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BOSTON CAPITAL
INNOVATION ECONOMY
Page one
Obama woos,
exhorts business
President Obama, who bitterly battled the US Chamber of Commerce during the first two years of his presidency, yesterday offered himself as an ally of the powerful business group who will reduce regulations and fight for more investment tax breaks. (By Donovan Slack, Globe Staff)
- By one measure, federal taxes lowest since 1950
- California Democrat to resign House seat
- Health law still spurring donations
Roofs still buckling under snow;
schools in 3 districts stay shut
As homeowners and work crews scrambled to clear snow atop buildings across the state yesterday, more than a dozen roofs collapsed, bringing the total number of buildings damaged by snow in the past week to 149, state emergency officials said.
(By Peter Schworm and Sarah Schweitzer, Globe Staff)
- Storms don’t always mean big returns for plowing firms
- January took heavy toll on T resources, chief says
- DeLeo breaks ankle after slipping on patch of ice
Grandmother of missing
boy torn by hope, fear
Ernesto Gonzalez was accused in the August 2008 disappearance of his then 5-year-old son, Giovanni. Ernesto's mother, Lydia , said she wants son to tell truth about fate of the Lynn youth. (By Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff)
More listed in state as same-sex couples
The number of reported same-sex couples in the state climbed sharply, suggesting to many advocates that there is a growing public acceptance and that more gay couples are willing to declare their relationships openly. (By Peter Schworm and Matt Carroll, Globe Staff)
Hub may again play part
in Irish theater’s survival
Fiach Mac Conghail, director of Dublin's Abbey Theatre, is looking to Boston for fund-raising and cultural exchanges. (By Kevin Cullen, Globe Staff)
Metro
- Roofs still buckling under snow; 3 school districts remain closed (By Peter Schworm and Sarah Schweitzer, Globe Staff)
- From afar, grandmother of missing Lynn boy torn by hope, fear (By Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff)
- More listed in state as same-sex couples (By Peter Schworm and Matt Carroll, Globe Staff)
- Hub may again play part in Irish theater’s survival (By Kevin Cullen, Globe Staff)
- Turner suit fails to halt election (By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff)
- January took heavy toll on T resources, chief says (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)
- Police nab woman, 50 pellets of cocaine (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
- Kevin Cullen Separation, and anxiety (By Kevin Cullen, Globe Columnist)
- Judge decides not to commit defendant (By Stewart Bishop, Globe Correspondent)
- BOSTON Escaped inmate is back in custody (Boston Globe)
- BOSTON Democrats oppose cuts to block grants (Boston Globe)
- BOSTON Ex-Mattapan man pleads guilty to murder (Boston Globe)
- BOSTON I-93 bridge repairs planned for summer (Boston Globe)
- BOSTON Free Wi-Fi use jumps at Logan Airport (Boston Globe)
- BOSTON Driver killed in collision with snow-mover (Boston Globe)
- NEW YORK Boston-bound train derails, no one hurt (Boston Globe)
- DeLeo breaks ankle after slipping on patch of ice (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
- Alzheimer’s bills ask state aid (By Colleen Quinn, State House News Service)
- Governor, Democratic chairman to huddle (By Glen Johnson, Globe Staff)
- Tufts provost Jamshed Bharucha named next Cooper Union president (By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff)
- Maine man sentenced to life in prison for double murder (By Clarke Canfield, Associated Press)
- Vt., federal plans could aid veterans in battle to find jobs at home (By John Curran, Associated Press)
Regional editions
Globe North
- Lynn food pantry depends on probationers (By Steven A. Rosenberg, Globe Staff)
Globe West
- National Grid employees work to keep electrical juice flowing (By John Dyer, Globe Correspondent)
Globe South
- Bridgewater State professor’s whimsical portraits of King Henry VIII go on exhibit (By Emily Sweeney, Globe Staff)
Obituaries
- Computer pioneer Ken Olsen dies (By Bryan Marquard and Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff)
- Robert Griffith, 70, college leader, UMass history professor (By Talia Whyte, Globe Correspondent)
- Actress Tura Satana; starred in ’65 film ‘Faster, Pussycat!’ (By Dave Itzkoff, New York Times)
- J. Paul Getty III, oil baron’s grandson who was kidnapped at 16 (By Bruce Weber, New York Times)
- Emanuel Vardi, 95; virtuoso was a champion of the viola (By Margalit Fox, New York Times)
- Mary Cleere Haran, 58, classic pop-jazz vocalist (By Stephen Holden, New York Times)
- Andree Chedid, 90; writer revealed ‘secret side’ of life (Associated Press)
- Woodie Fryman; pitched 18 seasons in major leagues (Associated Press)
Nation
- Obama urges US businesses to tap reserves, add jobs (By Donovan Slack, Globe Staff)
- By one measure, federal taxes lowest since 1950 (By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press)
- Taxes under Obama (Associated Press)
- Military bases face traffic gridlock (Associated Press)
- Ill. AG sues to stop convicted ex-cop’s pension (Associated Press)
- Jury convicts New York television station executive in his wife’s beheading (Associated Press)
- Dispute preceded fraternity shooting (Associated Press)
- Police say Vegas heist suspect erred (Associated Press)
- East Coast waters targeted for 4 wind farms (By Brock Vergakis, Associated Press)
- Two ex-Philadelphia officers plead guilty in heroin plot (Associated Press)
- Cancer society urges frank discussion of end-of-life care (By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press)
- Political Notebook California Democrat to resign House seat (Boston Globe)
- Health law still spurring donations (By R. Jeffrey Smith, Washington Post)
World
- Cairo struggles for normalcy in face of protests (By Anthony Shadid, New York Times)
- Blaze in Brazil ruins party for Carnival workers (Associated Press)
- Report addresses Pan Am bomber’s release (Associated Press)
- Thai, Cambodian clashes continue (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
- Afghans mourn death of a detainee (Associated Press)
- Haiti’s president extends term by three months (Associated Press)
- US arming Afghan villagers against Taliban (By Joshua Partlow, Washington Post)
- A struggling African town gets ready to be a world capital (By Jason Straziuso, Associated Press)
- Cambodia urging UN to halt clash at Thai border (By Sopheng Cheang, Associated Press)
- Defense lawyer argues Assange won’t get justice in Swedish case (By Jill Lawless, Associated Press)
- Iran calls itself a model for Egypt protests (By Thomas Erdbrink, Washington Post)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial Patrick’s public-defender plan: solid services, lower costs
- Globe Editorial Rooftop lingo: On the eave of discovery
- Globe Editorial Close the gun-show loophole
- Derrick Z. Jackson Make nice, but stand firm
- Tom Keane A strong start for Patrick
- Joanna Weiss Operation rebrand
- VoxOp
Sports
- Bobcats 94, Celtics 89 Shorthanded Celtics shown the door by Charlotte (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- Only certainty for Savard? Year over (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- Dan Shaughnessy The call here: Bruins’ Ference a stand-up defenseman (By Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist)
- BC 3, BU 2 Overtime pays off big for Cross and Eagles (By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff)
- NU 4, Harvard 0 Some bad memories erased by the Huskies (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
- On football Loss to Patriots was packed with meaning for Green Bay (By Greg A. Bedard, Globe Staff)
- McCarthy had situation sized up well (By Shalise Manza Young, Globe Staff)
- NFL notebook Packers’ Rodgers a star in his own right (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
- On hockey Now, Chiarelli should reach for a Star (By Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff)
- NBA roundup Cavaliers set futility mark (Associated Press)
- NHL roundup Datsyuk returns, lifts Wings past Rangers (Associated Press)
- Celtics notebook The thinking is ‘forward’ (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- Beanpot notebook He’s turning it on (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
- On college hockey No surprises here (By John Powers, Globe Staff)
- In Cross, BC gets new hero (By Barbara Matson, Globe Correspondent)
- School roundup Murphy picks Duke (By Anthony Gulizia, Globe Correspondent)
- College basketball roundup Kansas runs away with it (Associated Press)
- Dabo set to join Revolution (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
- Spaziani narrows coordinator search (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
Business
- Genzyme stock up after deal delayed (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
- Big storms don’t always mean big returns for plowing firms (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
- Video On the job with a snow plow driver
- EMC to charge by the gigabyte for backup (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff)
- AOL agrees to buy Huffington Post for $315m (By Jeremy W. Peters and Verne G. Kopytoff, New York Times)
- Immigration game hits wrong note with advocates (By D.C. Denison, Globe Staff)
- Photos Notable Massachusetts-made games
- Layoffs are easing in US (By Paul Wiseman and Derek Kravitz, Associated Press)
- Groupon faces backlash from rights groups over Super Bowl ads (By Mae Anderson, Associated Press)
- AROUND THE REGION Hasbro profit falls as US sales slide (Bloomberg News)
- Credit card data may reflect optimism (Associated Press)
- Storms may cost airlines $600m (Bloomberg News)
- Final report on Toyota woes due today (Associated Press)
- Live Nation buys out Front Line (Associated Press)
- Restrictions apt to cut Avandia sales (Associated Press)
- Six-month T-bills at a two-week high (Associated Press)
- AOL gets news, ad boost in Huffington Post deal (By Rachel Metz, Associated Press)
- FDIC backs delayed bonuses at banks (By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press)
- Price hike may make some sour on sweets (By Michelle Locke, Associated Press)
- Danaher agrees to buy firm for $5.87b (By Marley Seaman, Associated Press)
- NLRB settles suit over online comments (By Sam Hananel, Associated Press)
- Eileen AJ Connelly All ’10 unemployment benefits are taxable, but there are ways to soften the blow (By Eileen AJ Connelly, Associated Press)
- Mergers, optimism on profits lift market (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS C Merger will create 2d-largest oil driller (Boston Globe)
- MASS. MOVERS A123 to supply storage for Chile’s grid (Boston Globe)
- New York Times Co. (Boston Globe)
- Loews Corp. (Boston Globe)
- Sysco Corp. (Boston Globe)
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Living/Arts |
- Cover Story Four couples with 50-plus-year marriages talk about their formulas (By Beth Teitell, Globe Staff)
- The ballad of the John and Yoko tapes (By Alex Beam, Globe Staff)
- Stage Review In tune with a family’s struggles in ‘Piano Lesson’ (By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff)
- Television Review ‘Traffic Light’ starts with a flash of possibility (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- Art Review Tufts exhibit showcases women of the Pop movement (By Sebastian Smee, Globe Staff)
- Music Review Self-counducted A Far Cry at home in place, sound (By David Weininger, Globe Correspondent)
- Album Reviews A spirited tribute worthy of Waylon Jennings (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
- Album Reviews Cut Copy: “Zonoscope’’ (By Zeth Lundy, Boston Globe)
- Album Reviews Wild Nothing: “Gemini’’ (By Luke O'Neil, Boston Globe)
- Album Reviews Jessica Lea Mayfield: “Tell Me’’ (By James Reed, Globe Staff)
- Album Reviews James Blake: “James Blake’’ (By Michael Brodeur, Globe Staff)
- Book Review In ‘Magnetic North,’ getting to the bottom of the top of the world (By Rob Verger, Boston Globe)
- Critic’s corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- Daily guide to television and radio (Boston Globe)
- On Demand picks (Boston Globe)
- Dear Margo: She won’t let child near grandpa’s dog (Boston Globe)
- Poker (By Steve Rosenbloom, Boston Globe)
- This day in history (Boston Globe)
- Reflection for the day (Boston Globe)
- To do list (By Milva Didomizio, Boston Globe)
- Names Sweet spot for Lewis (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Fighting for an Oscar (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Leading lineup (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Allen plans ahead (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Eklund in the spotlight (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Magazine news (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names DeCordova winter fete (Globe Staff)
- Names Frank introduces bio (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Movie review
Remake offers no improvements to the women or what they want (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
- More celebrity news $5m prize for ‘Factor’ (Boston Globe)
- sunday's children Sunday’s Children are Denea, Bishop, and Benjamen (Boston Globe)
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