Kraft files civil rights suit against Foxborough

The suit alleges that Robert Kraft’s representatives have been repeatedly denied the right to speak at open public meetings, violating constitutional free speech rights.

Richard Mondale (left), yelled at a supporter of the health care law during a protest in front of the US Supreme Court building on Tuesday.

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Individual mandate at center of today’s health care hearings

The second day of arguments will center on whether Congress has the constitutional authority to require Americans to purchase health insurance.

President Obama, Mitt Romney vie for female support

Both campaigns are trying to exploit very different issues as they stake their claim on women, a coveted group of swing voters who will play a pivotal role in the fall election.

The angular single-story innovation center in the Seaport District will include 9,000 square feet of meeting space and a restaurant.

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Seaport District adding innovation center

Mayor Menino will unveil plans for a $5.5 million innovation center in the Seaport District, part of a broader effort to transform the area into a hotbed of entrepreneurship.

Red Sox shortstop Jose Iglesias hit a single in spring training March 1.

Shortstop Jose Iglesias sent down to Triple-A

The defensive-minded shortstop and first baseman Lars Anderson have been sent down to Triple-A Pawtucket.

Hyde Park residents get rightful ZIP code

A section on the neighborhood’s border won a battle with the US Postal Service to establish that they are, in fact, in Hyde Park, not in Mattapan, where poverty rates and crime are higher.

http://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/03/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/27sledpictwo.jpg Disabled veterans hit ice with passion on display

Sled hockey has become popular with wounded veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, requiring them to think, react, and move in new ways.

Monday night, Bruce Springsteen and his stalwart contracting and expanding E Street Band brought their restorative powers to a sellout crowd of 18,210 at the TD Garden.

MUSIC REVIEW

Bruce Springsteen conducts energy in a Garden party

Indefatigable showman Bruce Springsteen and his cohorts played for 2 hours and 50 minutes with an energy that bordered on superhuman.

Boston Globe ePaper

ePaper

What is an ePaper?

The complete print edition, in its exact layout. Browse the print edition page by page, including stories and ads.

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Watch the video of this Globe Talk event, featuring local comedians Dave Russo, Anthony Scibelli, Tony V, Jimmy Tingle, and Lenny Clarke sharing stories about the Boston comedy scene. Laughs guaranteed. (Editor’s note: This video contains strong language.)

Inside The Boston Globe

The Globe’s new ePaper is formatted the same as the print version, with the sections, articles, and photographs laid out just as in the paper, meaning readers will be able to browse through it in the same familiar fashion but using digital scroll features.

Globe debuts digital facsimile of print version

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Art therapy: A way to tell their stories

Album review | POP COUNTRY

Richie takes airy ride in country

Oldest living Red Sox still follows his team

Frame by Frame

Spanning realms of awareness, the party goes on

A spring frost could doom early blooms

120 soldiers go home to shouts of joy
Walt (right), with his brother Malcolm, made gluten-free cookies one Sunday. ‘‘I did so awesome,’’ said Walt, who was diagnosed with autism as a preschooler.

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How parents are changing autism research
Bobby Valentine

Valentine says ‘no validity’ to alleged rift

CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK

Martin is mourned with eloquence

tech lab plus

A little Wi-Fi router goes a long way

Foxborough, Krafts battle over billboards

Metro

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Group is pressed over Chinatown tract

The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England is facing criticism for sitting on a prime piece of property intended for affordable housing.

Business

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Newly-constructed homes are seen for sale with a new price in Pepper Pike, Ohio, on March 20, 2012.

Home prices fell in January in most US cities

The S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index released today suggests the housing market remains weak, despite a stronger job market.

Columnists

Joanna Weiss

The ‘Mad Men’ of the GOP race

Kevin Cullen

Cutting corners at National Grid
Despite his troubles in 2011, John Lackey (right) is rehabbing with the Sox this year.

Dan Shaughnessy

Catching up with Red Sox pitcher John Lackey

BOSTON CAPITAL

The MBTA’s big debt problem

Innovation Economy

Former Vertica executive hears call of ‘big data’

Juliette Kayyem

A new ocean passage, with not enough rules

Yvonne Abraham

Mattapan verdict shows jury system works
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

Joan Vennochi

Romney’s Fehrnstrom problem

Gareth Cook

Inconvenient truth

Joanna Weiss

A calculated risk for at-risk kids

Innovation Economy

Mobile payment app aims to create loyalty

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New allegations complicate Fla. slaying case

The Trayvon Martin controversy escalated with a revelation that he had been suspended for marijuana possession and an allegation that he had been the aggressor in his fatal encounter.

Politics

Political Notebook

Rick Santorum used the cuss word during an exchange with reporter Jeff Zeleny after a speech at the South Hill Country Club in Franksville, Wis.

Rick Santorum says use of profanity was justified

The Republican presidential candidate is not backing off his use of a swear word directed at a reporter Sunday night, likening the episode to standing up to a bully.

Sports

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Celtics 102, Bobcats 95

The Celtics' Paul Pierce is fouled as he drove to the basket in the second half of the Celtics’ 102-95 victory.

Paul Pierce pours in 36 for Celtics

The Celtics took a 102-95 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats Monday night, and Pierce, with a season-high 36 points and 10 rebounds, led the way for Boston.

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MUSIC REVIEW

From Russia with musical savoir faire

Having surveyed the music of Eastern Europe and Vienna in the first two concerts of their season, the Boston Symphony Chamber Players turned to Russia on Sunday.

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Daily Dose

Training for a marathon? Consider chi running

Most novice runners who decide to train for a marathon focus on finishing the race, but they might be better off paying more attention to the process, rather than the race itself.

“Once you’re out there on the ice, no matter what, it’s still hockey. I look forward to it every single week.”

Mike Downing,  a 45-year-old double amputee

Magazine

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Montreal: Full of chic charm
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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

Opinion

“[Eric Fehrnstrom] represents a particular political type: a shameless mercenary, guided less by deeply felt principle than by a will to win.”

Joanna Weiss 

Ideas

“Even people with no direct experience with street life — whose exposure to the criminal underworld comes mainly from “The Wire” — have a sense that it is governed by its own set of rules and ethics.”

Leon Neyfakh