E-mails on state computers purged automatically
E-mails from the administrations of Acting Governor Jane Swift and Governors Paul Cellucci and Mitt Romney weren’t stored on central servers, according to state officials.
Unions claim Verizon firings are retribution
Union leaders say Verizon fired 40 employees involved in the contentious labor strike over the summer for alleged actions including threats of violence and intimidation.
Tribe’s headstart tempers casino fever in region
The casino law was meant to help the Wampanoag tribe win the right to open a casino in Southeastern Mass., but local officials say that advantage may have set their region behind.
Warren stays ahead as Democratic hopefuls debate
Perceived front-runner Elizabeth Warren did little to spoil that status as she debated against four Democrats vying to face Senator Scott Brown.
Brigham and Women’s aims to expand while cutting back
The hospital plans to expand its sprawling campus in Boston’s Longwood Medical Area even as it moves to cut expenses by $160 million over three years.
Halvorson Design Partnership/Brigham and Women's Hospital
"Brigham Green" will restore the old Francis Street common. An artist's rendering shows how the the site will look after a $55 million restoration.
Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff
The current entrance at 15 Francis Street doesn't feature much green space.
Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff
Brigham chief Betsy Nabel is overseeing the effort to reduce annual expenses by about 10 percent while expanding the campus.
Women take charge at Mass. hospitals
In the era of health care reform, analysts say women are well suited to lead. Women head one-fourth of the state’s acute care, chronic disease, and rehabilitation hospitals.
DNA test offers hope to Pearl Harbor victim’s family
Joan Roberts agreed to undergo DNA testing to determine whether the remains of her uncle Eugene Keller Eberhardt, a Pearl Harbor victim, could be identified.
“What they want to do is break the union. They want to oust people like myself and others.’’
John Colleran, a Verizon lineman who received a termination letter
Inside The Boston Globe
Columnists
Metro
Mayor Menino’s plan antes up for East Boston renewal
Thomas M. Menino voiced a commitment to the East Boston waterfront, with the hope that infrastructure improvements will lead to more private development.
Business
AG urges Congress to review lender
Attorney General Martha Coakley wants a congressional investigation of Ally Financial Inc. and its subsidiary, GMAC Mortgage, which she said have made illegal foreclosures.
Politics
Murphy resigns House majority whip post
Charles A. Murphy resigned his leadership position at a Democratic caucus yesterday, sharply criticizing House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo for forcing him out.
Nation & World
Egypt’s leading party speaks of ‘harmony’ with army
The leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said it does not seek to get into a power struggle with the ruling military council over the formation of the next government.
Sports
David Ortiz’s decision day is here
Ortiz has until midnight to accept salary arbitration with the Red Sox, agreeing to a one-year contract with a raise from the $12.5 million he made last season.
Food and dining
Cheap eats
Sushi moves on a conveyor belt at Natick robo-restaurant Wasabi
It takes a while to make sense of what’s going on at Wasabi.
Arts
MOVIE REVIEW
Eames’s philosophy advanced a modern aesthetic
This smart, lively (sometimes too lively) documentary looks at the Eameses on multiple levels: as husband and wife, artists, entrepreneurs, and icons.
Diversity Boston
Diversity Boston
Boy Scouts seek to expand their membership in the inner city
Since the start of the year, the Boston Minuteman Council, a division of Boy Scouts of America, has been pressing to curb the race divide that marks its membership.
Opinion
“A rational party focused on winning and clear-eyed about his prospects would never nominate Newt Gingrich.”
Scot Lehigh
Ideas
Why anyone is ever selfless is a mystery that has fascinated, not to mention frustrated, scientists since Charles Darwin, who considered it a major problem for his theory of natural selection.
Leon Neyfakh