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• Video When a ventilator is a part of life

• Obama commits to defend security of Israel
• Notebook Sun shines on Obama, storm trips up McCain
• On trail, game of gotcha escalates

• When life hangs by a tube (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
• Officer shoots teen suspect in drug arrest (By Milton J. Valencia and Gabrielle T. Dunn, Globe Correspondent)
• Coalition fights fee plan for insurers (By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff)
• The anguish of foreclosure (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
• Kevin Cullen Enough already (By Kevin Cullen, Globe Columnist)
• Ribbons for troops put condos in a tangle (By Ryan Kost, Globe Correspondent)
• As endangered turtles wash ashore, scientists get a rare glimpse (By Christopher Baxter, Globe Correspondent)
• New England in brief Woman, 42, arraigned in highway chase (Boston Globe)
• Storms wreak havoc across Mass., R.I. (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
• Doctor held liable for a 'loss of chance' (By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press)
• Father, daughter speak out on attack (Boston Globe)
• R.I. trash agency dumps top deputy (Boston Globe)
• Customers, clothing reunited as the dust settles (By Jonnelle Marte, Globe Correspondent)
• Hero trooper is killed in car crash (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
• Governor launches energy task force (By Stephanie Ebbert, Globe Staff)
• Ex-nursing home owners admit fraud, neglect (By Jeannie M. Nuss, Globe Correspondent)
• Judge bars alleged admission (By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press)
• For the record (Boston Globe)

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• North Shore arcades still draw players, for nostalgic reasons (By Taryn Plumb, Globe Correspondent)
• Photo Gallery Fun at Salem Willows

• Woburn targets Class A office market (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)
• Graphic Route 128 office market

• As school districts look to cut costs, summer turns into time of unease for teachers (By Ralph Ranalli and Brian Benson, Globe Staff And Globe Correspondent)
• Graphics Balancing the budget  |  Staff reductions

• In Marshfield, talk of settlement only fuels beach-rights dispute (By Christine Legere, Globe Correspondent)
• Globe Graphic Past events in the beach rights dispute

• Lyall Watson, 69, author, adventurer at edges of science (By William Grimes, New York Times News Service)
• Roger Hall, at 89; wrote spy memoir that became cult classic (By Adam Bernstein, Washington Post)
• Gladys Nederlander, 83, theater and TV producer (By Bruce Weber, New York Times News Service)
• Soldier's remains returning to Lawrence for funeral Mass (By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff)
• John H. Lynch, 84; WWII veteran worked for telephone company (By Gloria Negri, Globe Staff)
• David E. Cawood; helped run Final Four for NCAA (Boston Globe)
• Robert Berning; wine buyer transformed Trader Joe's (By Dennis McLellan, Los Angeles Times)
• Sid Craig, at 76; cofounded and built Jenny Craig Inc. (Boston Globe)

• For McCain, Net deficit with young (By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff)
• Hurricane Dolly lashes south Texas (By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press)
• Daily Briefing Oil slick closes 29 miles of river (Boston Globe)
• Bloomberg, Gates target smoking (By Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times News Service)
• Black general officers a rarity (By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press)
• On trail, game of gotcha escalates (Boston Globe)
• Obama commits to defend security of Israel (By Sasha Issenberg, Globe Staff)
• Texas seeks five in sect indicted in abuse case (By Michelle Roberts, Associated Press)
• House backs $8 billion infusion to highway trust fund (By Jim Abrams, Associated Press)
• Pittsburgh cancer institute urges limit on cellphone use (By Jennifer C. Yates and Seth Borenstein, Associated Press)
• FBI says bin Laden driver heard briefing on Sept. 11 (By Jerry Markon, Washington Post)
• Twist fuels Calif. gay marriage fight (By Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times)
• FEMA seeks immunity from suits over trailers (By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press)
• Campaign Notebook While sun shines on Obama, storm trips up McCain (Boston Globe)

• Sudan's Bashir goes on offense (By Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times News Service)
• Israel says Iran to get new air defenses (By Dan Williams, Reuters)
• In seal hunt protest, EU weighs ban on some imports (By Constant Brand, Associated Press)
• Daily Briefing Quake injures 91, disrupts power (Boston Globe)
• Gene is tied to side effect of cholesterol medications (By Gene Emery, Reuters)
• Iraq president promises to veto election law (By Amit R. Paley, Washington Post)
• As violence declines, Iraqi officials launch effort to draw tourists (By Christopher Torchia, Associated Press)
• Karadzic had mistress and bogus family in US (By Jovana Gec, Associated Press)
• Denying payoff, militants vow attack on Nigeria oil pipeline (By Nick Tattersall, Reuters)
• Beijing sets zones for public protest during Olympics (By Jim Yardley, New York Times News Service)
• Islamist takes over Somali opposition (By Elizabeth A. Kennedy, Associated Press)
• Zimbabwe talks are in progress, aide says (By Celean Jacobson, Associated Press)
• UN to meet on Thailand, Cambodia quarrel (By Louis Charbonneau, Reuters)

• Globe Editorial What's up, dock?
• Globe Editorials Short Fuse
• Joan Vennochi Patrick's fuzzy math on taxes
• Todd Domke Can Romney buy the VP nomination?
• Peter Funt Perfecting McCain's op-ed pitch
• Ivo Daalder and Anne-Marie Slaughter America's new global challenge

• Insurers to cover drugstore clinic visits (By Jeffrey Krasner, Globe Staff)
• Navy cancels $20b purchase of destroyers (By Robert Weisman and Bryan Bender, Globe Staff)
• Downtown condo sales slide 15% (By Kimberly Blanton, Globe Staff)
• Interest in commuting by bike on the increase (By Elizabeth Campbell, Globe Correspondent)
• Suit leads TD Banknorth to assume new identity (By Ross Kerber, Globe Staff)
• Tech Lab Sounds of silence (By Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe)
• House OK's housing rescue bill (Boston Globe)
• But for many consumers, plan offers modest benefits (Boston Globe)
• Fed team uses ads, intuition to forecast (Boston Globe)
• Crude oil futures fall almost $4 to settle at 7-week low (Boston Globe)
• Business in brief Ex-Serono medical director pleads guilty, faces jail, fine (Boston Globe)
• EnerNoc to add renewable credits (Boston Globe)
• Minimum wage for US rises to $6.55 (Boston Globe)
• Overdue credit card bills show rise in June (Boston Globe)
• Mattel may seek $600m from Bratz manufacturer (Boston Globe)
• Crash tests on small pickups raise queries (Boston Globe)
• Shop wisely: One bad apple can boost costs (Boston Globe)
• Earnings roundup Affiliated Managers results fall 16% (Boston Globe)
• SCOTT BURNS Calculating the cost of driving a gas guzzler versus dumping a gas guzzler (By Scott Burns, Boston Globe)

• Red Sox 6, Mariners 3 Sweeping in Seattle (By Gordon Edes, Globe Staff)
• Dan Shaughnessy Finally, coast is clear (By Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist)
• Bruins lock up Wideman; Murray waived (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
• Patriots' Belichick knows how to run camp (By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff)
• Celtics' Allen hopes to improve by leaps and bounds next season (By Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff)
• Tour de France Sastre climbs to lead (By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press)
• Sports Log Cherilus, Lions agree on five-year deal (Boston Globe)
• Patriots notebook Patriots' Mayo still unsigned (By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff)
• Roundup Mussina delivers Yankees (Boston Globe)
• Notables (Boston Globe)
• Red Sox notebook Ramirez is sidelined with a sore right knee (By Gordon Edes, Globe Staff)
• How the runs scored (Boston Globe)
• Ortiz is ready to help -- in Boston (By Dan Hickling, Globe Correspondent)
• Golf notes Just rewards from England (By Jim McCabe, Globe Staff)
• PRO TOURS AT A GLANCE (Boston Globe)
• American Junior Golf Association has matured into first-rate organization (By Jim McCabe, Globe Staff)
• Golf roundup Kuong knocks off Sheldon in WGAM (By Jim McCabe, Globe Staff)
• Keeping score around New England (Boston Globe)

• Local designers make art of the old cotton standby (Boston Globe)
• What's stressful now? Sunscreen. (By Beth Teitell, Globe Correspondent)
• Their upscale yard sale has Cape collectors curious (By Meaghan Agnew, Globe Correspondent)
• Mixing it up with the best of them (By Liza Weisstuch, Globe Correspondent)
• Handyman On Call Painting lawn chairs; correcting too-dark wood stain (By Peter Hotton, Globe Correspondent)
• Music Review 3 Doors Down and Staind power up (By Linda Laban, Globe Correspondent)
• NAMES 'Office' party (By Mark Shanahan and Paysha Rhone, Globe Staff)
• For best value, Vaughn is right on the money (Boston Globe)
• More celebrity news McCready in rehab after ER visit (Boston Globe)
• Book Review Captivating life phases play out in 'A Richer Dust' (By Judith Maas, Boston Globe)
• Critic's Notebook The 'Knight' that shook the world (By Ty Burr, Globe Staff)
• Stage Review Over-the-top satire makes this 'After School' special (By Emma Brown, Globe Correspondent)

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• Pop How can we resist you? (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
• TABLE TENNIS Tarte to tarte (By Elizabeth Bomze, Globe Correspondent)
• FILM 'Sizzle' (By Mark Griffin, Globe Correspondent)
• DINING Latin Fiesta (By Linda Laban, Globe Correspondent)
• FOLK Lowell Folk Festival (By Scott Alarik, Globe Correspondent)
• GALLERY 'Surface' (By Cate McQuaid, Globe Correspondent)
• WORLD Daby Toure (By Tristram Lozaw, Globe Correspondent)
• CLASSICAL 'The Tragedy of Carmen' (By Karen Campbell, Globe Correspondent)
• MUSIC FESTIVAL Bang on a Can (By Tristram Lozaw, Globe Correspondent)
• THEATER 'Hay Fever' (By Karen Campbell, Globe Correspondent)
• Supper by the sea (By Linda Laban, Globe Correspondent)
• PSYCHEDELIC GOSPEL Spiritualized (By Linda Laban, Globe Correspondent)
• DANCE Choreographers' Project Showcase (By Karen Campbell, Globe Correspondent)
• FAMILY Neighborhood Nights (By Milva DiDomizio, Globe Correspondent)
• DANCE PARTY Bootie Boston (By Linda Laban, Globe Correspondent)
• Critic's corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)

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