NATO recalls Afghan staff after 2 US officers killed

NATO pulled military advisers from Kabul ministries after the attacks as the crisis over the burning of Korans at a military base deepened.

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Romney blasts Santorum on conservative credentials

Mitt Romney intensified his criticism of rival Rick Santorum as the crucial Michigan primary race entered its final days.

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Residents expressed shock today after a Hamilton sergeant allegedly shot a Beverly police officer before taking his own life last night.

Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett says he has a successor

The renowned Berkshire Hathaway CEO told shareholders he has a replacement in mind, but emphasized he has no plans to leave.

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Sox park puts new spring into a Florida visit

This year, there is even more excitement in the warm Fort Myers air: the Sox have a new, $78 million spring training facility, JetBlue Park.

Christian Bale (left), who won last year’s best supporting actor Oscar, and Mark Wahlberg made ‘‘The Fighter’’ in Massachusetts.

Bay State a bit out of focus

While some think the 2012 Oscars dearth is a bad omen and others insist the state’s film industry has never been better, it appears the truth lies somewhere in the middle.

Ideas

Where American criminal justice went wrong

Diagnosed with cancer, a Harvard law professor raced to issue a powerful final indictment.

Does winning an Oscar open doors for black actors?

Viola Davis has repeatedly defended herself and her movie after playing a maid in “The Help.”

“We’ve survived every up and down in the economy, but the snow is our economy, and there’s nothing we can do without it.”

Mike Miller,  ski and snowshoe proprietor

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Globe editorial page editor Peter S. Canellos moderates a discussion with Globe writers Scott Helman, Scot Lehigh, and Frank Phillips on the Republican presidential candidate.

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Vacationers seek joy in mudville
Mitt Romney addresses a Tea Party town hall event in Milford, Mich., Thursday.

TOM KEANE

A McGovern moment?

The 84th Academy Awards

Playing dress up

A sign of better times

Wesley Morris’s Oscar picks

Ty Burr’s Oscar picks

As Red Sox DH David Ortiz (backround, center) signed autographs for a large group of fans in Fort Myers, Fla., on Thursday, one fan asked his son D’Angelo, who had been sitting on the grass waiting for his dad, if he would sign a ball for him, and the youngster obliged.

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Seeking the most innovative people in Massachusetts

Gay spouse murder case puts focus on long-hidden problem

A steep roof over their heads

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Mihos faces inquiry on domestic abuse

Yarmouth Police are investigating former gubernatorial candidate Christy P. Mihos regarding two possible incidents of domestic violence.

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Regulators scrutinizing Oppenheimer

Federal and state authorities are examining how private equity funds, such as Oppenheimer, value the investments in their portfolios.

Columnists

LOVE LETTERS

He’s a workaholic

Dan Shaughnessy

Ortiz identifies critical error

Christopher L. Gasper

Widely known that they need a receiver

Lawrence Harmon

The weak-kneed BU Law School

Boston Capital

Clean Harbors Inc. cleans up financially

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Excitement deserves a tax break
New Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine (center, in shorts) has the attention of his players (mostly pitchers) as he addresses them before a workout yesterday in Fort Myers, Fla.

Dan Shaughnessy

Pedroia still smarting from failures of 2011

Scot Lehigh

Santorum’s faith is too extreme

Alex Beam

The 15 percent non-solution
An attendee uses the Samsung Galaxy Note to draw a portrait at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. The 2012 CES trade show, which runs through Jan 13, features more than 2,700 global technology companies presenting consumer tech products and is expected to draw over 140,000 attendees. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Tech Lab

Galaxy Note misses mark

Yvonne Abraham

Spinning deadly lies

Joan Vennochi

BU hockey team needs to change its jock culture

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A truck transported wreckage from a suicide car bomb in the southern Yemeni city of Mukalla today.

At least 25 die in Yemen bombing

A car bomb detonated outside a presidential compound in southern Yemen hours after the country’s new president vowed to fight Al Qaeda.

Politics

Romney’s early push paying off in Arizona

Mitt Romney has the superior organization, establishment backing, and a natural base of support in the state’s sizable Mormon population.

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Henry sorry for Crawford comments

Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford said today that owner John Henry apologized to him for declaring publicly that he was initially opposed to his signing.

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Movie Review

There is no joy in no-frills Tyler Perry

“Good Deeds’’ tries a one-tone-fits-all approach. Sadly, that tone is funereal, and it’s always a beat out of step with the rhythms of both real life and most movies.

Magazine

The cover for the February 19 2012 issue

Renovated Newport firehouse is calm, cool, and collected
The cover for the February 12 2012 issue

Boston wedding venue guide
The cover for the February 5 2012 issue

What if the lights go out?
The cover for the January 29 2012 issue

Reversing a restaurant curse

Opinion

“The conservative marauders are not only at the gates, but it looks like they may take over. Maybe it would be best if they did.”

Tom Keane 

Ideas

“Rich people have a harder time connecting with others. They are less charitable. They are less likely to help someone in trouble. And if you think you’d behave differently in their place, you’re wrong.”

Britt Peterson, on the psychology of being rich