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Rice pulls out; talk turns to Kerry

A contentious confirmation process, which Rice said she sought to avoid, would be unlikely for Sen. John Kerry.

Red Sox agree to terms with Ryan Dempster

The Red Sox needed a pitcher who could go 180-200 innings. Dempster has done it seven times. But is he suited for the American League?

People are living longer but with more disability

Life expectancy is increasing among the world’s population, but people are living longer in chronic pain.

Antron McCray, one of the suspects in a 1989 rape of a woman in Central Park, walks to the courthouse with his mother, Linda.

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‘Central Park Five’ a lesson in injustice

This scrupulous, singeing documentary reconstructs the notorious series of events that occurred in the spring of 1989 after a young white investment banker was beaten and raped while running in Central Park.

MOVIE REVIEW

In ‘Hyde Park on Hudson,’ contradictions sink

A work of historical embroidery about Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s possible affair with his sixth cousin.

EDWARD L. GLAESER

A better lure for cities

Eliminating the home mortgage interest deduction altogether would disproportionately harm high-cost, high-wage areas like Massachusetts.

Juliette Kayyem

As it grows, Al Jazeera risks losing touch

As democratic reform in the Middle East becomes more pervasive, Al Jazeera’s conservative monarchy ownership has become its Achilles’ heel.

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Experience the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum After Hours

Boston Globe Insiders are invited to the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum for after hours, and select participants will get to attend a concert.

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Opinion | The Podium

Making Boston a safe place for bicyclists

Adrianne Krstansky as Miss Sook and Michael John Ciszewski as Buddy, the character Truman Capote based on his younger self in Depression-era Alabama.

Stage Review

New Rep’s ‘Holiday Memories’ brings Capote to life

Tom Brady (12) showed his experience Monday night, Matt Schaub his lack of it.

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Tom Brady again proves why Patriots thrive

The Google Nexus 7 is among the year’s best tablets.

Tech Lab

In time for the holidays, the year’s best gadgets

Attorney General Martha Coakley defended her decision for bring the charges as “neither frivolous nor arbitrary.”

Cahill outcome’s effect uncertain for Coakley

Brent Anderson is operations manager at a Wanxiang solar facility in Illinois.

A123 buyer quietly built presence

Food

Christmas desserts in the Provencal tradition

“Debbie’s Barbies” are photographs of Debbie Klein’s childhood dolls dressed in stylish outfits that her mother, Mabel Wilcox, made for them.

Barbie as fashionista

Ambreen Butt’s “I Am My Lost Diamond” installation at Carroll and Sons.

Galleries

Cultural divides, blurred and explosive

Bill Belichick thanks fans for their support after the Patriots routed Houston Monday night.

Patriots set sights on AFC’s top playoff seed

Audience members inspected a model of MGM’s proposed casino resort.

Casino developers make pitch in Springfield

Children danced at the 2011 Christmas in the City event in Boston.

Brian McGrory

Christmas in the City is the best gift of the year

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Bill Belichick has led the Patriots to 13 straight wins in December.

Patriots’ December dominance rolls on

New England is riding a 13-game winning streak in the year’s final month, a streak that has allowed it to seize prime playoff position in recent years.