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BMC will cut 119
jobs, push for funds
Boston Medical Center announced yesterday that it would reduce its workforce by 119 people as it scrounges for savings to reverse losses projected to reach $175 million in the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30. (By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff)
Taking a measure of voter mood
Candidates across the state launched their last-ditch appeals to voters yesterday as the busiest primary season in memory built to a frenetic close, with today’s verdicts at the polls being carefully watched as a sign of the electorate’s mood heading into November. (By Alan Wirzbicki and Michael Levenson, Globe Correspondent | Globe Staff)
- Globe endorsements | Gov. Patrick launches first TV ad
- N.H. Republicans spent $9.5m on US Senate race
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In Senate, GOP digs in on tax cuts
Senate Republicans said yesterday they are opposed to an extension of tax cuts for middle-income families unless cuts also are extended for the wealthiest Americans. (By Donovan Slack, Globe Staff)
For physicians, another
option on education
Harvard Medical School neurologist Dr. Martin Samuels started a new company that he says will provide contin- uing medical education to doctors without funding from the pharmaceutical industry. (By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff)
Metro
- BMC will cut 119 jobs, push for funds (By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff)
- Hopefuls make final appeals to voters (By Alan Wirzbicki and Michael Levenson, Globe Correspondent | Globe Staff)
- Doctor looks to cut drug industry’s sway on medicine (By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff)
- ‘Superbug’ patient treated at MGH (By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff)
- New buses on T’s Route 28 haven’t quelled transit service discontent (By Meghan E. Irons, Globe Staff)
- A death by cyanide prompts NU review (By John R. Ellement and Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Staff)
- Police launch internal investigation after drugs disappear (By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff)
- Kevin Cullen Blood, sweat, and tiers (By Kevin Cullen, Globe Columnist)
- Lowell police mourn officer killed in crash (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
- Video A Lowell officer talks about colleague Patrick Johnson
- New England in brief Father who had heart attack at game dies (Boston Globe)
- Deaths in Athol may be murder and suicide (By David Abel and Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
- N.H. police search for clues in weekend crash that killed 4 (By John M. Guilfoil and John R. Ellement, Globe Staff)
- Kin say man hurt in crash worsens (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
- Video Condition worsens for man in crash | Photos Brady's car crash
- New T project, hope for Revere waterfront (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)
- Patrick defends economic record in first TV ad (By Andrea Estes and Noah Bierman, Globe Staff)
- Family dog shot to death with pellet gun (By John M. Guilfoil, Globe Staff)
- Black students in Mass. make gains on SAT (Associated Press)
- Report urges bonuses for preschool workers (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
- Former Hartford mayor to be sentenced today in bribery case (By Stephanie Reitz, Associated Press)
- Man admits to stealing $780k from Harvard University’s Hillel House (By Katrina Ballard, Globe Correspondent)
- Whale carcass found on sandbar off Chatham (By Jeffrey Fish, Globe Correspondent)
Regional editions
Globe North
- At Byfield auction, history and memories for sale (By Wendy Killeen, Globe Correspondent)
Globe West
- Fighting the tenacious black swallow-wort (By Kathleen Burge, Globe Staff)
Globe South
- Pilgrims in the family tree (By Christine Legere, Globe Correspondent)
Obituaries
- Charles Ansbacher, 67; Boston Landmarks Orchestra founder (By Jeremy Eichler, Globe Staff)
- Noreen Murphy, 67; challenged, inspired Cotting School students (By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff)
- William H. Goetzmann, 80; book on West won Pulitzer (By William Grimes, New York Times)
- Ronald Walters, 72; activist, scholar taught at Brandeis (By Matt Schudel, Washington Post)
Nation
- In Senate, GOP digs in against ending tax cut for wealthy (By Donovan Slack, Globe Staff)
- Imam says NY mosque site not ‘hallowed ground’ (By Anne Barnard, New York Times)
- Civil rights photographer was FBI informant (New York Times)
- Hurricane Igor may remain at sea 5 days (Associated Press)
- Crime rate decline puzzles theorists (Associated Press)
- Senate begins impeachment of La. judge (Associated Press)
- Crews struggle to contain 2 Colo. blazes (Associated Press)
- 2010 US deficit on pace to reach $1.3 trillion (Associated Press)
- Oil found on gulf floor may be from BP spill (By Cain Burdeau and Seth Borenstein, Associated Press)
- Throughout US, aging gas pipes pose serious risk (By Garance Burke and Jason Dearen, Associated Press)
- New Hampshire Republicans spent $9.5m on US Senate race (By Norma Love, Associated Press)
- Consumer post may be temporary for Warren (By Sewell Chan, New York Times)
- Medicare chief reaches out to health insurers (By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press)
- Political Notebook Outside groups spending big to back GOP hopefuls (Boston Globe)
- In articles, most MDs mum on pay (Bloomberg News)
- For the record (Boston Globe)
World
- Cuba announces it will lay off at least 500,000 state workers (By Will Weissert, Associated Press)
- Strikes kill 14 Afghan insurgents, NATO says (Associated Press)
- US proposes sale of war planes to Saudis (Associated Press)
- Church admits widespread abuse in Belgium (Associated Press)
- Bail cut sought for American held in Iran (Associated Press)
- Japan frees 14 Chinese crew members (Associated Press)
- Vote on Japanese leader offers choice of style and substance (By John Brinsley, Bloomberg News)
- South Korea offers flood aid to North (By Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times)
- 15 die as 36 survive Venezuela air crash (By Fabiola Sanchez, Associated Press)
- 15 dead as Kashmir tries to quell protests (By Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press)
- Clinton returns to Mideast talks, says timing favors peace (By Robert Burns, Associated Press)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial After whetting city’s appetite, Harvard delivers a McDonald’s
- Globe Editorial Moss: This rolling stone should grow up
- Globe Editorial Debates: Money shouldn’t do the talking
- Campaign 2010 Primary election endorsements
- Derrick Z. Jackson Even for middle class, tax cuts dig deficit deeper
- Joanna Weiss Brady may have given to charity, but did he need to take from it?
- John B. Rhinelander A GOP legacy at risk
- VoxOp
Sports
- Wideout latitude as Belichick supports Patriots receiver Moss (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
- Bob Ryan This business is all very interesting (By Bob Ryan, Globe Columnist)
- On football Jets pay a penalty for sloppy performance (By Albert R. Breer, Globe Staff)
- Bud Collins Slam-bang US Open win historic for Nadal (By Bud Collins, Globe Correspondent)
- Bruins notebook Slightly uneasy Ryder as Bruin needs to reverse cycle (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- Ray of sunshine will be missed (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- The Sports Hub makes gains (By Chad Finn, Globe Staff)
- Sports Log Radio: The Sports Hub makes gains (Boston Globe)
- Hamlin pulls into fast lane (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
- Red Sox 5, Mariners 1 Lester effort striking for Red Sox as he fans 12, wins 17th (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- Red Sox notebook Hill given a spot on the mound (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- Roundup Rays top Yankees to move into first (Associated Press)
- Patriots notebook Kraft: Mankins deal a ‘fib’ (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
- Soccer notes Dorman’s move has paid handsomely (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
- NFL: Week 1 League scrutinizes behavior (Associated Press)
- NFL roundup Ravens are stars of this hit show (Associated Press)
- Olympic notes ‘B’ team states case with ‘A’ game (By John Powers, Globe Staff)
- School roundup Eagles, Boxers all even (By Jason Mastrodonato, Globe Correspondent)
Business
- Genzyme sheds division to focus on biotech core (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
- Boston Capital New era at Cambridge biotech (By Steven Syre, Globe Columnist)
- Liberty Mutual seeks $1.2b in unit’s IPO (By D.C. Denison, Globe Staff)
- Work begins on long-stalled Worcester project (By Bob Clark, Globe Correspondent)
- Massachusetts hotel rates edging back up (By Katie Johnston Chase, Globe Staff)
- Top business leaders optimistic about future (By Matt Gouras, Associated Press)
- A123 stock soars as factory opens (By Christopher Martin, Bloomberg News)
- 6-month T-bills at highest since Aug. (Associated Press)
- Rust may break Ford fuel tank straps (Associated Press)
- Diet pill’s days may be numbered (Associated Press)
- Former IBM officer headed to prison (Bloomberg News)
- Firm fined $1m for ‘quote stuffing’ (Associated Press)
- Around the Region Houghton Mifflin invests in tech (Associated Press)
- Around the Region Synta stock surges on drug-test news (Associated Press)
- Around the Region Average Mass. gas price falls a penny (Globe Staff)
- Developer pleads not guilty in mortgage fraud case (By Jenifer B. McKim, Globe Staff)
- ArcSight deal gives HP a security arm (By Andrew Vanacore, Associated Press)
- Student loan defaults still rising (By Tamar Lewin, New York Times)
- Cambridge firm set to patent bacterium to make diesel fuel (By Matthew L. Wald, New York Times)
- Travelers could be squeezed by merger (By David Koenig, Associated Press)
- Bernard Condon Big opportunities possible during a time of little growth in the stock market (By Bernard Condon, Associated Press)
- The Dow posts its eighth gain in nine days (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS Some see stock doubling as Xerox retools (Boston Globe)
- MASS. MOVERS Cognex rises after ‘Mad Money’ mention (Boston Globe)
- Visa Inc. (Boston Globe)
- Micron Technology (Boston Globe)
- XenoPort Inc. (Boston Globe)
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Living/Arts |
- Crime writer Chuck Hogan’s career story is a thriller (By Joseph P. Kahn, Globe Staff)
- Chuck Hogan’s favorite local movies and books (By Joseph P. Kahn, Globe Staff)
- VOICES Buyer be aware: Two supermarkets rank their goods in terms of nutritional value (By Alex Beam, Globe Staff)
- Frame by Frame In clay sculpture, a passage to India (By Sebastian Smee, Globe Staff)
- Little buzz for American films at Toronto fest (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
- MUSIC REVIEW Two-day Life is good Festival proves fun for all ages (By Scott McLennan, Globe Correspondent)
- MUSIC REVIEW Vampire Weekend waves a fitting farewell to summer (By James Reed, Globe Staff)
- MUSIC REVIEW Blondie’s timeless pop survives on ‘Endangered Species’ tour (By Jonathan Perry, Globe Correspondent)
- BOOK REVIEW Saul Austerlitz’s history of American film comedy finds function amid the fun (By James Sullivan, Boston Globe)
- STYLE At Fashion Week, it’s celebrities and the ’70s (By Christopher Muther, Globe Staff)
- G FORCE | SLASH Slash calls on some famous friends to record his new album (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
- Spoken Word Dreaming of the culinary life; another biography of Edward M. Kennedy; a fiction life of Sacagawea’s son (By Alex Spanko, Globe Correspondent)
- Names Scoring some roles (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- TOMORROW Publick Theatre Boston presents ‘The Real Inspector Hound’ (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- TODAY Rauschenberg’s photos of French treasures (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- TODAY Boston Black Theater Collective presents ‘Coups and Calypsos’ (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- TOMORROW Conversations with former White House press secretaries (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Critic’s corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- Daily guide to television and radio (Boston Globe)
- On Demand picks (Boston Globe)
- Dear Margo: Racy e-mails can link him to his wife’s father (Boston Globe)
- Reflection for the day (Boston Globe)
- Poker: Faraz Jaka recalls a hand from the World Poker Tour Championship (By Steve Rosenbloom, Boston Globe)
- This day in history (Boston Globe)
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