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Santorum wins in Louisiana
Rick Santorum addressed supporters Saturday during a campaign rally in Bellevue, Wis.

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Rick Santorum continued his dominance over Mitt Romney in conservative Southern states, but remained far behind in the overall delegate count.

Dick Cheney served as former President George W. Bush’s vice president from 2001 until 2009.

Dick Cheney underwent heart transplant

The 71-year-old former vice president had the surgery on Saturday and is recovering at a Virginia hospital, his office said.

Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half.

ohio state 77, syracuse 70

Ohio State knocks out the Orange

Ohio State’s sound execution on both ends of the court propelled it to a win over Syracuse, in a TD Garden packed with Orange fans.

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Madonna sticks to her guns on ‘MDNA’

New album finds her tearing up the dance floor — as well as some other targets, writes Sarah Rodman.

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Boston Underground Film Festival unearths more oddities

Thrills and chills, blood and gore, sex and drugs and, well, you get the idea.

Ideas

Does financial aid make college more expensive?

A new paper revives a controversial theory about the rising cost of a degree.

“The yelling was so loud that jurors in another room heard us. I couldn’t believe what was going on.’’

A juror from the Mattapan murder trial  

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The truth about the ‘code of the street’

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How baseball gave us ‘jazz’

City moves to preserve iconic three-deckers

Ex-probation chief, 2 aides indicted in hiring scandal

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Hollywood’s latest love affair with fairy tales

Doctors see ‘cinnamon challenge’ as recipe for disaster
The mistake was due to an unspecified “programming error,” CVS Caremark, pharmacy benefits manager for the Tufts Medicare Preferred Plan, said in a statement.

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STAGES

In Chelsea, women playwrights have a voice
Not so sleepy, Portland, Maine, is known for a buzzing dining scene, and notables include Fore Street and its lobster.

spring travel

4 budget vacation ideas in New England

10 secrets to a deep home cleaning this spring
Brad Robbins of Boston leaned his legs against an elm tree in Boston Common while using his cellphone on the first day of spring.

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AYLA REYNOLDS

No new clues found in case of missing Maine toddler

About 100 searchers aided by tracking dogs had resumed their search Saturday for Ayla Reynolds, who was last seen the night of Dec. 16.

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“I never expected to get the reaction that we did,” said Marie A. Presti, a Newton real estate broker, who received 18 offers in five days for a Roslindale house.

Real estate market is perking up

The region’s spring housing market has blossomed earlier and more vibrantly this year, specialists say.

Columnists

Excited supporters cheer when Mitt Romney arrives for a campaign stop at the Machine Shed Restaurant in Rockford, Ill., in March.

Jeff Jacoby

Young voters should flock to GOP

Christopher L. Gasper

Power struggle may weaken Red Sox

BOSTON CAPITAL

Bay State Banner publisher’s two hats in bank-church dispute

LAWRENCE HARMON

The case for orphanages

SCOT LEHIGH

The economy, generically oversimplified

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For Wisconsin, depth leads to despair

Brian McGrory

A mystery on the side
Roger Goodell suspended Saints coach Sean Payton for one year.

Bob Ryan

Roger Goodell sends big message in punishments

Yvonne Abraham

Mass. lawmakers should pass sick-leave bill

Juliette Kayyem

Under melting ice, a jackpot
US Senator Scott Brown appeared at the annual St. Patrick’s Day breakfast at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on Sunday.

Joan Vennochi

Old-school Dems have their guy: Scott Brown

Joanna Weiss

Still waiting for a heroine of confidence

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Pope Benedict XVI was welcomed by Mexican President Felipe Calderon (right) and his wife, Margarita Zavala, upon his arrival at Silao's international airport on Saturday.

Pope’s arrival in Mexico sparks surprising emotion

The presence of a pope on Mexican soil touched a chord of overwhelming respect and adoration for the papacy itself.

Politics

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Mitt Romney is “finally a real front-runner,’’ said Haley Barbour, who said he voted for former US House speaker Newt Gingrich in his state’s primary, where Rick Santorum won.

Mitt Romney can unite party, Haley Barbour contends

The former RNC chairman says Romney is likely to overcome resistance and rally the GOP to his presidential candidacy.

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BC 2, Air Force 0

Teammates surrounded Chris Kreider after his second goal of the game.

Kreider lifts BC over Air Force

Chris Kreider scored both goals to lead Boston College over Air Force Saturday in the NCAA Northeast Regional.

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BOOK REVIEW

‘Mudwoman’ by Joyce Carol Oates

The psychological horror tale about a disintegrating university president falls flat.

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3 new Belgian-style beers from tiny Boston-area brewers

All the cool kids in Boston are making Belgians.

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Grover Norquist: Emperor of no
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Stoughton’s Lori McKenna is writing her heart out
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Putting college degrees to work
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24 hours in Kendall Square

Opinion

“In a world of virtual communications, some wonder whether cities have much of a future. Builders with money to spend are betting just the opposite. I’m with them.”

Tom Keane 

Ideas

“If the Solutrean hypothesis becomes widely accepted, it would mean that the sea played a central part in human expansion. And in the matter of ‘who came first,’ it would mean that all the Americas have a new origin story to contend with.”

Gareth Cook