondent)
- Cleanup around state from storm flooding to be slow process (By Martin Finucane and Shana Wickett, Globe Staff | Globe Correspondent)
- Green Line section due to be reopened Monday (By Jason Woods, Globe Correspondent)
- Man crashes car, dies eluding Wayland police (By Milton Valencia, Globe Staff)
- Court hears appeal in ’06 death of Vt. student (By John Curran, Associated Press)
Regional editions
Globe West
- Natick to vote on overrides for new high school, senior center (By Megan McKee, Globe Correspondent)
Globe North
- Opera singer ready to break out from Starbucks (By Joel Brown, Globe Correspondent) | Video The singing barista
Globe South
- MILTON Milton temple denied zoning change to rebuild (By Christine Legere, Globe Correspondent)
Obituaries
- George Warner; was educator in Boston, Cambridge (By Gloria Negri, Globe Staff)
- Bob Scannell, former labor official at Boston Edison (By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff)
- W.E. DeWolfe, accountant for nonprofit (By Ursula Munn, Globe Correspondent)
- Der Scutt, 75; architect designed Trump Tower (By Fred A. Bernstein, New York Times)
- Joseph Dembo; brought all-news format to WCBS (Associated Press)
- Seville Allen, 65, advocate for blind, disabled (By Matt Schudel, Washington Post)
Nation
- Catholic opposition to health bill fades (By Susan Milligan, Globe Staff)
- Senate clears $18b jobs bill (By Ben Pershing, Washington Post)
- Drive shaft probably caused fatal Texas bus crash (Associated Press)
- Fourth Paterson staffer quits amid scandal (Associated Press)
- Seneca Falls, N.Y., votes to dissolve government (Associated Press)
- EPA increases scrutiny of flea and tick products (Associated Press)
- House Democrats closer to passing health care bill (By David M. Herszenhorn and Robert Pear, New York Times)
- Political Notebook Kennedy’s absence adds somber note at Irish tradition (Globe Staff)
- Episcopal Church backs 2d gay bishop (By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press)
- Pa. group asserts textbooks on Islam are inflammatory (Associated Press)
- Students mobilize to keep Fargo dry (By James MacPherson, Associated Press)
- Cornell confronts suicides, reputation (By Mary Esch and Michael Hill, Associated Press)
- For the record (Boston Globe)
World
- Taliban step up intimidation (By Rod Nordland, New York Times)
- Guatemala to lift ban on adoptions (Associated Press)
- Dubai jails couple over sex texting (Associated Press)
- Vatican studies Mary visions in Bosnia (Associated Press)
- Israel lifts extended closure of West Bank as tensions calm (By Amy Teibel, Associated Press)
- Debate rages over fertility clinic’s offer of free eggs (By Maria Cheng, Associated Press)
- 5 Va. men charged in Pakistan in terror plot (By Jerry Markon and Debbi Wilgoren, Washington Post)
- CIA chief says attacks hamper Al Qaeda (By Joby Warrick, Washington Post)
- Merkel addresses abuse scandal (By Melissa Eddy, Associated Press)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial Mass. should lead nation on ed standards, without lowering them here
- Globe Editorial A hole in Boston’s civic heart
- Joan Wickersham Love, advanced
- Joan Vennochi Tee time for Pelosi?
- Jeff Robbins Obama aggravates Israel’s mistake
Sports
- Celtics 109, Knicks 97 Green thump (By Gary Washburn, Globe Staff)
- Bruins may stir something up for Cooke (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- Bob Ryan At No. 2, a seed of doubt (By Bob Ryan, Globe Columnist)
- On football At Tebow’s workout, lots of show, but little tell (By Albert R. Breer, Globe Staff)
- Beltre was handy, dandy (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- Red Sox notebook ‘Dice’ is finally rolled out there (By Peter Abraham and Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- Sports Log Jordan’s bid to buy Bobcats is approved (Boston Globe)
- Baseball notebook Washington used cocaine (Associated Press)
- Down under, they’re above and beyond (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
- Volunteers at times needed a few to step forward (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
- Regional notebook Memories sprout from old seeds (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
- Gators aware of how BYU gets its fill (By Jeff Latzke, Associated Press)
- College notebook Cal suspends starting forward (Associated Press)
- Irish rising slowly, steadily (By Noah Trister, Associated Press)
- Momentum goes both ways (By Greg Beacham, Associated Press)
- College basketball tournament roundup A historic win for Terriers; Harvard’s season ends (Boston Globe)
- Patriots notebook Club will holiday in Detroit (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
- NFL notebook Owners mull OT overhaul (Associated Press)
- NHL roundup Devils complete sweep (Associated Press)
- NBA roundup Bobcats 1-0 under Jordan (Associated Press)
- Rondo took a pass (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
- Celtics notebook Walker putting minutes in the bank (By Gary Washburn, Globe Staff)
- Transitions a golf tourney a bit overshadowed by Augusta (By Doug Ferguson, Associated Press)
- Penguins thumbnails (Boston Globe)
Business
- Developer may scuttle tower plans (By Casey Ross, Globe Staff)
- Cellphone bills can pack surprise (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
- Bank of America’s Moynihan braces for 1st annual meeting (By Beth Healy, Globe Staff)
- Fed fights to keep oversight of smaller banks (By Sewell Chan, New York Times)
- Managing Your Money Credit card rules aren’t final yet, so speak up (By Michelle Singletary, Washington Post)
- Big drop in energy bills offsets higher food prices (By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press)
- Facing the same path as Greece, Italians unfazed by talk of crisis (By Colleen Barry, Associated Press)
- Crude nears $83 as inventories ease (Associated Press)
- Wachovia settles US laundering case (Associated Press)
- Airline strikers seek global support (Associated Press)
- Facebook surpasses Google in US hits (Bloomberg News)
- Two ex-Madoff programmers indicted (Bloomberg News)
- Around the Region Beacon Power said to need capital (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
- Around the Region EMC suing pair over rival business (Globe Staff)
- SEC investigating firms’ actions before the crisis (By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press)
- Drug shipment thefts up sharply across country (By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press)
- Investigators seek clues in Prius wreck (By Jim Fitzgerald and Dan Strumpf, Associated Press)
- GM may be profitable in ’10, executive says (By Katie Merx and Mike Ramsey, Bloomberg News)
- Numbers dispute casts pall over US mortgage aid program (By Alan Zibel, Associated Press)
- Low rates, low inflation spur high hopes (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS Ford shifts into overdrive on ratings upgrade (Boston Globe)
- MASS. MOVERS HRPT selling shares to pay off debt (Boston Globe)
- Vulcan Materials Co. (Boston Globe)
- CIT Group Inc. (Boston Globe)
- VirnetX Holding Corp. (Boston Globe)
- Kraft to cut salt levels in many products (By Matthew Boyle, Bloomberg News)
- Young Russian places risky bet on struggling French newspaper (By Greg Keller, Associated Press)
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- Wedding bell blues (By Alyssa Giacobbe, Globe Correspondent)
- Six steps to wedded bliss (By Alyssa Giacobbe, Globe Correspondent)
- VOICES Gabourey Sidibe’s weight makes some people uncomfortable — but not her (By Christopher Muther, Globe Staff)
- In public, on screen, and even at the Oscars, gum chewers seem to be everywhere (By Beth Teitell, Globe Correspondent)
- The bartender recommends (By Luke O’Neil, Boston Globe)
- BOOK REVIEW ‘Macaulay’ takes a serious look at a nearly forgotten man of history (By David M. Shribman, Boston Globe)
- Handyman on call: power washing a deck (By Peter Hotton, Globe Staff)
- G FORCE | CHARLA KRUPP Charla Krupp wants woment to think thin (By Irene Muniz, Globe Correspondent)
- Bargain Bin (By Ami Albernaz, Boston Globe)
- Names Tea Leoni and Celtics stand up for UNICEF’s Haiti efforts (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- More Celebrity News Posner claims accidental plagiarism (Associated Press)
- TODAY Alastair Moock and guests at Club Passim (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- TODAY Birdsong at Morning at Lilypad (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- TOMORROW Disco Biscuits at the House of Blues (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- TODAY ‘Incorporating Patterns’ exhibit at Atlantic Works Gallery (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- SATURDAY A Celtic Sojourn at Sanders Theatre (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Music: the week ahead (Boston Globe)
- Arts: the week ahead (Boston Globe)
- Nightlife: the week ahead (Boston Globe)
- Mark Your Calendar (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Events: the week ahead (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Party Lines (Boston Globe)
- Critic’s corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- Daily guide to television and radio (Boston Globe)
- On Demand picks (Boston Globe)
- Reflection for the day (Boston Globe)
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