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2 more on ballot
failed to pay tax
Two high-profile Democrats, the lieutenant governor and a candidate for state auditor, acknowledged yesterday that they also had not paid required taxes on investment income earned on their campaign accounts. (By Frank Phillips and Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
Weymouth contractor may be
witness in campaign fraud case
The owner of a Weymouth construction company appears to be the key witness federal prosecutors used to charge a former executive of Boston developer WinnCompanies this week with making illegal campaign contributions to politicians in order to advance the company’s business interests. (By Jonathan Saltzman and Casey Ross, Globe Staff)
AG urges Beth Israel
to rethink CEO’s fitness
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said yesterday that the board of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center should do "some soul-searching" about chief executive Paul Levy's ability to continue leading the hospital. (By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff)
Bedbug fears put bite
on the hotel industry
Bedbugs - which hide in mattresses and bite people while they sleep - are constantly in the news, and hotel and inn operators are feeling particularly vulnerable. (By Linda Matchan, Globe Staff)
Metro
- Vacations, weddings in doubt as storm nears (By Milton J. Valencia and L. Finch, Globe Staff | Globe Correspondent)
- Video State preps for storm | Photos Earl approaches | Track Earl | Complete forecast
- 2 more on ballot failed to pay tax (By Frank Phillips and Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
- Weymouth contractor may be witness in campaign fraud case (By Jonathan Saltzman and Casey Ross, Globe Staff)
- AG urges Beth Israel to rethink CEO’s fitness (By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff) | PDF AG's letter to the Beth Israel
- Bedbug fears putting the bite on hotel industry (By Linda Matchan, Globe Staff) | Q&A What you need to know about bedbugs
- Gloucester restricts swimmers after man dies in surf, riptide (By Brian MacQuarrie, Globe Staff) | Graphic Escaping a rip current | Photos
- EEE fear brings early end to summer days outdoors (By John M. Guilfoil, Globe Staff)
- Yvonne Abraham Dogged professionals (By Yvonne Abraham, Globe Columnist)
- DA investigates death of Lowell boy, 2 (By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff)
- 1st attack ad airs in R.I. race (By Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press)
- New England in brief Police officer to face intimidation case
- Patrick won’t commit to sales tax rollback (By Jim O’Sullivan and Kyle Cheney, State House News Service)
- Sugarloaf is adding ski terrain to vie for East’s largest resort (By Clarke Canfield, Associated Press)
- Wounded robbery suspect is arraigned (By Vivian Ho, Globe Correspondent)
- Vt. town honors a fallen soldier (By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press)
- State Police plan holiday campaign against drunken driving (By Jeffrey Fish, Globe Correspondent)
- Prosecutors to argue cruelty in deaths of Conn. woman, her 2 children (By John Christoffersen, Associated Press)
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Globe South
- Plymouth air show makes a comeback (By Emily Sweeney, Globe Staff)
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- Angie Scardino, 86; gave up privacy to share struggle after fall broke her hip (By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff)
- Dorothy Sucher, 77, reporter in freedom of the press case (By Dennis Hevesi, New York Times)
Nation
- Report shows steep decline in illegal immigrants entering US (By Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post)
- S.D. teen planned to bomb school, police say (Associated Press)
- Mormons, Jews reach deal on baptisms (Associated Press)
- Muslim group decries vitriol on NYC site (Associated Press)
- Fast, accurate new TB test is unveiled (Associated Press)
- Journal calls Meridia a ‘flawed diet pill’ (Associated Press)
- Appeal of gay-marriage ruling urged in Calif. (Boston Globe)
- Electronic cigarettes attracting ‘smokers’ (By Michael Felberbaum, Associated Press)
- Political Notebook Tea Party’s Alaska victory forcing GOP agenda changes (Associated Press)
- Michigan cancels its annual fair (By Corey Williams, Associated Press)
- Gunman dies in hostage standoff (By Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press)
World
- Leaders vow effort to reach peace in Mideast (The New York Times)
- China requires ID to buy cellphone number (Associated Press)
- Cambodia plans Asia’s tallest building (Associated Press)
- N. Korea tries to dodge sanctions, report says (Associated Press)
- Rape case vs. Wikileaks founder reopened (Associated Press)
- Gunmen attack aid plane in Congo (Associated Press)
- Yemeni passengers freed after terror scare (Associated Press)
- Cardinal says he was misled in abuse case (Boston Globe)
- Benin’s government caught up in costly Ponzi scheme (By Virgile Ahissou and Artis Henderson, Associated Press)
- Blair’s memoir offers fodder for friends, foes alike (By Jill Lawless, Associated Press)
- Gates says history will determine whether Iraq war was worth it (By Anne Gearan, Associated Press)
- Hamas leader denounces peace talks, vows more violence (By Diaa Hadid and Karin Laub, Associated Press)
- US aims legal case at chief of the Pakistani Taliban (By Spencer S. Hsu and William Branigin, Washington Post)
- Afghan Muslim leader killed, US soldier dies (By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press)
- Kabul Bank is solvent, officials say (By Deb Riechmann and Rahim Faiez, Associated Press)
- Donated malaria drugs being stolen in Africa (By Maria Cheng, Associated Press)
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- Globe Editorial Hatch bravely steps forward
- Ian Donnis Not just easy money
- Joshua Green Strategists vs. experts — Obama loses
- Jarrett Barrios Equal right to marry, and divorce
Sports
- Red Sox 9, Orioles 6 Red Sox show a little life (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- On football Some bigger issues (By Albert R. Breer, Globe Staff)
- Dan Shaughnessy Piecing together a few things (By Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist)
- Ground force (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
- West returns to the Celtics (By Gary Washburn, Globe Staff)
- Bud Collins Shining day for son (By Bud Collins, Globe Correspondent)
- Azarenka OK after collapse (By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press)
- Sports Log League extends Kovalchuk deadline (Boston Globe)
- On baseball Hoping to mine the best out of Salty (By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff)
- Red Sox notebook Beckett sees spoils to be won (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- Roundup Chicago cuts down Indians (Associated Press)
- Morelia 2, Revolution 1 Morelia snaps Revolution streak (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
- College football notebook Big Ten shift splits up rivals (Associated Press)
- BC notebook Leveling playing field (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
- ACC capsules (Boston Globe)
- A refined product at Merrimack (By Robert Mays, Globe Correspondent)
- Newfound consistency boosts Kuchar (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)
- Notebook Mickelson bags pro-am (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)
- Today's pro-am tee times (Boston Globe)
- National notes Wie’s star on the rise (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)
- Keeping score around New England (Boston Globe)
- Pro tours at a glance (Boston Globe)
- Nervous players are seeing spots (By Shalise Manza Young, Globe Staff)
- Patriots notebook In this finale, they may finally be needed (By Shalise Manza Young, Globe Staff)
- NFL notebook Raiders deny interest in Cardinals’ Leinart (Associated Press)
- Basketball roundup Iran overmatched by Americans (Associated Press)
Business
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- WFXT, too, will air news at 4:30 a.m. (By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff) | Photos The 4:30 a.m. news race
- Tech Lab 4G network shows promise — and devices are cool, too (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff) | Video Hiawatha Bray tries out 4G
- Brokerage, ex-manager still sparring (By Beth Healy, Globe Staff)
- Struggling Salary.com is sold to Pa. firm for $80m (By D.C. Denison, Globe Staff)
- Apple unveils new iPods, TV rentals (By Adam Satariano and Rochelle Garner, Bloomberg News) | Photos Apple unveils new product updates
- Auto sales lose some horsepower in August (By Tom Krisher and Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press)
- FCC looks for input on net neutrality (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
- Fed urged to rein in credit card offers (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
- Comair plans to pare fleet, cut jobs (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
- India mandates servers it can access (By Bloomberg News, Boston Globe)
- Around the Region Pfizer will buy Cambridge drug maker (By Bloomberg News, Boston Globe)
- Around the Region Genzyme says drug lowers cholesterol (By Globe Staff, Boston Globe)
- Around the Region BAE wins $123 million Army contract (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
- Botox maker to pay $600m in settlement (By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press)
- Burger King holds buyout talks with 3G (By Zachary R. Mider and Duane D. Stanford, Bloomberg News)
- Flawed decisions killed Lehman, ex-CEO testifies (By Joshua Gallu and Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg News)
- Wachovia rescue misused tax break, lawmaker says (By David Mildenberg, Bloomberg News)
- US budget cuts diminish Raytheon’s contract win (By Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg News)
- Markets rally on US, China factory reports (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS Reports of a video service lift Amazon (Boston Globe)
- MASS. MOVERS PerkinElmer ticks higher on sale of unit (Boston Globe)
- Scott Burns Decision to buy extra years of service toward retirement is a sound move (By Scott Burns, Boston Globe)
- After gulf spill, BP spent $93m on ads (By Matthew Daly, Associated Press)
- China imposes anti-subsidy duties on US chicken (Associated Press)
- Sony launches rival to iTunes (By Ragnhild Kjetland, Bloomberg News)
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- What advice do parents have for college freshmen? (By Ellen Freeman Roth, Globe Correspondent)
- Vintage clothing shop Oona’s gets new owner, new look (By Ami Albernaz, Globe Correspondent)
- VOICES Sundance show ‘The Day Before’ provides eye-opening look at stressed-out fashion icons (By Christopher Muther, Globe Staff)
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