State trooper charged in bookmaking plot
The trooper allegedly opened a bookmaking business with an FBI witness whom he beat and threatened to kill, according to a federal affidavit.
Murray was going 100 mph, possibly asleep before crash
The Telegram & Gazette, Tom Rettig
Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray was speeding without a seatbelt, and had possibly fallen asleep behind the wheel before he totaled his state-owned car in November, according to an investigation of the car’s “black box” data.
State unveils potential MBTA fare increases, service cuts
Under one scenario proposed by the state, fares would increase by 43 percent, while under another, they would increase by 35 percent.
Newt Gingrich calls Mitt Romney ‘a liar’
Gingrich, who was the frontrunner in Iowa just two weeks ago, said it was “baloney” that Romney had nothing to do with a barrage of negative campaign ads from an independent group.
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Republican presidential candidates made their last push on caucus day. Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista, campaigned in Muscatine, Iowa, today.
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Callista Gingrich, left, greeted her husband's supporters at a coffee shop in Muscatine, Iowa.
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Romney and his wife, Ann, shook hands at a rally in Des Moines this morning.
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Romney posed for photos with his supporters at the rally.
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Ron Paul spoke during a "Rock the Caucus" event at Valley High School in West Des Moines.
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Paul greeted supporters as he arrived to speak at a campaign stop in West Des Moines.
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Rick Santorum and his wife, Karen, campaigned on their way to the "Rock the Caucus" event.
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Santorum was surrounded by the media after a campaign stop in Des Moines.
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Supporters waited for Rick Perry at a caucus training session in West Des Moines.
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Perry gave Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal a high five during his speech to volunteers.
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Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann spoke during a "Rock the Caucus" event at Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, today.
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Bachmann posed for photos with the students at Valley High School.
In Iowa, Romney takes aim at Obama
At his final event before Iowa heads to caucus tonight, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney reiterated sharp rhetoric on President Obama’s “class warfare.”
How the Iowa caucuses work
Caucusgoers gather at about 1,770 sites across the state at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Results begin coming in within an hour.
Opinion
Who maintains foreclosures?
A court battle in Chicago over whether mortgage holders of foreclosed properties should be required to maintain them could reverberate in Boston, writes Paul McMorrow.
“The State Police have said that this is consistent with what happens when someone falls asleep at the wheel and I believe that is what caused my accident.”
Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray
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Columnists
Metro
City Council to study casinos
Councilor Salvatore LaMattina, a proponent of a casino at Suffolk Downs, will lead a City Council committee studying gambling, but colleagues said all views will be heard.
Business
Sears CEO banking on store upkeep, tech update
Lou D’Ambrosio, chief executive of Sears Holdings Corp., said that creatively combining more technology with increased spending on stores is the strategy for success.
Politics
Political notebook
Gingrich concedes in Iowa before first vote is cast
The former House speaker said he has learned a few things from the campaign in Iowa: Don’t let an attack go unanswered.
Nation & World
South Korea sees ‘new era’ for peninsula
South Korea’s president urged rival North Korea to use the transition of leadership after Kim Jong Il’s death to usher in a new era of peace.
Sports
Patriots looking to make the most of bye week
Coach Bill Belichick will have to strike a balance between giving players time to rest and making sure they get all necessary work accomplished during their playoff bye week.
Arts
FRAME BY FRAME
Vengeance in a fragment of concentrated violence
“Prince Arikankharer Slaying His Enemies,” at the Worcester Art Museum, evokes an aura of concentrated violence.
Lifestyle
G cover
Are you ready for wellness coaching?
Increasing numbers of health care officials are recognizing the benefits of prescribing individual counseling to treat some conditions, including obesity and diabetes.
Opinion
“The most foreboding sign of chilly relations [between Pakistan and the US] has been the public allegations against Husain Haqqani, a Boston University professor.”
Farah Stockman
Ideas
“Recent years have seen an explosion of interest and creativity in the realm of data-driven soothsaying, and some in the field predict—well, they think—that they are on the cusp of something big.”
Leon Neyfakh, on the future of prediction