Patrick releases $32.3b budget plan

The annual spending plan released by Governor Patrick this morning would eliminate 400 executive branch jobs, boost K-12 spending, and close a prison in Norfolk.

US military raid in Somalia frees two

The same US Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden freed an American and a Danish hostage and killed nine kidnappers early today.

Members of Congress applaud Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) (C), who was shot in the head during a shooting spree in Tucson, Arizona, in January, 2011, prior to U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 24, 2012. Giffords is expected to formally resign from Congress on January 25. REUTERS/Saul Loeb (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Giffords officially resigns House seat to focus on recovery

US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona resigned today, more than a year after she was gravely injured from a gunshot wound to the head.

Editorial

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Before the campaign salvos start flying in greater earnest, Congress and the White House should approve a plan to help promote American manufacturing.

Pine Street Inn goes into corporate catering

Like other nonprofits, the shelter in Boston has turned to the world of corporate catering as a way to help pay for job training programs.

Boston, MA., 01/12/11, Trainees work in the Pine Street Inn kitchen with executive chef Frank Van Overbeeke, the former chef of a French restaurant on Newbury Street. Pine Street runs a catering business out of the kitchen. The chef, center, works with trainee Raymond Matthews, cq. Section; Business, Reporter; Katie Johnston Chase Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

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Frank Van Overbeeke, former executive chef at Bouchee, was a key addition in Pine Street Inn’s efforts to develop a corporate catering business.

Boston, MA., 01/12/11, Trainees work in the Pine Street Inn kitchen with executive chef Frank Van Overbeeke, cq, the former chef of a French restaurant on Newbury Street. Pine Street runs a catering business out of the kitchen. He is on left. He helps trainee Raymond Matthews with cutting technique. Section; Business, Reporter; Katie Johnston Chase Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

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Van Overbeeke trained Raymond Matthews, right, on a cutting technique at the Pine Street Inn kitchen.

Boston, MA., 01/12/11, Trainees work in the Pine Street Inn kitchen with executive chef Frank Van Overbeeke, the former chef of a French restaurant on Newbury Street. Pine Street runs a catering business out of the kitchen. He chops with trainee Thomas Newman, cq. Section; Business, Reporter; Katie Johnston Chase Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

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Trainees like Thomas Newman, left, work alongside the chef to prepare meals for shelter residents and catering clients.

Boston, MA., 01/12/11, Trainees work in the Pine Street Inn kitchen with executive chef Frank Van Overbeeke,cq, the former chef of a French restaurant on Newbury Street. Pine Street runs a catering business out of the kitchen. He tastes the chicken dish that one of the trainees is working on. Thumbs up! Section; Business, Reporter; Katie Johnston Chase Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

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“It’s entry-level training,’’ said Van Overbeeke, 46. “We’re not training them to do wedding cakes."

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After Bruins goalie Tim Thomas skipped Monday’s White House ceremony to honor the team, many fans denounced the act as selfish and ill-timed.

Martin (Kiefer Sutherland) tries to understand his 11-year-old son, Jake (David Mazouz), who communicates in his own way on ‘‘Touch.’’

TELEVISION REVIEW

Kiefer Sutherland lightens up

Sutherland plays single dad Martin Bohm in his intriguing new series “Touch,’’ which has a sneak preview tonight at 9 p.m. on channel 25.

“Asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes? Most Americans would call that common sense.”

President Obama,  in his State of the Union address

Inside The Boston Globe

Autism gaining greater visibility in films, TV

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For Chinese New Year, dishing up good taste with tradition

Dining Out

Storyville is more club than restaurant, but food still shines
Tim Thomas didn’t comment yesterday on the firestorm he created Monday by declining an invitation to the White House.

Bruins not surprised by Tim Thomas’s snub

Galleries

Letinsky’s images of what remains capture loss
Rob Gronkowski injured his left ankle on Sunday, but returned to the game.

Bill Belichick mum on Rob Gronkowksi’s status

Academy Awards | Wesley Morris

And the Oscar nominations go to...

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One woman’s quest for a civil casino debate

Expensive Super Bowl trip for Patriots fans
The Institute of Contemporary Art on the South Boston waterfront.

ICA effort raises $25m as museum looks to future

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Is Bill Belichick the best NFL coach ever?
Governor Patrick

Patrick seeks broad changes for community colleges

Columnists

Jeff Jacoby

Shut up, they explained

Scot Lehigh

Tim Murray investigates... himself

Brian McGrory

Money, money, everywhere in politics

Joanna Weiss

The political ad game
Mementos surround the Joe Paterno statue to pay tribute to the coach’s many contributions to the Penn State program.

Bob Ryan

His role in scandal damaged Joe Paterno’s image
Carrie Twomey at a Boston hotel Monday. She left her home in Ireland to attend a court hearing about Boston College oral history project about the conflict in Northern Ireland for which her husband Anthony McIntyre was a researcher. She says her family will be in danger if the tapes are given to British authorities.

Kevin Cullen

Caught in a tug of war
Former Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe congratulated Tom Brady after Sunday’s game.

Tony Massarotti

Just how have the Patriots pulled this off?

Boston Capital

Natural gas rate cuts proposed

Alex Beam

Can fame coexist with obscurity?

Juliette Kayyem

Willfully stupid on Turkey
Quarterback TomBrady scored on a 1-yard plunge in the fourth quarter to give the Patriots the lead for good.

Dan Shaughnessy

Patriots earn Super Bowl rematch with the Giants

Adrian Walker

Theft cut wide, deep

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Community colleges glad for new interest

School leaders and students said that they welcomed attention from Governor Deval Patrick, who on Monday called for sweeping changes to the 15-school system.

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Frank Wuterich admitted to ordering his squad to ‘shoot first, ask questions later’ after a roadside bomb killed a Marine.

Marine won’t serve jail time for killings in Iraq

Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich was spared jail time for his role in his squad’s killing of two dozen civilians in Iraq.

Politics

Former Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., center arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Michele Bachmann to run again for House seat

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann announced today she will seek a fourth term in the US House following her failed presidential bid.

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EMC’s Joe Tucci had been expected to leave the chief executive’s job at the end of 2012. The company’s board of directors urged him to stay longer.

EMC’s chief says he’ll delay retiring

Joe Tucci is sticking around at the request of his colleagues at the Hopkinton data storage company, which yesterday reported record revenues and profits for 2011.

Sports

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On football

Numbers don’t show it, but Tom Brady shined

What you saw in the AFC title game was playoff football. Fantasy points don’t count. Winning does. And Brady had a terrific performance against a tough Ravens defense.

Food and dining

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Father and son team up at Seven Star Street Bistro

It’s a winning story if ever there was one.

Arts

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Galleries

Letinsky’s images of what remains capture loss

Critic Cate McQuaid reviews current shows at local art galleries.

Magazine

The cover for the January 22 2012 issue

Mother worries about her Occupy Wall Street protester son
The cover for the January 15 2012 issue

Mass. voting maps reflect State House evolution
The cover for the January 8 2012 issue

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The cover for the January 1 2012 issue

Bostonian of the Year: Carmen Ortiz

Opinion

“Brown and Warren have a simple message for anyone with something to say about the Massachusetts Senate race: Shut up.”

Jeff Jacoby  

Ideas

“The unipolar world isn’t necessarily better than what preceded it, either for the US or for the rest of the world. It might even be worse.”

Thanassis Cambanis,  on the trouble with American dominance