Diner thrives with politics on the menu
The Red Arrow’s reputation as a Manchester, N.H., hangout for national politics has helped it prosper in an economic climate that has shuttered many small businesses.
gop debate
Rivals focus attacks on Romney, each other
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The Republican candidates challenged Mitt Romney over his record running a Boston investment firm, but also vigorously attacked each other tonight in New Hampshire.
canucks 4, bruins 3
Canucks’ power punch drops Bruins
Vancouver made the Bruins pay for their penalties in a chippy rematch of last year’s Stanley Cup finals.
Exclusive Sunday Preview
A sampling of stories from this Sunday's Globe.
Americans can’t get enough of ‘Downton Abbey’
Amid much fanfare, the British are coming (back) with the award-winning show’s second season.
travel
5 wild winter adventures in New England
Looking to jump out of your comfort zone this winter? Consider these adventures on the wild side.
Q&A
Why science is more fragile than faith
Philosopher of science Robert N. McCauley says that defenders of religion against rationalism have little to be worried about: faith comes much more naturally to us than science.
“We’re glad we’ve seen improvement, but no one will be satisfied until every single bus and every single child gets to school on time.”
Rev. Gregory Groover Sr., chairman of the Boston School Committee
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Columnists
Metro
Unusually warm, but shy of the record
Temperatures reached 60 degrees by mid-afternoon today in Boston, a few degrees short of the record high of 63 set in 1930.
Business
US adds 200,000 jobs in December
The burst of hiring drove the unemployment rate down to its lowest level in almost three years, and led some economists to conclude that job market improvement might last.
Politics
Huntsman searches for votes in N.H.
Jon Huntsman continued his final push ahead of Tuesday’s primary, marching from table to table at a New Hampshire diner today.
Nation & World
Regime loyalists mourn Syria bombing victims
Thousands of regime backers massed at a mosque in the Syrian capital today for funeral prayers for policemen killed in yesterday’s bombing.
Sports
Saints 45, Lions 28
Saints win with record-setting performance
The New Orleans Saints broke the postseason mark for total yards with 626 as they pulled ahead in the second half to overcome the Detroit Lions.
Arts
TELEVISION REVIEW
Don Cheadle makes ‘House of Lies’ worth believing in
In a new series premiering Sunday, the versatile actor plays hot-blooded spin doctor Marty Kaan, a character who should feel right at home on Showtime.
Opinion
“As we hurdle headlong into a world shaped by social media, profits and power will accrue to those who know how to play the puppet master.”
Gareth Cook
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