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Candidates stump in swing states

Mitt Romney pledged bipartisanship as he campaigned in Florida, while President Obama hit the Republican on his economic plans in a speech in New Hampshire.

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Voting is a right, but it’s not a duty

If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: It’s your civic duty to vote. But don’t believe it, writes Jeff Jacoby.

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Seven books on presidential campaigns

Days before the election, here are notable reads about the campaign trail and our election process.

Patrick declares state of emergency for Sandy

The governor declared a state of emergency to deal with the storm, which will begin arriving in Massachusetts Sunday evening and hit full force Monday afternoon.

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Equipment was used to pile sand before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy at Brighton Beach, New York.

People boarded up the windows of their home as the storm approached in Ocean City, Md.

This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 10:45 AM EDT shows Hurricane Sandy along the eastern United States coastline tracking northward with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. Outer bands of Sandy are bringing rain to North and South Carolina. A cold front located across the eastern United States bring rain and showers to the eastern Ohio Valley. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)

A satellite image taken Saturday showed Hurricane Sandy along the East Coast.

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Palm trees were bending in the wind in Atlantic Beach, N.C.

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Two women fought the wind in Atlantic Beach, N.C.

Hurricane Sandy was blamed for 11 deaths in Cuba

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The storm was blamed for 11 deaths in Cuba.

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A man walked through debris at a Santiago de Cuba hotel.

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A woman washed clothing outside her damaged house in Cuba.

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A woman cleaned up after the hurricane damaged her home in Gran Goave, Haiti.

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Hurricane Sandy killed a man in Jamaica on Wednesday when a boulder crashed through his house.

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A surfer took advantage of the high waves in Miami's South Beach on Friday.

A woman walks along the jetty at Lighthouse Point Park as Hurricane Sandy passes offshore in Ponce Inlet, Fla., Friday.

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A woman walked along the jetty at Lighthouse Point Park as Hurricane Sandy passed offshore in Ponce Inlet, Fla., on Friday.

Two people covered themselves from sand as Hurricane Sandy passed offshore in Ponce Inlet, Fla.

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Two people covered themselves from sand blowing in the wind as Hurricane Sandy passed offshore in Ponce Inlet, Fla.

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‘Picasso Black and White,’ at Guggenheim

Picasso combined his genius with a level of sustained and self-renewing intelligence that was astonishing.

A ‘Flight’ report from director Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis has as varied a filmography as any director in Hollywood.

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The Beethoven sculpture on display at the MFA.

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Wittgenstein family Beethoven arrives at the MFA

Opened in 1875, Locke-Ober, which closed its doors last week, was the third-oldest restaurant in Boston.

George Frazier | Farewell, Locke-Ober

Women in the downstairs dining room? Egads!

Pilot’s sacrifice helped defuse crisis

Six Johnnie’s Foodmaster locations will be remodeled and reopen as Whole Foods stores by fall 2013.

Foodmaster stores will become Whole Foods

Actress Stephanie Perks monitored a video screen showing several views inside the Salem’s 13 Ghosts haunted house. She waits for a cue to jump and try to scare visitors.

More haunted houses turning to 3-D effects

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The PANDAS diagnosis, a medical puzzle

Bill Belichick was the Dour of London on Friday as the Patriots arrived in England to play the Rams.

Christopher L. Gasper

Bill Belichick not a great ambassador

Longtime Locke-Ober employee Alfredo “Butch” Bartolizzi, right, talks with Paul Christopher of Haverhill, left, at the bar in December 1996. In its heyday, the restaurant was a magnet for celebrities as well as local politicians and writers.

Bob Levy| Farewell, Locke-Ober

Serving clients both famous and fussy

Chan Marshall as Cat Power performing in New York earlier this week.

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Chan Marshall not quite at full Power

Sugar maples were ablaze with fall color at Brookwood Farm in Canton as three men took an early afternoon walk.

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Globe photos of the week, Oct. 26, 2012

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What our most famous evolutionary cartoon gets wrong

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Boston College quarterback Chase Rettig finished 21 of 39 for 287 yards on Saturday.

BC edges Maryland to snap losing streak

Quarterback Chase Rettig connected with Johnathan Coleman for the go-ahead touchdown in a 20-17 win over Maryland on Saturday that snapped the Eagles’ five-game losing streak.

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More haunted houses turning to 3-D effects

Attractions have exploited technology — video effects, animatronics, visitor-tracking sensors — to put more fright into the night, 21st-century style.