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George McGovern, 1972 Democratic nominee, dies

The three-term US senator from South Dakota defied the odds to win the Democratic nomination for president in 1972, but suffered one of the worst electoral defeats to Richard Nixon. He was 90.

Appreciation

George McGovern’s indelible mark on Massachusetts politics

The slogan “Don’t Blame Me, I’m From Massachusetts” served as a vindication of the state’s choice of George McGovern over Richard Nixon in the Watergate era.

With world their stage, one last presidential clash

President Obama and Mitt Romney share some views on foreign policy, but Monday’s debate is likely to highlight harsh divides.

John Farrell to be Sox manager

The former Boston pitching coach and Toronto manager will return to lead the Red Sox. A team source said Mike Aviles will be part of the compensation deal.

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Gay marriage supporters seek historic win in Maine

Legalization was shot down by voters three years ago, but shifting attitudes have backers feeling hopeful this time.

Jets at Patriots | 4:25 p.m. | cbs

Cromartie makes Jets’ loss of Revis sting less

With the improvement in play from cornerback Antonio Cromartie, the Jets have weathered the season-ending injury to Darrelle Revis.

globe magazine | Homes of the Year

A new home with a traditional feel

By infusing 21st-century design with the soul of an older home, a Wellesley couple got the comfortably elegant space they craved.

Seattle schools may hold lessons for Boston

Seattle shows the possibilities and the pitfalls of untangling from complicated citywide assignment systems and returning to neighborhoods schools.

opinion | JOAN VENNOCHI

No champion of women

Mitt Romney’s history in Massachusetts is anything but women-friendly.

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The 1969 peace rally

The Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam on Oct. 15, 1969 was a huge gathering of antiwar protesters across the United States, with an estimated 100,000 people assembled at the Boston Common.

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Bucks center Samuel Dalembert, left, with general manager John Hammond.

Sunday Basketball Notes

John Hammond works hard to increase Bucks’ value

Military personnel entered Northcom’s underground command center outside of Colorado Springs.

Military role on US soil a complex challenge

The book on Tom Brady — hit him and he gets jittery — continues to add chapters.

Sunday Football Notes

What statement will Patriots make vs. Jets?

Queen Latifah in Lifetime’s adaptation of “Steel Magnolias.”

movies

Race a subject, not an issue

Exploring the Massachusetts Wine and Cheese Trails

“I can’t spare this man; he fights,” said Lincoln of Ulysses Grant.

books

‘The Man Who Saved the Union’ by H.W. Brands

Sunday baseball notes

Yankees won’t sink to Red Sox lows in 2013

Robyn Yee, above left, and Courtney Oesterling at the Four Seasons; Mitsuko Yoshizumi, left, and daughter Ryoko Allen at the Courtyard Restaurant; blooming tea at L’Espalier.

travel

Tea time in Boston

This is Ryan Mallett’s second season with the Patriots, and he’s still waiting for his first action in the regular season.

Patriots backup Mallett would be ready in a snap

Little Joe Cook sang “Peanuts,” his 1957 hit single, in the basement studio of his Framingham home.

Little Joe Cook recalls high notes of doo-wop fame

In a city with nearly 200 fountains, the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain’s cast bronze figures were created in 1910 for a Long Island, N.Y., mansion garden. Discovered in a salvage yard around 1951, the fountain was restored and dedicated in Kansas City in 1960.

travel

Kansas City, Mo., gives heritage a hip twist

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48th head of the charles

“It’s a well-oiled machine,” said Mary Whipple (front).

For US women’s eight, golden road begins in college

The US Olympic women’s crew, which will compete in the Head of the Charles, has ruled the world for seven years, a legacy of the pipeline created by Title IX in 1972.

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Raquel Colon, a daughter of Pedro Rodriguez, who was found dead in the Charles River, in front of a shrine in his honor at her home in Cambridge.

A father’s death leaves family hurt, perplexed

When the body of an older man was pulled from the Charles River earlier this month, who he was and how he came to die got lost in all the focus on a missing graduate student.