Deficit panel poised to admit failure
The deficit-reduction supercommittee appeared likely to admit failure tomorrow, as any remaining talks have reportedly broken off.
Man arrested in alleged NYC terror plot
The alleged ‘‘al-Qaeda sympathizer’’, a US citizen, was planning to bomb police and post offices in the city.
Many alleged abusers left off church list
Cardinal Sean O’Malley is credited with going public when many dioceses have not, but critics say he has stopped far short of a full accounting.
The long, unlikely journey of Cathy Greig
Who is the woman who lit out with Whitey Bulger, and stuck by him for all those years? Bookish, ambitious, she was no one’s image of a gangster’s moll — until she was one.
Serge Bloch for The Boston Globe
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How to ‘eat locally’ in winter
As the season changes, take care where your food comes from — and consider buying frozen — for a healthy, mostly local diet.
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‘Captors’ captures banal face of evil
Michael Cristofer’s portrait of Adolf Eichmann in “Captors’’ compels our attention and inspires our revulsion, with his pleading, his vanity, and, most chillingly, his moral obliviousness.
MGH to begin replacing hands
Mass. General Hospital is hoping eventually to pioneer a new way of replacing patients’ limbs without subjecting them to a lifetime of dangerous antirejection drugs
“It’s heartbreaking to think the church has all this information . . . and isn’t releasing it.”
Terence McKiernan, founder of BishopAccountability.org
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Columnists
Metro
DeLeo to oust a top lieutenant
House Speaker Robert DeLeo is accusing assistant majority leader Charles Murphy of undermining his leadership in an effort to launch his own bid for the speaker’s office.
Business
A plan to get people buying homes again
Unless we find a way to get people buying homes again, says Barry Bluestone, an economist at Northeastern, it will be very hard to see much progress in the overall economy.
Politics
N.H. Senator Ayotte endorses Romney
Mitt Romney stood shoulder-to-shoulder with New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte today, hours after she announced her endorsement of his presidential candidacy.
Nation & World
At least 11 are killed as army, police assault protesters in Cairo
The violence occurred on the second day of demonstrations as protesters demanded that the military government quickly turn power over to civilians.
Sports
Patriots going no-huddle can drive defenses mad
Everything a defense hates is what an offense loves about going to a no-huddle attack, and the Patriots’ offense has used it to its advantage this season.
Arts
movies
Chris Cooper passionate about purity in ‘The Muppets’
The Muppets are back in a new movie - but are they still relevant?
Travel
Croatia
36 hours in Dubrovnik
The beach town far outshines regular stopovers like Nice and Positano, boasting a special mix of natural beauty and historic interest.
Books
book review
‘Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero’ by Chris Matthews
Largely sifting familiar material, this new portrait may be overly admiring, but it still beckons.
Opinion
“I have no idea whether Casey Anthony killed Caylee. All I know for sure is that, for plenty of people, her acquittal has created an extra payday.”
Joanna Weiss
Ideas
The improvements coming to air travel amount to a long-awaited application of new thinking and new technology to a complex system that has been slow to accommodate change.
Leon Neyfakh, Ideas staff writer