Obama embraces super PAC funding

The president’s campaign manager wrote on a blog that although Obama dislikes the current campaign financing system, Democrats cannot play by two sets of rules.

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Disgraced former House speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi is returning to Massachusetts to testify before a federal grand jury in Worcester.

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Karen Handel, the charity’s vice president for public policy, told officials at the charity that she supported the move to cut off funding for Planned Parenthood.

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Richards, whose legacy in Boston’s redevelopment dates from the administration of Mayor Kevin H. White, died Sunday of a heart attack.

Old foes gird for slots parlor fight

Two racetrack owners are competing for the sole slot machine parlor license authorized by the new casino law, ensuring the future of one track and the demise of the other.

Dan Shaughnessy

As losses go, we’ve seen worse than Patriots’

It is folly to suggest this is the worst defeat ever. It’s not as bad as the Buckner Game, not as bad as the Dent Game, and certainly not as bad as Super Bowl XLII.

While the Patriots' loss in Super Bowl XLVI was disappointing, it was likely not the most painful defeat in the history of Boston sports.

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While the Patriots' loss in Super Bowl XLVI was disappointing, it was likely not the most painful defeat in the history of Boston sports.

The Patriots' loss to the Giants in Super Bowl XLII spoiled their bid to be only the second NFL team ever to complete a perfect season.

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The Patriots' loss to the Giants in Super Bowl XLII spoiled their bid to be only the second NFL team ever to complete a perfect season.

In 2003, Aaron Boone crushed the Red Sox with a walk-off home run in extra innings of Game 7 of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium.

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In 2003, Aaron Boone crushed the Red Sox with a walk-off home run in extra innings of Game 7 of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium.

Bill Buckner's error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series became an icon for the Red Sox' failure to close out that championship.

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Bill Buckner's error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series became an icon for the Red Sox' failure to close out that championship.

Bucky Dent broke the hearts of Red Sox fans with a looping home run over the wall as the Yankees won a 1978 one-game playoff.

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Bucky Dent broke the hearts of Red Sox fans with a looping home run over the wall as the Yankees won a 1978 one-game playoff.

In 2010, the Bruins became just the fourth team in modern sports history to blow a 3-0 series lead when they lost to the Flyers.

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In 2010, the Bruins became just the fourth team in modern sports history to blow a 3-0 series lead when they lost to the Flyers.

The Celtics blew a 13-point second-half lead in Game 7 of the NBA Finals in 2010 when the Lakers claimed the title.

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The Celtics blew a 13-point second-half lead in Game 7 of the NBA Finals in 2010 when the Lakers claimed the title.

The Red Sox completed the biggest collapse in baseball history last year when they blew a 91/2-game September lead and missed the playoffs.

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The Red Sox completed the biggest collapse in baseball history last year when they blew a 9 1/2-game September lead and missed the playoffs.

Tom Brady met with wife Gisele Bundchen after losing Super Bowl XLVI.

Despite Gisele’s comments, Patriots say no finger-pointing

Tom Brady‘s wife was caught on camera complaining about dropped passes in the Super Bowl, but Patriots players say they will only accept blame as a unit.

Adele at the House of Blues last May.

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Why does ‘Someone Like You’ make people cry?

The Grammy for best pop solo performance will be announced Sunday. But even if Adele’s heart-wrenching hit doesn’t win, it still wears an unofficial crown: “Tearjerker of the Year.”

“Most churches are not willing to put themselves out there... because it conflicts with their theology.’’

Rev. Catharine A. Cummings,  on the Youth Space drop-in center at Union United Methodist Church welcoming gay youth

Globe Insiders

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Join the Boston Globe’s movie critics, Ty Burr and Wesley Morris, for a conversation about this year’s Academy Awards.

Inside The Boston Globe

Mitt Romney held a campaign rally today in Grand Junction, Colo.

Changing Colo. poses challenge to Republicans

Black church reaches out to gay, transgender teens

Devoted fans show their true colors

MUSIC REVIEW

Sound Icon brings Haas’s ‘in vain’ into the dark

Patriots won hearts in year of great loss

Duncan, Kerry call for action on tuition
Patriots' quarterback Drew Bledsoe left the field following a 19-11 Patriots loss to the Cleveland Browns, dropping their record to 2-8 on Nov. 12, 2000.

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From the archives: Our teams make us sad sacks
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Giants 21, Patriots 17

Giants again break hearts of the Patriots

Eli Manning proves he’s ‘elite’

After Nevada loss, Gingrich continues attack

Opinion | JOHN E. SUNUNU

Let the Volcker rule go the way of the mullet

Winter Arts Guide

Columnists

Kevin Cullen

The Homegoing of a Lonely Eagle

Joanna Weiss

Facebook angst for the millions

boston capital

Staples sees slow sales in economic recovery

tech lab

Next gaming thrill: Kingdoms of Amalur
Bill Belichick took questions for the final time this season yesterday.

Dan Shaughnessy

As losses go, we’ve seen worse than Patriots’

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Eat free or die
The defensive breakdown that led to Mario Manningham key catch in the fourth quarter last night was one of the plays that doomed the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.

Tony Massarotti

Better balance must be Patriots’ priority
Ahmad Bradshaw’s touchdown late in the fourth quarter turned into the winning touchdown.

Bob Ryan

Ultimately, Patriots couldn’t get Giants off field
The day after over 70 fans were killed during a riot, the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt, sits still. It was the deadliest soccer stadium disaster since 1996.

Juliette Kayyem

Not just a game

Dan Shaughnessy

For Patriots, history repeats

James Carroll

In television, both mirror and catharsis

Innovation Economy

Symbotic’s 25 m.p.h robots

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Fall River detectives investigated the scene last year at the Fall River pool where Marie Joseph, 36, drowned last year.

Two plead guilty to charges after Fall River pool death

The two former state workers pleaded guilty to charges of reckless endangerment of child after a woman drowned last year and her body went unnoticed for two days.

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Boston to Philly airfares doubling

With Southwest Airlines discontinuing its Boston-Philadelphia route as of Feb. 11, the lowest roundtrip fare between the two cities is doubling to about $520.

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With Syrian strife mounting, US closes embassy

The US closed its embassy in Damascus yesterday in the face of escalating turmoil that officials blamed on Syria’s unbridled repression of an 11-month-old uprising.

Politics

Political Notebook

Nev. caucus tally gives Romney 50% of vote

Mitt Romney took half the votes, with all of them counted, and Newt Gingrich held on to second place with 21.1 percent, while Ron Paul was a close third at 18.7 percent.

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BC 7, NU 1

Boston College forward Steve Whitney was surrounded by teammates after his goal, as Northeastern defenseman Anthony Bitetto fell to the ice.

BC buries Northeastern, will play BU in final

The Eagles set up yet another Beanpot final with the Terriers after routing the Huskies in the nightcap of the annual college hockey showcase.

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Adele at the House of Blues last May.

Why does ‘Someone Like You’ make people cry?

The Grammy for best pop solo performance will be announced Sunday. But even if Adele’s heart-wrenching hit doesn’t win, it still wears an unofficial crown: “Tearjerker of the Year.”

Lifestyle

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Eat free or die

Feeling fenced in, small farms are claiming the right to grow and sell their products outside regulatory bounds.

Magazine

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What if the lights go out?
The cover for the January 29 2012 issue

Reversing a restaurant curse
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Mother worries about her Occupy Wall Street protester son
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Mass. voting maps reflect State House evolution

Opinion

“Every time Facebook makes a change, people howl in protest for a day or two, blog ferociously, and basically relent.”

Joanna Weiss 

Ideas

“For American enthusiasts of the Kagame regime, the Ingabire case points to a dilemma: Rwanda’s remarkable reconciliation and success have gone hand in hand with severely curtailed freedom of speech.”

Peter Canellos,  on free expression in Rwanda