In Derry, a crush of attention for Santorum

The day before the New Hampshire primary was a busy one for all the candidates, including Rick Santorum, who met voters at a diner in Derry but was hindered by a media throng.

Scott Brown raises $3.2m in quarter

The fundraising boosted the US senator’s campaign war chest to $12.8 million, the most that any Massachusetts candidate has accumulated at this stage of a statewide race.

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http://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/01/10/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/10billy_7--90x90.jpg ‘Billy the Kid’ is a look at a Wild West legend

An hour-long PBS documentary examines the 19th-century outlaw, whose life and legend have stoked imaginations for 130 years.

Menino to lead tour of BU biolab tomorrow

The mayor supports a controversial proposal to allow researchers to study some of the world’s deadliest germs at the proposed lab.

BOSTON, MA 01 / 04 / 2012 :Exterior view at Boston University high security research lab in Boston. ( David L Ryan / Globe Staff Photo ) SECTION: HEALTH & SCIENCE TOPIC : 04biolab REPORTER

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The National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory, better known as the BU biolab, is 192,000 square feet.

BOSTON, MA 01 / 04 / 2012 : Dr Ronald B. Corley (cq) BU Associate Provost for Research demonstrates enrty to labs uses eye scan for Boston University high security research lab in Boston. ( David L Ryan / Globe Staff Photo ) SECTION: HEALTH & SCIENCE TOPIC : 04biolab REPORTER

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Dr. Ronald B. Corley, associate director for research at the lab, showed off the eye scanner used to enter the lab.

BOSTON, MA 01 / 04 / 2012 : A view of a lab at the Boston University high security research lab in Boston. ( David L Ryan / Globe Staff Photo ) SECTION: HEALTH & SCIENCE TOPIC : 04biolab REPORTER

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Research on the most lethal germs will not be allowed in these open-air sections of the lab.

BOSTON, MA 01 / 04 / 2012 : Seperate waste tanks are in the lab at Boston University high security research lab in Boston. ( David L Ryan / Globe Staff Photo ) SECTION: HEALTH & SCIENCE TOPIC : 04biolab REPORTER

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Liquid waste from the lab will be pumped through reinforced pipes to storage vats where it will be cooked with high-pressure steam to kill germs.

BOSTON, MA 01 / 04 / 2012: Protective suits hang in the lab at Boston University high security research lab in Boston. ( David L Ryan / Globe Staff Photo ) SECTION: HEALTH & SCIENCE TOPIC : 04biolab REPORTER

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Researchers who work with the most dangerous germs will be required to wear protective suits.

BOSTON, MA 01 / 04 / 2012 : Boots are worn with the protective suits in order not to tear the bottom the foot area of the suits on a rough surface such as non skid floors in the lab at Boston University high security research lab in Boston. ( David L Ryan / Globe Staff Photo ) SECTION: HEALTH & SCIENCE TOPIC : 04biolab REPORTER

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Boots must also be worn with the protective suits.

BOSTON, MA 01 / 04 / 2012 :Ventilation system atBoston University high security research lab in Boston. ( David L Ryan / Globe Staff Photo ) SECTION: HEALTH & SCIENCE TOPIC : 04biolab REPORTER

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Ventilation from the lab includes a double filtration system to ensure that no dangerous germs escape.

BOSTON, MA 01 / 04 / 2012 : The floor has a gap that can be seen here in case of earthquakes which keeps the lab seperate from the rest of the building at Boston University high security research lab in Boston. ( David L Ryan / Globe Staff Photo ) SECTION: HEALTH & SCIENCE TOPIC : 04biolab REPORTER

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The floor has a two-inch gap that protects the the lab in case of earthquakes.

BOSTON, MA 01 / 04 / 2012 : Seperate covered containers in the labs centrifuge at Boston University high security research lab in Boston. ( David L Ryan / Globe Staff Photo ) SECTION: HEALTH & SCIENCE TOPIC : 04biolab REPORTER

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Researchers will cover germs being studied in a centrifuge, to guard against any release in the labs.

Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron scambled away from LSU’s Michael Brockers in the second quarter in the Crimson Tide’s 21-0 win.

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Alabama shuts down LSU in title game

Alabama kicked five field goals as the Crimson Tide defeated their Southeast Conference rival, and completed the first shut out in a BCS title game.

http://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/01/09/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/cd08marchand-1582.jpg Marchand is suspended 5 games for hit against Canucks player

Bruins forward Brad Marchand clipped Sami Salo just before the end of the second period during Saturday night’s game, receiving a major penalty and a game misconduct.

“I like being able to fire people who provide services to me. If someone doesn’t give me the good service I need, I want to say, you know, I’m going to go get someone else to provide that service to me.”

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The scene of Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray’s car crash last November.

In letter, Murray addresses ‘false rumors’ related to crash

Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray has written to political supporters telling them that he has been subjected to “wild speculation’’ since his November car crash.

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Representative Gabrielle Giffords led a Tucson crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance last night at a vigil marking the one-year anniversary of the shooting that left her injured and six people dead.

Giffords joins Tucson for day of remembrance

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords led a Tucson crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance as the city marked the one-year anniversary of the shooting spree that killed six and wounded Giffords and 12 others.

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“You don’t have to eat organic to eat healthily,” said Michael Pollan. “Eating real food, whether it’s organic or not, is going to do a lot for your health.”

Doing right by your diet

Michael Pollan, a science journalist and author of ‘‘The Omnivore’s Dilemma’’ and ‘‘Food Rules,’’ will be speaking later this month at the Boston Speakers Series.

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The Weeknd’s soundtrack for the broken spirit

“Echoes of Silence’’ completes a trilogy of albums released in less than a year by Abel Tesfaye, whose cloudy and distant sound is as compellingly hazy as the singer himself.