GOP candidates make last push for Iowa voters
An unusually volatile Iowa caucus campaign comes to an end today as voters decide who will win the opinion-shaping first vote of 2012.
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Undecided voters could determine GOP victor
More so than in any election in recent memory, Iowans are in flux about whom to support for the Republican presidential nomination.
Jon Huntsman campaigns solo in N.H.
As his Republican competitors converge on Iowa, Huntsman is relishing time alone in New Hampshire.
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10 years after abuse crisis, O’Malley dealing with effects
A decade after revelations of clergy sex abuse rocked the Archdiocese of Boston, survivors still come to Cardinal Sean O’Malley in search of healing.
Studios’ credits let others cut taxes
Most tax credits issued by the state to film production companies are sold to brokers, which then resell them at a profit to firms or wealthy individuals to slash their tax bills.
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The Mass. film industry’s cheerleader
Lisa Strout drew more than 150 movies and television shows to New Mexico. Now her job is to lure Hollywood to the Bay State.
Special-ed advocates sue schools over placement
The class-action lawsuit asserts that the Boston public school system routinely delays evaluations and classroom placements for preschoolers with special needs.
“Hopefully there will be some healing that comes out of it, and greater peace in their lives.”
Cardinal Sean O’Malley, on his efforts to help clergy sex abuse victims
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Columnists
Metro
City Council to study casinos
Councilor Salvatore LaMattina, a proponent of a casino at Suffolk Downs, will lead a City Council committee studying gambling, but colleagues said all views will be heard.
Business
Sears CEO banking on store upkeep, tech update
Lou D’Ambrosio, chief executive of Sears Holdings Corp., said that creatively combining more technology with increased spending on stores is the strategy for success.
Politics
Political notebook
Gingrich concedes in Iowa before first vote is cast
The former House speaker said he has learned a few things from the campaign in Iowa: Don’t let an attack go unanswered.
Nation & World
South Korea sees ‘new era’ for peninsula
South Korea’s president urged rival North Korea to use the transition of leadership after Kim Jong Il’s death to usher in a new era of peace.
Sports
Celtics 100, Wizards 92
Celtics get lift from Ray Allen
The Celtics managed enough strength and execution to stave off Washington’s persistent rallies and the catalyst was their oldest player, 36-year-old Ray Allen.
Arts
FRAME BY FRAME
Vengeance in a fragment of concentrated violence
“Prince Arikankharer Slaying His Enemies,” at the Worcester Art Museum, evokes an aura of concentrated violence.
Lifestyle
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Are you ready for wellness coaching?
Increasing numbers of health care officials are recognizing the benefits of prescribing individual counseling to treat some conditions, including obesity and diabetes.
Opinion
“The most foreboding sign of chilly relations [between Pakistan and the US] has been the public allegations against Husain Haqqani, a Boston University professor.”
Farah Stockman
Ideas
“Recent years have seen an explosion of interest and creativity in the realm of data-driven soothsaying, and some in the field predict—well, they think—that they are on the cusp of something big.”
Leon Neyfakh, on the future of prediction