Poll suggests Warren, Brown in dead heat
Elizabeth Warren holds a commanding lead over her rivals for the Democratic US Senate nomination and would be in a dead heat with Scott Brown in next year’s election.
Patriots 31, Raiders 19
Big win for Patriots
A balanced attack led New England to a 31-19 victory over the Raiders in Oakland today.
Occupy Boston protesters plan rush hour rally
Demonstrators who have descended on Boston’s Financial District plan protests tomorrow that could snarl traffic in the city.
ARAM BOGHOSIAN FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE
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Mind-set over matter
Your attitude has a lot to do with the kind of medical choices you make.
Perspective
Rides not revenge
On monthly rides, a Boston-based group of bicyclists called Critical Mass blows red lights, clogs intersections, and generally wreaks havoc -- all in the name of improving the lot of bikers. The message isn’t getting through.
Q&A
Darwin, the economist
Who is the most underrated economic theorist? In a new book, economist Robert Frank argues that it’s Charles Darwin.
“This guy really moved a conservative medical institution to do something that was very brave.”
Hospital CEO Kate Walsh, on face transplant surgeon Bohdan Pomahac
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Columnists
Metro
Home sales go green in Mass.
More than a third of the homes sold in the state this year have been paid for in cash as buyers sidestep the traditional mortgage process.
Business
Merrimac bank will merge with larger rival
Economy Co-operative’s lone branch will soon be taken over, putting an end to another small bank.
Nation
Executed Ga. convict mourned as a martyr
Sent to death row 20 years ago as a convicted cop killer, Troy Davis was celebrated yesterday by more than 1,000 people at his funeral.
NHL preview section
Bruins Preview
This year, champion Bruins will wear giant target
The Bruins are now burdened with the expectation to win again and the need to deal with opponents intent on taking them down a notch.
Sports
PATRIOTS AT RAIDERS
Welker the model on a small scale
In the land of receivers, Wes Welker has become a brand. His traits, skills, and quick moves have been packaged into a mold, and the Patriots have the original.
Books
BOOK REVIEW
‘Life Itself’ by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert's memoir, "Life Itself," details his childhood, his career as a movie critic and television star, and more.
Travel
Travel
Beauty and beasts
In the wake of a dramatic fall in political violence in Colombia, tourists now have the chance to appreciate the country’s beauty — quirks and all.
Arts
CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK
Second acts
On the stage, new versions of classics reveal fresh layers of meaning and show the virtues of theatrical revisions.
Opinion
“One woman in New Hampshire told me she didn’t mind that (Mitt) Romney had flip-flopped on issues, so long as he’d flipped to positions she liked.”
Joanna Weiss
Ideas
“To become a citizen of a nation is a choice that involves more sacrifice and pain than tearing down the sculpture of a dictator.”
Gal Beckerman