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Leaders hopeful fiscal cliff can be averted

Top congressional leaders emerged from a meeting with President Obama trying to project bipartisan confidence that they could avert a potential economic catastrophe.

A Hostess store’s shelves in Malden were nearly stripped bare on Friday.

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With Hostess closing, gold rush is on for endangered Twinkies

A run on the cream-filled golden sponge cakes was prompted by the news that Hostess Brands was shutting down after a crippling labor dispute.

Do you repeat the same wardrobe mistakes year after year?

The challenge posed by the seemingly simple act of purchasing clothing is so enormous that clinical psychologist Jennifer Baumgartner has written an entire book on the subject.

Israeli armored vehicles massed near the border with Gaza on Friday.

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Israel readies Gaza invasion as Hamas rockets zero in

Israel prepared for a possible ground invasion of the Gaza Strip Friday as Hamas militants continued to lob rockets into Israel.

Latest link returns Kennedy name to D.C.

Marking the return of a political dynasty, the 32-year-old Joseph Kennedy III is determined to make his own mark.

Adrian Walker

From bad to worse for a bitter Mitt Romney

Once, Romney was a moderate. Later he was a “severe conservative.” Now, apparently, he is a bitter elitist. Perhaps he can become a defeated but gracious statesman.

Mass. tax hike on the table for roads and transit

Nearly six years after a bipartisan commission sounded the alarm about the transportation system, Governor Deval Patrick will ask lawmakers to solve the problem.

Beverly woman returns bag containing $11,000

Cheryl Gavazzi found the bag at a Swampscott store and returned it to police, who determined the money was the proceeds from a fund-raiser.

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The Patriots in the 1970s

In 1971, the team officially became the New England Patriots (formerly the Boston Patriots) and found a new home in Foxborough.

Globe exclusives

Music Review

A full-throttle show from a slightly diminished Palmer

Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and his colleagues in the NHL ownership community have locked out the players since the start of the season.

Sunday Preview | Bob Ryan

NHL lockout doesn’t make owners look good

Joseph Aoun

A shakeup of higher education

90+ Cellars “Holiday Essentials” six-bottle selection, $60 at Pioppi’s, 183 Court Street, 508-746-1943, pioppis.com.

Sunday Preview | Magazine

2012 holiday gift guide

Joan Wickersham

If I Ran the Zoo

Boston’s Veterans Day Parade wound its way from the Boston Common to City Hall, where it culminated in speeches and music. The parade featured military units, ROTC groups, honorary militias, marching bands, veterans’ organizations, and political debate and dissent

Photo gallery

Globe photos of the week, Nov. 16, 2012

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Devra First

Was it fair to blast Guy Fieri?

From the cover of “Science in the Kitchen,” published in 1893.

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Ideas

Vintage cookbooks reveal secrets of America’s past

Developers plan three new buildings for Pier 4, including an apartment tower as well as two other large buildings that will contain a mix of stores, hotel rooms, and offices.

Pier 4 makeover set to begin with 369-unit apartment tower

In Sandy’s wake, at least five storm-tossed lapwings have been spotted in Massachusetts.

Sandy flung birds far from home

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, contributed more than $53 million for the election, mostly to super PACs. He reportedly will keep up donations.

Election flops may not stem super PACs’ cash

Brian McGrory

Perpetual politics in Mass.

Sports

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Defensive lineman Justin Francis, seen roughing up Eli Manning in preseason play, is busy soaking up everything in his rookie season.

Justin Francis can make a big impression with Patriots

Time was, the rookie defensive lineman couldn’t play, even when he wanted. Now that he can, he’s making up for lost time.

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A wild turkey wandered about in a Newton neighborhood. State officials say people must learn to live with the birds.

Turkeys wear out welcome in Newton

State biologists say turkeys and coyotes are here to stay, so people must learn to live with them, even close to Boston.

Politics

Dianne Feinstein (left) defended Ambassador Susan Rice, who used talking points without references to terrorists. John McCain’s effort for more investigation was rejected.

Petraeus says terrorists’ role was withheld to avoid tip-offs

Intelligence showed the Libyan attack was by terrorists but the administration withheld the suspected role of Al Qaeda to avoid tipping them off.

Columnists

Kenny Chesney fans raise beer bottles to the singer at an August concert in Foxborough.

Lawrence Harmon

Foxborough’s drinking problem

Adrian Walker

From bad to worse for a bitter Mitt Romney

Scot Lehigh

Enough supply-side silliness

Brian McGrory

Perpetual politics in Mass.

Senator-elect Ted Cruz will be involved with Republican grassroots operations.

Joshua Green

Latino voters need more than a sombrero on an elephant

Boston Capital

Kathleen Gaffney finds new home at Eaton Vance

joan vennochi

John Kerry should be secretary of state

Joan Wickersham

If I Ran the Zoo

Undocumented people filled out applications in Chicago in August for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Opinion: Juliette Kayyem

The GOP’s ‘Hispanic problem’

edward l. glaeser

Help New York rebuild, but fix FEMA, too

Yvonne Abraham

The nightmare long before Christmas

Samsung’s Galaxy Note II recognizes notes that are handwritten on its screen via a built-in stylus, and runs the latest version of Google’s Android operating system.

Tech Lab

New phones turn the tables on Apple

Nation & World

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Police and protesters clashed in Amman, Jordan, in demonstrations Friday over higher fuel and gas prices.

Angry Jordanian protesters urge ouster of king

Calls for the ouster of Jordan’s King Abdullah II grew Friday, as thousands of protesters packed the streets.

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The Fidelity headquarters in Boston is moving.

Fidelity plans to move Boston headquarters

Fidelity Investments plans to move its Boston headquarters to 245 Summer St., eventually vacating its offices on Devonshire Street.

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Stage Review

“Betrayal” at the Huntington Theatre Company is a subterfuge that will collapse with one wrong move, charged with an undercurrent of questions about who knew what and when.

‘Betrayal’: The end, the beginning, and the space in between

At the Huntington Theatre Company, the play casts a refracted, subtly illuminating light.

Magazine

The cover for the November 11 2012 issue

Nov 11, 2012

Vacation options for single seniors and gays and lesbians

The cover for the November 4 2012 issue

Nov 4, 2012

How to be a New England vegetarian in winter

The cover for the October 28 2012 issue

Oct 28, 2012

The PANDAS puzzle: Can a common infection cause OCD in kids?

The cover for the October 21 2012 issue

Oct 21, 2012

A new home with a traditional feel

Opinion

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