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Getting to not guilty
How a driver who told police after an accident, “I was driving, I’m drunk, and it’s all my fault,” was found not guilty by a Massachusetts judge.
For drunk drivers, a habit of judicial leniency
Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
When state judges hear OUI cases without a jury, they acquit the vast majority of defendants, no matter how blatant the alleged offense. It is one more way Massachusetts stands out nationally — for all the wrong reasons — on this crime.
Document
Police report details 2008 car crash
A doctor reported after a 2008 crash that one of the drivers was “highly intoxicated.” The driver ended up getting a not guilty verdict. Read the police report from the crash.
Globe Spotlight Report
Looking at drunken driving in Massachusetts
The state stands out nationally — for all the wrong reasons — on intoxicated driving.
Storm kills 1, knocks out power for hundreds of thousands
A nor’easter disrupted weekend activities, snarled traffic, and caused hundreds of thousands to lose power throughout the region. It is also blamed for at least one death.
STEVE LANAVA/Worcester Telegram and Gazette
STEVE LANAVA/Worcester Telegram and Gazette
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Globe Staff
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Lucchino a Red Sox constant
Controversial, brilliant, combative, and ever-lawyerly, Red Sox president and CEO Larry Lucchino represents the past, present, and future of the 21st century Red Sox.
Chelsea housing chief’s pay draws fire
Michael E. McLaughlin makes $360,383 a year to oversee 1,415 apartments for low-income people. It’s nearly twice the salary of the housing chief in New York City.
Patriots at Steelers | 4:15 p.m.
Patriots defense must be on guard
The defense enters today’s game against the Steelers with one less veteran to go up against a tough offense that includes a bruising QB and speedy receivers.
“We absolutely are not wrong 85 and 90 percent of the time.’’
Northborough Police Chief Mark K. Leahy
Inside The Boston Globe
Columnists
Metro
Libyan fighters arrive in Boston for treatment
The 22 injured men, who ranged in age from 17 to 46, were whisked away in ambulances shortly after landing.
Business
ON THE HOT SEAT
On the cutting edge of building a New Boston
David Manfredi, a principal of Elkus Manfredi Architects, is deeply enmeshed in the development of Boston’s neighborhoods.
Politics
Gary Johnson pins hope on N.H. in presidential race
For a campaign that’s low on money and poll numbers, Gary Johnson has turned to a political commodity he has in abundance: tenacity.
Nation & World
Syria’s military kills 3 as Arab League voices ‘disgust’
Syrian troops shelled a restive district and conducted sweeping raids yesterday, killing at least three people one day after 40 were reported to have died, activists said.
Sports
Patriots vs. Steelers, 4:15 p.m.
Patriots’ keys to a Week 8 victory vs. the Steelers
The Boston Globe breaks down the Patriots’ visit with the Steelers and offers a prediction for who will win.
Travel
Travel | Sarasota
The circus inheritance
In 1927, John Ringling’s circus empire made Sarasota, Fla., its winter home. Today, while headquarters have moved to Virginia, Ringling’s legacy is all over Sarasota.
Books
By The Book
‘Resurrecting My Childhood Ghosts’ by Chris Bohjalian
It’s a paperback that cost 45 cents when it was brand new.
Opinion
“We have our critical faculties, but the research suggests that they are not as critical as we think.”
Gareth Cook
Ideas
“The only thing we may know about education is that inquisitive kids respond to it.”
Paul Nix, on exam schools