District fire chief acquitted in pension fraud case
A Boston district fire chief was acquitted today of pension fraud in federal court, the second firefighter to be vindicated in the scandal that rocked the department.
US troops to leave Iraq by year’s end
President Obama today declared an end to the Iraq war, announcing that all US troops would be withdrawn from the country by year’s end.
Khadafy’s death energizes Syrian, Yemeni protests
Thousands of protesters in Syria - where activists say 24 people were killed by security forces - and Yemen poured into the streets today and said their longtime rulers will be the next to fall.
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‘Survivor’ on a piece of cheese
How two Harvard microbiologists became accidental food celebrities.
Boston Capital
Outlook on Groupon IPO is cloudy
As the daily deal site prepares for an initial public stock offering, investors are rethinking the online deal business as competition comes from every corner.
Sox pitching coach returns to Oakland
Curt Young is returning to the Oakland Athletics, where he spent seven years before becoming the Red Sox’ pitching coach this past season, according to a report.
“Over the next two months our troops in Iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home.”
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Metro
Confessed killer eligible for new sentencing trial
The death penalty for Gary Lee Sampson was possibly tainted by a juror who lied during his 2003 sentencing trial, a federal judge ruled yesterday.
Business
Defense contracts dwindle
As the US attacks its deficit by trimming $400 billion from the Defense Department budget, New England is apt to feel the economic pain.
Politics
Political Notebook
A confident Romney returns to Iowa
Mitt Romney made a rare jaunt yesterday through parts of the state that delivered a crippling blow to his candidacy in 2008.
Nation & World
Even those opposed to US role hail Khadafy’s death
Critics of US airstrikes in Libya found themselves in the awkward position of joining backers to cheer Khadafy’s death.
Sports
Putnam's Pinkney has eye-opening numbers
Melquawn Pinkney is a small player at a small school, but the more yards he eats up and the more games his team wins, the bigger their names get.
Movies
Movie Review
Finding drama in terms of the deal in ‘Margin Call’
First-time writer-director J.C. Chandor spins drama from invisible money and an assortment of actors attempting to mine theater from banker jargon.
Arts
Stages
At 50, ‘Phantom Tollbooth’ lives on
The children’s musical, based on author Norton Juster’s classic book, can be seen at the Wheelock Family Theater.
Opinion
“Washington isn’t shaping history. It is chasing history.”
Andrew J. Bacevich, on changes in the Middle East
Ideas
“A string of new studies suggests that the modern chase after happiness—and even happiness itself—can hurt us. Happy, it turns out, is not always the way you want to be.”
Gareth Cook, on the dark side of happiness