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INNOVATION ECONOMY
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Bias is alleged
in school closings
The US Department of Education is investigating a complaint that the Boston school system’s plan to close or merge more than a dozen schools to save money discriminates against black and Latino students and their parents. (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
Obama backs Brown’s bill
tempering health care rule
President Obama said yesterday he is willing to relax the new health care law’s requirement that nearly all Americans obtain health insurance starting in 2014, but only in states that can show they have an alternative plan to gain near-universal coverage. (By Theo Emery, Globe Staff)
Khadafy’s jets, troops attack foes
Moammar Khadafy’s forces struck back on three fronts yesterday, using fighter jets, special forces units, and regular army troops in an escalation of hostilities that brought Libya closer to civil war. (By Kareem Fahim and David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times)
- US, Europe take more steps to pressure Libya
- Before march against Tripoli, rebels need support
- Egypt’s top prosecutor seizes Mubarak family funds
FBI memo tied Kennedy
to brothel, leftists in ’61
An FBI account of a 1961 trip to South America by the late Edward M. Kennedy alleges that he rented a brothel in Chile and dined with an economist in Colombia who was being investigated as a possible Soviet spy. (By Farah Stockman, Globe Staff)
An athlete’s greatest challenge
With the support of his family, snowboarder Kevin Pearce is working his way back from a devastating brain injury. (By Shira Springer, Globe Staff)

Metro
- Bias alleged in Boston school closing plan (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
- Former ‘top cop’ guilty of fraud (By David Abel, Globe Staff)
- Redistricting chair vows to save minority influence in 8th District (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
- State gives green light to 16 charter school plans (By Akilah Johnson, Globe Staff)
- Patrick wants agencies serving children reorganized (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
- No arrests in killing of Hyannis father (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
- 3 men convicted of ’09 beating death (By John M. Guilfoil, Globe Staff)
- 100 balk at being jurors in murder case (By Lynne Tuohy, Associated Press)
- Danvers man held in kidnapping (By Matt Byrne, Globe Correspondent)
- BOSTON Small fire forces high rise evacuation (Boston Globe)
- BOSTON Region’s legislators seek $2.4b for rail (Associated Press)
- WESTON SJC to hear Regis appeal on housing plan (Boston Globe)
- NORWOOD Speedy bank robber gets lengthy sentence (Boston Globe)
- EPSOM, N.H. Woman dies when snowmobile hits post (Associated Press)
- HARTFORD Parents seek changes in special education (Associated Press)
- Patrick names several potential Brown challengers (By John M. Guilfoil, Globe Staff)
- Raising awareness on rare diseases (By Colleen Quinn, State House News Service)
- T campaign aims to stop fire-causing litter in its tracks (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)
- Bias hinders sex assault cases (By Norma Love, Associated Press)
- Bombs go off near church in Marshfield (By Katherine Landergan, Globe Correspondent)

Regional editions
Globe North
- Taking bully by the horns (By Kathy McCabe, Globe Staff)
Globe West
- Pepperell couple restores used hockey gear to redistribute to families, programs (By Brion O’Connor, Globe Correspondent)
Globe South
- With local support, these teams are feeling right at home (By Michael Mancinelli, Globe Correspondent)

Obituaries
- Jane Russell, 89, sultry film star whose breakthrough caused a stir (By Anita Gates, New York Times)
- Helen Stafford; was widow of Vermont politician; at 93 (Associated Press)
- Frank Buckles, 110, last US WWI vet; survived captivity during WWII (By Paul Duggan, Washington Post)

Nation
- Obama backs Brown’s bill tempering health care rule (By Theo Emery, Globe Staff)
- FBI memo tied Kennedy to brothel, leftists in ’61 (By Farah Stockman, Globe Staff)
- Gene therapy leads to new hope for AIDS cure (By Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press)
- Pennsylvania woman gets life in collar bomb death (Associated Press)
- Company official indicted in probe of mine explosion (Associated Press)
- Synthetic drug use alleged at Naval Academy (Washington Post)
- Storms batter Midwest, cause flooding, power outages (Associated Press)
- Children alone prior to deadly day-care fire (Associated Press)
- Governor to slash Wisconsin spending (By Scott Bauer, Associated Press)
- High court upholds dying victim’s accusal (Associated Press)
- As shuttle’s days wane, astronauts take a walk (By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press)
- POLITICAL NOTEBOOK White House sides with GOP on cuts (Associated Press)
- For the record (Boston Globe)

World
- Khadafy’s jets, troops attack foes (By Kareem Fahim and David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times)
- Iran reportedly jails opposition leaders in bid to stifle dissent (By Ali Akbar Dareini, Associated Press)
- Haiti aid projects to include mortgage system (Associated Press)
- South Korea seeks dialogue with North (Associated Press)
- Israel’s Barak offers Syrian peace talks (Associated Press)
- Clashes in disputed Sudan region kill 10 (Associated Press)
- Scientists say Afghan Buddha can be rebuilt (Associated Press)
- Infant’s funeral first of quake victims (Associated Press)
- Four from US die in Emirates plane crash (Associated Press)
- Maliki calls for new local elections (By Hamid Ahmed, Associated Press)
- Ex-airline worker guilty in bomb plot (By Jill Lawless, Associated Press)
- Pirates hijack Danes’ boat with three children aboard (By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press)
- US, Europe take more steps to pressure Libya (By Matthew Lee, Associated Press)
- Before march against Tripoli, rebels need to muster support (By Paul Schemm, Associated Press)
- Egypt seizes all Mubarak family funds (By Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press)

Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial Congress, Pentagon must heed Gates’s words of caution
- Globe Editorial Columbine play: Don’t underestimate students
- Globe Editorial Don’t politicize women’s health
- Joanna Weiss ‘Young and hip’ gets old
- Derrick Z. Jackson Brown and Romney twist in the conservative winds
- H.D.S. Greenway In Mideast, peace map is in sight
- VoxOp

Sports
- Snowboarder Pearce works way back from brain injury (By Shira Springer, Globe Staff)
- Celtics 107, Jazz 102 Celtics use their tricks, trip up Jazz (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- On basketball Celtics know it’s selling points that count in this game (By Gary Washburn, Globe Staff)
- New Red Sox outfield’s production values could enhance appeal (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- On hockey Stating it up front about the Bruins: Krejci, Horton, Ryder key (By Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff)
- Celtics notebook West is back on the shelf (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- Sports Log Ohio State bumps Duke off top spot (Boston Globe)
- NBA roundup Newcomers boost Nuggets (Associated Press)
- NHL trade roundup Capitals add depth (Associated Press)
- NHL roundup Blackhawks surge past the Wild (Associated Press)
- Senators thumbnails (Boston Globe)
- Red Sox notebook Red Sox pitcher Beckett hit in head by batted ball before game (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
- Baseball notebook Harper struggles in debut (Associated Press)
- Super 8 Shea’s five goals lift Woburn (By Jake Seiner, Globe Correspondent)
- School roundup Indians rally to victory (By Liz Cohen, Globe Correspondent)
- College basketball roundup Big night belongs to Moore (Associated Press)
- NFL notebook Woody among several vets cleared off the Jets’ books (By Shalise Manza Young, Globe Staff)

Business
- Boston Fed chief decries ‘myths’ (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
- Technology team developing smart solutions to everyday city problems (By D.C. Denison, Globe Staff)
- Analysts see sellers’ market for corporate mergers (By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff)
- Boston Capital Banker finds that heavy lifting job at Flagstar contains more hurdles (By Steven Syre, Globe Columnist)
- Spending lags despite tax cut (By Martin Crutsinger and David Pitt, Associated Press)
- Unrest drives gas prices up further (Associated Press)
- Facebook advances phone sharing (Bloomberg News)
- Short-term T-bill rates rise at auction (Associated Press)
- Groupon opens China buying service (Bloomberg News)
- Google restoring lost e-mail service (Associated Press)
- Net income rises 11% at Sonus (Associated Press)
- AROUND THE REGION Former eBay CEO joins Zipcar board (Associated Press)
- AROUND THE REGION Elan pleads guilty in drug marketing (Associated Press)
- AROUND THE REGION State, Canadian firm in Internet deal (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff)
- Ex-official says SEC cleared Madoff dealings (By Jesse Hamilton and Robert Schmidt, Bloomberg News)
- Home sale deals decline in January (By Derek Kravitz, Associated Press)
- Top court rebuffs drug companies (By Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News)
- US OK’s deep-water well in Gulf (Associated Press)
- Taco Bell is taking to airwaves in beef fight (By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press)
- AT&T to begin sales of Amazon’s Kindle (By Greg Bensinger, Bloomberg News)
- $5.7b deal creates health care REIT giant (By Michael J. de la Merced, New York Times)
- The Color of Money The goal of paying down credit card debt is not to be able to run it up again (By Michelle Singletary, Washington Post)
- Big indexes turn in a 3d month of gains (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS HP lands $400m cloud-computing deal (Boston Globe)
- MASS. MOVERS Hill Holliday parent gets a nod on the Street (Boston Globe)
- Berkshire Hathaway (Boston Globe)
- Kenneth Cole (Boston Globe)
- Overstock.com Inc. (Boston Globe)

Living/Arts |
- Cover Story Mommy, why can’t I watch more TV? (By Beth Teitell, Globe Staff)
- Mind your own majesty (By Alex Beam, Globe Staff)
- Frame by frame Under history’s spell, a portrait of Emperor Napoleon I (By Sebastian Smee, Globe Staff)
- Miller brings in hot hands for ‘Silver Strings’ (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
- ALBUM REVIEW Dropkick Murphys keep it lovably loud on new album ‘Going Out in Style’ (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
- ALBUM REVIEW Joell Ortiz: “Free Agent’’ (By Ken Capobianco, Boston Globe)
- ALBUM REVIEW Beady Eye: “Different Gear, Still Speeding’’ (By Scott Mclennan, Boston Globe)
- ALBUM REVIEW The Baseball Project: “Volume 2: High and Inside’’ (By Stuart Munro, Boston Globe)
- ALBUM REVIEW Eisley: “The Valley’’ (By Marc Hirsh, Boston Globe)
- MUSIC REVIEW Dmitri Hvorostovsky: a vocal powerhouse with star power (By Matthew Guerrieri, Globe Correspondent)
- BOOK REVIEW Exploring freedom’s failings in ‘The Sweet Relief of Missing Children’ (By Clea Simon, Boston Globe)
- OPERA REVIEW Opera Boston presents an arresting ‘Cardillac’ (By Jeremy Eichler, Globe Staff)
- ‘Billy Elliot’ tops Broadway Across America offerings in 2011-12 (By Laura Collins-Hughes, Globe Staff)
- STAGE REVIEW Fascinating characters inhabit John Kuntz’s ‘The Hotel Nepenthe’ (By Terry Byrne, Globe Correspondent)
- Names Star power at Oscar bashes (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names The art of pitching (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Rumor has it (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Celebration for Suk (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Fashion 101 (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- More celebrity news Sheen counters CBS (Associated Press)
- Critic's Corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- Daily guide to television and radio (Boston Globe)
- On Demand picks (Boston Globe)
- Dear Margo: Sister’s aggressive behavior is disturbing (Boston Globe)
- Reflection for the day (Boston Globe)
- Poker (By Steve Rosenbloom, Boston Globe)
- This day in history (Boston Globe)
- To do list (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- sunday's child Sunday’s Child is Alexis, 13 (Boston Globe)

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