Romney followed rapid evolution toward presidency

When considering his bookend appearances at the 1964 and 2012 GOP conventions, the question is not whether Mitt Romney has changed his outlook — he undeniably has — but why.

Mitt Romney launched a series of attack ads accusing President Obama of “gutting” welfare reform by waiving the work requirement on people who receive benefits.

GOP convention aims to renew focus on economy

After a week of intense scrutiny on abortion, Mitt Romney’s allies say shifting the subject to President Obama’s economic stewardship is imperative.

JEFF JACOBY

Both parties are too extreme on abortion

You’d never know it from the media’s coverage, but when it comes to abortion there are two political parties with out-of-the-mainstream views.

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As commander of Apollo 11 in 1969, Armstrong became a symbol of America’s resolve and ingenuity in its race against the Soviet Union for supremacy in space.

A story of hope, and a lopsided deal

A national ministry for addicts has a record of success, but its work program leaves some vulnerable men feeling misused.

Underpaid in Boston

Philadelphia church members worked long hours for short pay on a multimillion-dollar renovation job.

On the day his trade from the Red Sox became official, Adrian Gonzalez was quickly inserted into the Dodgers’ lineup, hitting a three-run homer in his first at-bat against the Marlins.

Red Sox complete huge deal with Dodgers

The Red Sox sent Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez, Nick Punto, and injured outfielder Carl Crawford to the Dodgers for first baseman James Loney and four prospects.

Christopher L. Gasper

With roster revolution, Red Sox may reclaim their soul

General manager Ben Cherington didn’t just make a baseball trade. He issued a rebuke of the way the team has done business for the last three years.

Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington discusses Saturday’s trade, one of the most significant in baseball history.

On Baseball

Ben Cherington can put his stamp on Red Sox

The Dodgers took the burden of the world off the Red Sox general manager’s hands. Now it’s up to Cherington to see what he does with this opportunity.

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According to a team source, Tyler Seguin probably will sign an extension before there is a labor agreement.

Sunday Hockey Notes

Bruins’ Tyler Seguin expected to get extension
From left: Lauren Miller, Ari Graynor, and Katie Anne Naylon.

Ari Graynor has a lot on the line
Bartolo Colon had a decent season in 2011 with the Yankees and had been the anchor of Oakland’s staff this season, going 3-1 with a 1.88 ERA in August.

Sunday Baseball Notes

Baseball players still trying to beat the system
This Tang dynasty earthen­­-ware figure is from “Unearth-ed,” one of three China-centric exhibits at the Clark Art Institute.

Art Review

A century on, a return to China in ‘Through Shen-kan’
A footpath winds along the shoreline of Curtis Island.

4 Maine island adventures close to shore
Actor David Greenspan and director Rebecca Taichman work on a scene from “Marie Antoinette,” in rehearsal in Cambridge.

Rumblings of the 99% in ‘Marie Antoinette’
Mariah Carey (top left), Britney Spears (top right), and Demi Lovato are among the newest crop of TV talent judges.

television

Newest crop of judges lacks the X factor
Despite reductions, Bank of America is still the largest ATM provider in the state by a wide margin.

Major banks to have fewer ATMs in Mass.

Opinion | Ellen Goodman

The Equal Rites Awards
“I’ve been coming here since I was a little boy,” said Steve Silvia, 39, talking about the Marshfield Fair, which he now visits with sons Steven (left) and Shawn.

The Roads to Summer

Marshfield Fair still a favorite among adults, children
Harvard is ready to preview its plans to transform the Barry’s Corner section of Allston into a vibrant part of its campus.

Harvard ready to preview Allston development plans

Beatrice Munyenyezi.

Did Beatrice Munyenyezi lie to get into this country?

Sports

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Royals 10, Red Sox 9

No. 9 hitter Tony Abreu delivered the winning run with two outs and two on, ripping a single to left off Red Sox pitcher Junichi Tazawa (0-1) in the 12th.

Red Sox can’t go the distance

On a day when the front office sent a seismic shockwave through the majors by completing a nine-player deal with the Dodgers, the Red Sox dropped a 10-9, 12-inning decision.

Metro

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Mourners entered Jubilee Christian Church in Mattapan for the funeral of Kristen Lartey, one of three friends killed Aug. 12 while in a car in Dorchester. A fourth was injured.

Mourners say Dorchester death has to matter

Clergy members and family pledged that Kristen Lartey’s death would be a galvanizing force that would help unify the city in common cause.

Columnists

Vercheesa Thompson (above left) of Dorchester, facilitator Candace Keshwar, Michelle Eunis, and Suheil Riveramet in Jamaica Plain last week while Sherina Hendrix (below) played with their children. The mothers’ group is creating its own child-care cooperative.

Yvonne Abraham

Program helps families create own solutions
Laila Ali is one of eight celebrities competing on the war-based reality show “Stars Earn Stripes.”

JOANNA WEISS

Does ‘Stars Earn Stripes’ glorify war?

JEFF JACOBY

Both parties are too extreme on abortion

INNOVATION ECONOMY

What happens when a trend never touches down
Jackie, Sue, and Lynn as seen in “49 Up,” a 2005 British film that is part of a decades-long series of documentaries.

Joan Wickersham

A study of class captures shape, sweep of real lives

Lawrence Harmon

Mass. needs to update wiretap laws

SCOT LEHIGH

The GOP’s big tent collapses

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Big-box stores are in big trouble
Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett, and Adrian Gonzalez have underachieved and are on the verge of being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Dan Shaughnessy

Blockbuster Red Sox trade signifies end of failed era

Joan Vennochi

Romney made Mass. his stepping stone

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox left picking up the pieces
Chinese police stand guard at an anti-Japanese protest outside the Japanese consulate in Shanghai last week.

Edward L. Glaeser

Putting China at ease

Business

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Officials removed the body of a man who opened fire outside the Empire State Building on Friday. New York police said a laid-off clothing designer killed an executive from his former company as pedestrians heading to work packed the street.

Employers revisit violence prevention efforts

Recent workplace shootings have led many companies to develop or enhance violence prevention programs, helping contribute to a steady decline in on-the-job fatalities.

Politics

The big business of treating elected officials to lavish events will be in full swing at both parties’ conventions.

Despite changes, donors still prominent at conventions

Even with potentially buzz-killing legal advisories, the big business of treating elected officials to lavish receptions will be in full swing at both presidential nominating conventions.

Nation & World

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Hussein Omar, one of 11 Lebanese Shi’ite pilgrims abducted in Syria, was welcomed by his relatives upon his arrival in Beirut after his release on Saturday.

Dozens of bodies found in basement in Syrian town

Forty to 50 bodies were found in the town of Daraya, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based group with a network of activists inside Syria.

Arts

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Mike Birbiglia (left) and Ira Glass at a New York screening of “Sleepwalk With Me.’’

Mike Birbiglia and Ira Glass mine sleep state for new film

“Sleepwalk With Me” follows the lightly fictionalized story of comedian Matt Pandamiglio.

Books

‘The Zenith’ by Duong Thu Huong

“Zenith” bravely imagines the final months of Ho Chi Minh’s life.

Travel

Among the country’s 187,000 lakes, Keurusselkä, in central Finland, is the largest at 45.3 square miles.

Taking the Finnish rest cure

Summer in Finland is a brief perfect moment made of a mild soothing sun that shines well into the night, and scudding white and purple clouds.

“For what we got paid, that job was crazy.”

Jesse Carter,  who worked on the renovation of the Copley Place Marriott

Magazine

The cover for the August 26 2012 issue

Did Beatrice Munyenyezi lie to get into this country?
The cover for the August 19 2012 issue

Can a Woburn company’s flying car someday be a fix for traffic?
The cover for the August 12 2012 issue

The man who nourished Boston’s literary scene
The cover for the August 5 2012 issue

Can GPS find you a mate?

Opinion

“There is a way to view ‘Stars Earn Stripes’ not as a glorification of war but as a denigration of celebrities.”

Joanna Weiss 

Ideas

“In decades of researching American political lobbies, we have found that there are huge gaps in who is represented in Washington.”

—Kay Schlozman, Sidney Verba, and Henry E. Brady