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Best Boston Globe photos of the year, 2012

Go behind the lens to discover the inspiration for the year’s most memorable Boston Globe images.

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Obama flinches on the fiscal cliff

Had Obama been willing to go over the cliff, Republicans would probably not be threatening default.

Danny Woodhead is Patriots’ go-to guy

If it seems Woodhead gains yards every single time he carries the ball or catches it, that’s not correct. But it’s not far off.

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Former prep school headmaster responds to charges

Reports said Lawrence Becker, formerly of North Andover’s Brooks School, had an inappropriate relationship with a student and hired escorts.

Patrick announces plans to overhaul pharmacy board

The changes add professionals from other fields and allow for regulation of out-of-state compounding pharmacies.

Patrick nominates outgoing public safety secretary as judge

Governor Patrick praised Mary Elizabeth Heffernan’s “strong commitment to public service.”

Frank says he would like to be interim senator

Former Representative Barney Frank says he wants to participate in ongoing fiscal negotiations.

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1976: The first First Night

In 1976, Bostonians first enjoyed the arts festival that would one day spread nationwide and ring in the new year in over 70 cities, growing to showcase the work of over 1,000 artists.

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Some prominent names are on record in favor of higher tax rates for the rich, including (left to right): Tom Stemberg, the founder of Staples Inc.; travel guide Rick Steves; and businessman Frank Patitucci.

Some wealthy stand fast—for higher taxes

Sen. Elizabeth Warren participated in a reenacted swearing-in with her husband, Bruce Mann and Vice President Joe Biden at the Capitol.

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Warren, Kennedy usher in new era

Kathleen Rivera of Dorchester, shown on the MGH Station platform, said trains were running slow Thursday morning.

Transit systems falter in cold

Mayor Thomas M. Menino was hospitalized for five weeks after falling ill during a trip to Italy with his wife.

Menino back at City Hall

Stages

Inside the mind of a great composer in ‘33 Variations’

Dec. 29, 1976: As part of the countdown to First Night 1977, Mark Dannenhauer skied through the First Night doorway as Dancing Bear (Ellie Hayes) looked on. The pair from the Northeast Puppet Theater rehearsed in Waterfront Park for their First Night performance.

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1976: The first First Night

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A church with a mission but no members

Scene & Heard

A Boston indie-rock watch list

A Wassily Kandinsky poster from 1901 for an exhibition by the Phalanx art group.

Art Review

‘Art in the Street: European Poster,’ at the MFA

Tech Lab

After hype, some digital devices flopped

James Foley, who was captured in Libya in 2011, had been filing reports and videos from Syria until six weeks ago.

War reporter kidnapped a second time

Dan Shaughnessy

The Celtics are not going to get better

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Danny Spond wears No. 13 to honor the victims at Columbine, which he attended years after the killings.

Notre Dame’s Spond the embodiment of ‘comeback’

Danny Spond went from being mysteriously partially paralyzed to a starting linebacker on a team playing for the national title.

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State removes lien against Lantigua

The state Department of Revenue said that it has removed the $5,475 tax lien against Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua, after issuing it due to unpaid 2011 taxes.