Slow economic recovery fits post-crisis pattern

The nation has regained only about half of the nearly 9 million jobs lost in the recession, a slow recovery that analysts say is to be expected given the nature of the downturn.

Candidates to narrow focus on small batch of swing states

President Obama and Mitt Romney are competing for a sliver of undecided voters in a small number of swing states.

Severe storms roll into Mass.

A line of strong storms moved east into the state from New York, where the system spawned at least one tornado.

Monsignor Robert P. Deeley is one of two Americans whom the Vatican summoned to Rome in 2004 to help reduce a logjam of sexual abuse cases pending against priests.

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Priests, accusers press for resolution

Fifteen Boston priests facing abuse allegations have awaited a verdict for years, leaving both sides mired in a frustrating legal limbo. Clockwise, the Rev. Paul Manning, the Rev. Jay Mullin, and the Rev. James Foley.

Twice implicated, priest fights for a decision

For 13 years, the Rev. James J. Foley has survived in a kind of purgatorial state, waiting for the church to decide whether or not to dismiss him.

Gene Anthony’s photograph of Ken Kesey’s iconic bus at the San Francisco State Acid Test in 1966. The photograph is part of the “Kennedy to Kent State” exhibit at the Worcester Art Museum.

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From Kennedy to Kent State, the 1960s in photos

David Davis’s collection at the Worcester Art Museum features 100 iconic news photographs of the ‘60s and took 12 years to compile.

Tom Brady and the Patriots will open the 2012 season in Nashville.

Patriots at Titans, Sunday at 1 p.m., CBS

How the Patriots, Titans match up

The Boston Globe breaks down the X’s and O’s for the Patriots trip to Nashville for opening weekend and offers a prediction for who will win.

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The controversial trial and execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti in Massachusetts in the 1920’s caused much tension in the US and around the world.

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How Sam, Mike, and Will became football positions

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A Bruce Springsteen concert — for free

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‘Marilyn’ by Lois Banner and ‘Misfit’ by Adam Braver

Cardinal Spellman High students work with their iPads

iPads in classroom change education
Bill Belichick’s decade-plus run of success with the Patriots has elevated the team to the top of the local sports crop.

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Boston now officially belongs to the Patriots
Jamie Sawler of the Muddas made an interception against the Cumberland Muckaneers during a game of mud football in North Conway, N.H. Ten teams participated in a tournament.

Playing dirty in the ‘Mud Bowl’

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Things to do in the Berkshires

Laura Benanti: From bunny to funny

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How to make time expand
Sunrise lit the sky as seen from Carson Beach in South Boston.

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Globe photos of the week, Sept. 7, 2012
Sox owner John Henry (right) has pledged not to dismiss Bobby Valentine before season’s end, but there is little to be gained by keeping him.

Christopher L. Gasper

Actually, it is time for Valentine to check out
Bill Clinton speech

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Strasburg shut down by Nationals

The Nationals have shut down righthanded pitcher Stephen Strasburg for the season, ending a hotly debated topic on how much the ace should pitch in his first full season following arm surgery.

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For R.I. politicians, 38 Studios’ legacy is still a threat

Voters may blame legislators for the $75 million the state guaranteed to Curt Schilling’s video game company.

Columnists

Joanna Weiss

Bill Clinton’s DNC speech offers a new Democrat blueprint

Adrian Walker

Patrick has high hopes for RCC
Michelle Obama and Ann Romney

JOAN VENNOCHI

Political wives and the politics of pretty

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Do campaign strategists take their cues from ‘The Music Man’?

SCOT LEHIGH

Clinton’s speech could be turning point

Brian McGrory

Concord bottled water ban is all wet
Robert Kosilek, foreground, in 1993; and in 1990, background.

LAWRENCE HARMON

Judge goes too far in sex change ruling

JOSHUA GREEN

Partisanship will have its limits

Tech Lab

Now is a terrible time to shop for gadgets
Sox owner John Henry (right) has pledged not to dismiss Bobby Valentine before season’s end, but there is little to be gained by keeping him.

Christopher L. Gasper

Actually, it is time for Valentine to check out
Horatio Alger, shown in 1852, rose to fame for his rags-to-riches stories.

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The Horatio Alger immigrant experience

Edward L. Glaeser

Urban planning in Greater Boston needs to aim higher

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Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos displayed the two new Kindle Fire readers Thursday in Santa Monica, Calif.

Boston literary start-up lands Amazon deal

A small local company named after a Cambridge street is now at the forefront of an effort to revive serialized fiction.

Politics

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Shorter conventions elicit praise

The successful, truncated conventions this year may mark the end of the old-fashioned blowouts parties formerly held.

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Calls for Mo. bishop to quit grow louder

Calls for Bishop Robert Finn’s resignation intensified after he became the highest-ranking US church official convicted of a crime related to the child sex abuse scandal.

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In a collection of essays, Katie Roiphe shares her thoughts on unconventional women, divorce, single motherhood, and more.

‘In Praise of Messy Lives’ by Katie Roiphe

Katie Roiphe traces becoming an independent, educated woman of a certain age in her worthwhile collection of essays.

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Fall Travel: Weekend Getaways

Things to do in the Berkshires

Looking for a culture-packed autumn trip? Consider these sure-to-please historic homes, museums, and art collections.

“We’re pioneers. We have to be. We can’t prepare our students for the 20th century. We have to prepare them for the 21st century.”

Carmen Mariano, principal of Archbishop Williams,  on using iPads in the classroom

Magazine

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Did Beatrice Munyenyezi lie to get into this country?
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Can a Woburn company’s flying car someday be a fix for traffic?
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The man who nourished Boston’s literary scene
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Can GPS find you a mate?

Opinion

“The candidates’ wives don’t see it this way, but it’s a little demeaning to female voters to think they will be swayed by the wife of a man who would be president.”

Joan Vennochi 

Ideas

“In order to be a good friend, even a very young child must be not only fun to spend time with, but capable of being emotionally mature in ways that can be difficult even for grown-ups.”

—Leon Neyfakh on childhood friendship