Before leaving office, Romney staff wiped records
Mitt Romney’s aides purchased their state-issued hard drives, and e-mails were wiped from a server before he left the Massachusetts government office.
Book about insider trading raises questions about Kerry
A conservative researcher accuses Massachusetts Senator John Kerry and his wife of profiting from trades in health care stock at the same time he was working on health care legislation.
House to debate balanced budget amendment
The US House is scheduled to vote on a balanced budget amendment for the first time since 1995, when it failed by a single vote in the Senate.
Mass. jobless rate remains 7.3%; state adds 10,800 jobs
So far in 2011, the Massachusetts economy has added a total of 45,500 jobs. The state’s unemployment rate remains below the national rate of 9 percent.
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Yale QB will skip Rhodes interview for Harvard game
Patrick Witt had two places to be Saturday: Georgia for a Rhodes Scholarship interview, and New Haven for the Harvard-Yale game. He chose football.
MOVIE REVIEW
A strange, over-edited ‘Breaking Dawn’
The fourth installment of the “Twilight” franchise is long, uniquely bad, and considerably strange.
Occupy protesters arrested in New York
Police arrested about 50 to 60 protesters who tried to block traffic near New York’s financial district today.
“All I can tell you is we fully complied with the law and complied with longstanding executive branch practice. Nothing unusual was done.”
Mark Nielsen, Mitt Romney’s legal counsel
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Columnists
Metro
After compromise, lawmakers send casino bill to governor
On the Legislature’s final day before it adjourned for winter break, both the House and the Senate approved the bill authorizing three casinos and one slot machine parlor.
Business
Boston seeing residential building rush
Five developers are seeking approval of towering residential buildings in Boston that together would add nearly 1,400 residences across the city.
Politics
Political notebook
Frank criticizes Gingrich’s work for Freddie Mac
Barney Frank continued his long-running battle with the former Speaker of the House, saying Gingrich has “no ethical core whatsoever.”
Nation & World
6 dead as storms, suspected tornadoes hit Southeast
Suspected tornadoes were reported today in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and South Carolina.
Sports
Red Sox notebook
Tim Wakefield’s agent challenges Red Sox
Agent Barry Meister said if the Red Sox don’t bring the 45-year-old knuckleballer back, “he’s going to win 15 games somewhere else.’’
Style
style
Ronson and Sells hope to bring an edge to Newbury Street
Charlotte Ronson and Winchester’s Sells & Co. boutique owner Liz Kelleher Sells hosted a fashion show at Red Lantern.
Arts
STAGE REVIEW
An accessible, entertaining ‘Hamlet’
Red, the color of blood and passion, dominates the stage in the Gamm Theatre’s breathtaking “Hamlet.’’
Special reports
Globe Spotlight Report
Under the influence
Full coverage of the Globe’s investigation into OUI acquittal rates.
Opinion
“Even if the EU survives this fiscal crisis, it will be some time until it can play the galvanizing role for countries now transitioning to democracy.”
Juliette Kayyem
Ideas
“It may seem intimidating when we say you are going to help transcribe ancient Greek papyri, but it’s all about pattern recognition, and the brain excels at pattern recognition.”
James Brusuelas, an Oxford classicist who is part of the Ancient Lives team