AT&T ends takeover bid for T-Mobile
AT&T abandoned the $39 billion deal after opposition from regulators, who were worried about less competition among wireless providers.
House vote on payroll tax cut is set for tomorrow
The House is expected to reject the Senate’s short-term extension of payroll tax cuts, potentially setting up another round of gridlock on Capitol Hill.
GRAHAM ALLISON
Kim Jong Il, the great negotiator
The former North Korean leader deserves the “Great Negotiator Award” from Harvard for his dealings with George W. Bush.
BRUINS 3, CANADIENS 2
Bruins streak is at 5 with win over Canadiens
Boston has won 19 of 22 since losing two in a row to the Canadiens at the end of October.
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‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ finds light in the darkness
Rooney Mara brings a touch of comedy and fun to her portrayal of the dark Lisbeth Salander.
Red Sox unveil new ballpark in Fort Myers
JetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Fla., features the same seating bowl geometry and field dimensions as Fenway Park.
MIT to launch online-only, graded courses for free
The university announced today a plan to launch “MITx,’’ a set of specially designed Web-only classes that anyone can take for free.
Bus 19
Brothers seek a way up and out
George and Johnny Huynh want a better life — and they believe they can get it through school. They have to. It’s the only thing in their control.
“It’s time to stop the nonsense. We can resolve these differences and we can do it in a way that provides certainty for job creators and others.”
House Speaker John Boehner
Inside The Boston Globe
Columnists
Metro
Haverhill woman pleads not guilty in fatal crash
The woman is accused of driving with a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit and fatally hitting a woman who was picking up doughnuts for her church.
Business
Coakley blazes path as advocate for homeowners
Attorney General Martha Coakley’s work has cemented her position as a national leader on behalf of homeowners caught up in the long-running housing crisis.
Politics
Gingrich continues to lash out at judges
Newt Gingrich said yesterday as president he would consider dispatching US marshals to force judges to appear before Congress to explain controversial decisions.
Nation & World
Iraq issues arrest warrant for Sunni vice president
Iraq’s Shiite-led government accused Tariq al-Hashemi of running a hit squad that assassinated government and security officials.
Sports
Andre Carter to be placed on injured reserve
The veteran defensive end, who was the Patriots’ most consistent pass rusher, suffered a quadriceps injury yesterday against the Broncos.
Health and wellness
G Force
Pulse of Harvard, health care
Dr. Joseph Martin, who served as dean of Harvard Medical School from 1997 to 2007, just published a memoir, ‘‘Alfalfa to Ivy.’’
Arts
STAGE REVIEW
‘Christmas Celtic Sojourn’ a very good night
In just nine years, “A Christmas Celtic Sojourn’’ has become a holiday staple. Friday night at the Cutler Majestic Theatre, it was easy to see why.
Best of the new
Best of the New
Boston’s best people and ideas of 2011
Safer neighborhoods, quieter commutes, and one really brainy historian.
Opinion
“Gingrich is not only presenting himself as anti-Obama, but the most anti-Obama of all the GOP hopefuls.”
Juliette Kayyem
Ideas
As tempting as it might be to imagine the Christmas trees we see today in public parks and central plazas as a quaint relic of small town life, it turns out that our modern public trees have politics woven right into their roots.
Leon Neyfakh