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A seven-part Globe series that offers the most complete biography of Mitt Romney.
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The challenges for the new president
Even as he rooted himself in traditional values, Obama made it clear in his inaugural speech how distinct a break his presidency will mark with the last administration. (By Scot Lehigh, Globe Columnist)
American spring
President Obama started right in on his task -- to steer the country from the giddy joy surrounding his inauguration toward a determination to get things right. (Boston Globe)
Bye to Bush; hello to Obama
For most Americans, the departure of the 43rd president came none too soon. Now it is Obama's turn to try and bank the fires of partisan rancor. (By Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist)
Washington welcomes Obama
A tone poem about the mood as Washington awaits Barack Obama's inauguration. (Boston Globe)
Obama's political speech of a lifetime
No matter how memorable the speech Barack Obama gives today for his inauguration as the 44th president of the United States, he might not have become the nation’s first African-American president had he fumbled a single word 10 months ago in his speech on race in Philadelphia. (By Derrick Z. Jackson, Globe Columnist)
My inaugurations
From an early age, I took pride in having been present for FDR's last inauguration, understanding it as my initiation into love of this country. (By James Carroll, Boston Globe)
Nominees and double standards
A woman with Timothy Geithner's baggage would have a tough time surviving the nomination process for US Treasury secretary. (By Joan Vennochi, Globe Columnist)
In hopes of a Laura Bush tell-all
The outgoing first lady is writing a book. Maybe she'll finally break out of the plastic -- although evidence at the moment is slight. (By Joan Vennochi, Boston Globe)
A wake-up call for science education
Barack Obama has named Harvard and Woods Hole physicist John P. Holdren and other renowned scientists as key White House advisers. The reinvigoration of US science advice cannot happen soon enough. (By Alan I. Leshner, Boston Globe)
Big, fast, and in control
Even before Obama unveils the details of his stimulus plan, opposition is bubbling up. But the president-elect has the guiding principles right. (Boston Globe)
Obama's misguided tax cut plan
For the sake of the next generation, Washington needs to tackle our short-term plight in a way that doesn't do unnecessary long-term harm. That means steering away from permanent tax cuts. (By Scot Lehigh, Boston Globe)
How to fight America's obesity epidemic
Public health, unlike the banking, insurance, or auto industries, cannot be bailed out. Prevention is the only viable option. That's why an aggressive federal approach to obesity is needed. (By Richard A. Daynard and Mark Gottlieb, Boston Globe)
The lessons of Gaza
If Obama fails to grasp the essential lessons of the Iraeli-Palestinian conflict, the nation's own bloody chronicle of uprisings, incursions, invasions, and tit-for-tat retaliation will continue. (By Andrew J. Bacevich, Boston Globe)
A new direction for the CIA
Obama's unexpected choice for CIA head, Leon Panetta, brings Washington experience and management savvy but no intelligence background. Still, he should be able to break from the Bush-era problem of politicized intelligence analysis. (Boston Globe)