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The missives, released at the Globe?s request, help to gain an understanding of how the two powerful men interacted.
UMass Dartmouth Chancellor to step downDivina Grossman will step down this month after three and a half years.
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Lawrence man charged after suitcase incidentA man was charged with planting a hoax device after he allegedly left a suitcase by a Homeland Security cruiser in Boston.
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For the first time since 1920, the New York Times is running an editorial on its front page, headlined ?The Gun Epidemic.?
FBI investigating Calif. attack as ?act of terrorism?An FBI official said at a news conference that ??there?s a number of pieces of evidence that has pushed us off the cliff.??
Reporters found toys, a child?s book of the Quran, family pictures, and shredded documents inside the Redlands home.
BPD chief says backlash against Muslims won?t be toleratedCommissioner William Evans and interfaith leaders visited New England?s biggest mosque two days after the deadly Calif. shooting.
John Fish named chairman of Boston Fed board John F. Fish and Gary L. Gottlieb have been named the chairman and deputy chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Efrain Tavarez carried an elderly woman to safety, but a second attempt to save more in the building was driven back by flames.
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No regrets for doctor who called out double-booking?I feel very proud of what I?ve done,? says Dr. Dennis Burke, the man who helped turn the spotlight on MGH?s policy on concurrent surgeries.
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David Ortiz is content with his decision on retirementThe Red Sox DH said he didn?t want ?to be the guy people feel sorry for? by staying on too long as a player.
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With their recent votes, Republican senators prove they are clearly focused on pacifying a rabid voter base.
SJC rules against St. Frances parishioners The Supreme Judicial Court?s ruling is the latest development in a legal saga pitting the vigil group against the Archdiocese of Boston, which closed the church in 2004.
It may be the most confusing traffic light you?ve ever seen, but Cambridge officials hope it will make crossing safer for pedestrians.
Ann Popkin
The Boston women?s health collective, which published the landmark, ?Our Bodies, Ourselves,? is in danger of going out of business.
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Some surgeons argue that psychiatric questionnaires offer a way to defend plastic surgeons from legal and physical attacks.
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Yehuda Yaakov: The enduring bond between the United States and IsraelBoth countries value freedom, democracy, and tikkun olam (repairing the world).
STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.
Could Martin O?Malley get zero delegates in Iowa?This is a strong possibility for a candidate who has spent more time campaigning in the Hawkeye State than his primary rivals.
Globe investigations and Spotlight reportsA look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight??Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
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In his first comments since missing four games, the Patriots linebacker would not disclose the nature of the illness that sidelined him.
The university is asking for the public?s help in finding a student who has not been heard from or seen in at least five days.
An excerpt from ?Lion of the Senate? describes Senator Kennedy?s 1995 push to increase the federal minimum wage.
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