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• Photos Scenes from UMass Amherst bus crash
• Video UMass students on bus that crashed in Vt.

• Video Bring a fresh farm Christmas to your door
• Graphic Christmas tree market share
• Photos 10 steps to picking the perfect Christmas tree
• Survey Christmas tree - real or fake?

• Video Brown supports repeal of 'Don't ask, don't tell'
• Jackson: McCain keeps blinders on in ‘don’t ask’ repeal
• Survey Do you think ‘don’t ask’ should be repealed?

• Video Playing for peace

• Graphic Population by age

• Street workers reach out to most dangerous gang members (By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff)
• Mastering the finer points of being Santa for all comers (By Brian MacQuarrie, Globe Staff) | Video Time with Santa at the mall
• School chief broadens closings plan (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff) | Map Schools recommended for closing or merger
• Despite life-threatening condition, Hanover teacher keeps guiding (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
• Governor toughens talk on probation (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
• Dorchester man convicted in knife attack (By Stewart Bishop and Travis Andersen, Globe Correspondent | Globe Staff)
• Alleged family-run drug business shut down (By Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff)
• Brian McGrory Delivering a good image (By Brian McGrory, Globe Columnist)
• Boston man arrested in church thefts (By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff)
• BOSTON Driver error is cited in tow truck crash (Boston Globe)
• BOSTON Hariri gives $15m for BU science center (Boston Globe)
• SPRINGFIELD Video evidence key in manslaughter trial (Boston Globe)
• SPRINGFIELD Jury gets case of fatal fuel tanker crash (Boston Globe)
• PERU, Maine Slain soldier had doubts about Afghans (Boston Globe)
• BOSTON Dorchester man held in fatal stabbing (Boston Globe)
• State senators make bittersweet exits (By Stephanie Ebbert, Globe Staff)
• Reaction to medicine returns Menino to hospital (By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff)
• Names surface to replace Turner on Boston City Council (By David Abel, Globe Staff)
• Seven on council seek staff bonuses (By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff)
• Parents speak in court on murder of their son (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
• Antigay group to be met with vigils and unity (By Megan McKee and Erica Noonan, Globe Correspondent | Globe Staff)
• Globe Santa Grandmother wants smiles on 2 boys’ faces (By Christopher Tangney, Globe Santa Correspondent)
• Mother accuses Newton North High of racial profiling (By Sarah Thomas, Globe Correspondent)

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• Young ballet dancers perform in ‘Nutcracker’ at Walnut Hill (By Lenny Megliola, Globe Correspondent)

• Globe North Sports ‘Street soccer’ gives game back to kids (By Brion O’Connor, Globe Correspondent)

• RAYNHAM In Raynham, Wal-Mart moving ahead on new center (By Christine Legere, Globe Correspondent)

• Alba Taylor, 81; directed Sudbury camp for decades (By Gloria Negri, Globe Staff)
• Samuel Cohen, inventor of the neutron bomb; at 89 (By Robert D. McFadden, New York Times)
• Leon Gordon, at 95; oilman regarded as 'roughneck royalty' (By James MacPherson, Associated Press)
• Helen Boatwright, soprano, champion of US composers (Associated Press)
• Virginia Knight; embraced role as governor's spouse (Associated Press)
• Byron Gustafson; managed singers, other artists; at 56 (Associated Press)

• All sides strive for a deal on tax cuts (By Matt Viser, Globe Staff)
• House votes to censure Rangel (By Paul Kane and David A. Fahrenthold, Washington Post)
• Evangelist’s sex-crimes verdict upheld (Associated Press)
• Oswald’s first coffin up for auction (Associated Press)
• Police warn man over KKK snowman (Associated Press)
• Emergency declared over bomb factory (Associated Press)
• Boy booted from class gets $350,000 (Associated Press)
• Murder mystery shatters Disney-planned community’s idyllic mood (By Kim Severson, New York Times)
• With eye on courts, Gates urges Congress to repeal ‘don’t ask’ (By Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times)
• Brown says honor, not sexuality, matters (By Matt Viser, Globe Staff)
• Political Notebook Handling of Waters case by Frank’s panel is under scrutiny (Boston Globe)
• Found in a lake: life like no other (By Marc Kaufman, Washington Post)

• Leaked cables highlight graft in Afghanistan (By Scott Shane and Mark Mazzetti, New York Times)
• Frustrations with Karzai dot missives (New York Times)
• Iran arrests suspects in scientist’s killing (Associated Press)
• Opposition leader named Ivory Coast winner (Associated Press)
• Israel’s plan for 625 homes criticized (Associated Press)
• Iraqi official calls for death penalty for 39 terrorism suspects (By Bushra Juhi and Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press)
• WikiLeaks founder’s legal options dwindle (By Raphael G. Satter and Malin Rising, Associated Press)
• Israel asks for aid as worst forest fire in its history rages (By Dan Balilty, Associated Press)
• S. Korean president criticized after attack (By Kelly Olsen, Associated Press)
• Ratzinger wrote letter on abuse in 1988 (By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
• Indian mogul donates $2b gift (By Erika Kinetz, Associated Press)
• Snow, floods kill 12 more in Europe (By Juergen Baetz, Associated Press)
• 2010 likely to make list of 3 hottest years ever (By Arthur Max, Associated Press)

• Globe Editorial Medicine is the best medicine; help patients keep taking it
• Globe Editorial Dogs: A bone of contention in Brookline
• Globe Editorial Cassandras of the Pentagon
• Mitt Romney Stop START
• Paul McMorrow Westwood Station’s Catch-22
• Scot Lehigh GOP makes high-handed threat
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• Patriots defense catches Ryan’s eye (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
• Holmes’s hands have been helpful (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
• Varitek returns to Sox (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
• On basketball Conquering King (By Gary Washburn, Globe Staff)
• Cup vote raises questions (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
• Baseball notebook Deal with Red Sox remains Beltre’s preference (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
• Sports Log Woods shoots 65 for one-shot lead (Boston Globe)
• Celtics notebook All of the options were exhausted (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
• Bulls thumbnails (Boston Globe)
• NBA roundup Heat crush Cavaliers (Associated Press)
• Trade sending Sturm to Kings off for now (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
• Bruins notebook Long wait is finally over for Savard (By Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff)
• NHL roundup The natural: Crosby’s trick lifts Penguins (Associated Press)
• Jets notebook His story is an open book (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
• Eagles 34, Texans 24 Vick rallies Eagles in fourth quarter (By Rob Maaddi, Associated Press)
• NFL notebook Pittsburgh puts boot to story about broken foot (Associated Press)
• Patriots notebook Season over for Neal (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
• Fantasy football Backup plan required (By Ed Ryan, Globe Staff)
• Bruins 8, Lightning 1 Bruins strike often (By Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff)
• The Bettor's edge Moving forward after push (By Ed Ryan, Globe Staff)
• Sports Media Tirico unfazed by double duty (By Chad Finn, Globe Staff)
• National College football A tricky game of leapfrog (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
• Downs and distance (By Jim McBride, Globe Staff)
• This weekend on TV, radio (Boston Globe)
• College football notebook Blocked PATs give Sun Devils bowl hope (Associated Press)
• With the program (By Craig Larson, Globe Staff)
• Saturday's college football games (Boston Globe)
• Two bowl options seen for BC (Boston Globe)
• College hockey notes BC, BU to see if they’re in championship form (By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff)
• College roundup BC makes great strides (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
• Schools Super Bowl Preview (By Bob Holmes, Globe Staff)
• Vocational bowls Wilkins sparks victory (By Lorenzo Recupero, Globe Correspondent)
• Golf notes Card is on wish lists (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)

• ’08 data show Boston firms in grip of panic (By Beth Healy and Todd Wallack, Globe Staff)
• FBI plans to move Boston office to Chelsea (By Casey Ross, Globe Staff)
• Bair says lenders need to fix flaws (By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff) | Report The lack of women in business leadership positions | Video Sheila Bair on WikiLeaks, deficit reduction
• Money, eye-to-eye (By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff)
• What 4G cellular networks mean to you (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff) | Video Hiawatha Bray tests Sprint's 4G network
• Boston Capital Back on the green (By Steven Syre, Globe Columnist)
• Madoff trustee sues JPMorgan Chase for $6.4b (By Tom Hays, Associated Press)
• Stores report a robust November (By Stephanie Clifford, New York Times)
• US gets another $1.8b from GM (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
• Groupon accused of patent violations (By Bloomberg News, Boston Globe)
• Congress turns down ads’ volume (By Bloomberg News, Boston Globe)
• Coming: Foursquare, the TV show (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
• MGM’s preplanned bankruptcy OK’d (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
• Around the Region Merck to buy Beverly firm for $500m (By Bloomberg News, Boston Globe)
• Around the Region Architects’ feud sent to arbitration (By John Dyer, Boston Globe)
• Japan OK’s a Yahoo-Google alliance (By New York Times, Boston Globe)
• Around the Region Momenta, Teva tangle over drug (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
• Roche CEO predicts rapid consolidation (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
• EU extends lifeline to ease debt crisis (By Pan Pylas, Associated Press)
• Slowing Nov. jobless claims raise optimism (By Jeannine Aversa, Associated Press)
• Royal Bank cleared in UK’s post-bailout review (By Lindsay Fortado, Bloomberg News)
• Dow scores its biggest 2-day rally since July (Boston Globe)
• MARKET MOVERS Abercrombie sales far exceed forecasts (Boston Globe)
• MASS. MOVERS State Street closes higher a 2d straight day (Boston Globe)
• White House adviser seeks to mandate simplicity in credit agreements (By Carter Dougherty, Bloomberg News)
• Oil fire blamed in A380 failure (By Rohan Sullivan and Kristen Gelineau, Associated Press)
• Ford edges GM in federal orders (By Jeff Green and Angela Greiling Keane, Bloomberg News)
• Among emergency lenders, the rich (By Sewell Chan and Ben Protess, New York Times)
• Market Movers Krispy Kreme (Boston Globe)
• Market Movers Itron Inc. (Boston Globe)
• Market Movers Leap Wireless (Boston Globe)

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