Democrats losing race for super PAC money

At the current rate, Republican super PACs, bankrolled mostly by wealthy business interests, will dwarf their Democratic counterparts in the November elections.

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Mitt Romney, who appeared in the Fourth of July parade in Wolfeboro, N.H., reversed the position staked out by his campaign on the mandate.

Mitt Romney and his wife Ann Romney took to a jet ski on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H., on Monday.

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Joan Vennochi

Mitt Romney on a jet ski — the GOP candidate’s Kerry moment?

In politics, visuals matter. And in presidential politics, perception matters even more, which is why a photo of Mitt Romney on a jet ski may not help him.

Tasty Burger’s cheeseburgers.

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Boston swept up by ‘better burger’ boom

Local passion for America’s favorite sandwich is growing. New burger joints are thriving, and more are opening soon. Why is the burger suddenly king?

The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, as seen from the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge on Wednesday.

After lighting, rain pass, it was fireworks as usual

Storms prompted an evacuation on the Esplanade and a delay in Boston’s Fourth of July celebration, but the fireworks eventually went off.

Bank of America, TD Bank, other banks agree to simplify list of fees

A growing number of banks and credit unions are creating short, easy-to-read summaries of their checking account fees.

Tech Lab

Google’s new mini-tablet shakes up the market and comes out on top

Google’s 7-inch Nexus tablet is built to dominate, and it’s set to shake up a tablet market that had become calcified around Apple’s popular iPad.

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Christopher Marzilli is a General Dynamics executive. Cuts may cost it hundreds of jobs.

In Taunton, a feeling of angst over defense cuts
Residents of Isle au Haut (above) and other Maine outposts use housing grants to attract neighbors and preserve communities.

Maine islands using grants to attract new residents
Chandler Studios Boston, a 12-room property in the South End, will be Boston’s newest hotel when it opens in August.

Hundreds of hotel rooms planned for Boston
One of two documentary prints from Berman’s “Telling the Story.”

Galleries

Prints that connect artists and communities
A dog got a taste of Carvery Creations, Chef Michael’s new line of dog food, at a food truck at the SoWa Open Market on Sunday.

Dog food truck debuts in Boston
Beef brisket sandwich from the M&M Ribs food truck.

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The local BBQ scene heats up
The sausage and Vidalia pizza and the crunchy green salad (below) from Otto in Brookline.

Cheap Eats

Otto opens with a flourish in Brookline
Barack Obama rode alongside daughter Malia during their 2011 vacation on Martha's Vineyard.

Obamas to skip Vineyard this summer
Bob Hewitt was a former Boston Lobsters star.

Tennis Hall to investigate Hewitt
Carla Tardif with her children Jesse, 13, and Drew, 10. “I do tell myself I’m going to work less, but I’m kidding myself,” Tardif said.

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Tweens, teens and needing mom
Paul Schwenk, senior vice president of engineering for the Web travel site Kayak, opened the door to the company’s offices in Concord, where visitors use a call button to get buzzed in.

The end of receptionists?

Opinion | paul mcmorrow

Seaport development moving slow

Sports

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It would appear with a little swallowing of the contract that the Red Sox could deal Josh Beckett and begin to change the beer-drinking, chicken-eating culture to a more serious group.

Red Sox have more players they may cut ties with

The team finally got rid of Bobby Jenks, but they have a few other players they could consider parting with, either through trade or release.

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Paul Mello inspected rifles at Quabbin Civil War Remembrance Day. He got involved with the sponsor group in 1995.

Civil War reenactors mark 4th of July in town of Orange

150 years later, the Civil War is taking center stage as the nation celebrates its independence.

Columnists

Juliette Kayyem

Immigrants and native-born Americans see eye to eye
Mitt Romney and his wife Ann Romney took to a jet ski on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H., on Monday.

Joan Vennochi

Mitt Romney on a jet ski — the GOP candidate’s Kerry moment?

Jeff Jacoby

Celebrating, royal-free

Scot Lehigh

Time to end the limitation of statues in Boston
Ma Ying-jeou, now president of Taiwan, rallied supporters in 2006.

Farah stockman

How a Harvard rivalry changed Taiwan

Boston Capital

Stock pickers need years to regain trust

Juliette Kayyem

The politics of disaster
Mitt Romney vowed to repeal the health care overhaul Thursday after it was upheld by the Supreme Court.

Joan Vennochi

On health care, it’s Romney vs. Romney

Jeff Jacoby

There’s no danger in a nuclear Iran? Really?

Joanna Weiss

PAC some life into the Brown-Warren Senate race

Bob Ryan

ABCD comes up with a ‘Dream’ pairing

Yvonne Abraham

Another last chance for English High

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A Catholic hospital reaches out to Orthodox Jews in Brighton

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center has dedicated the region’s first Bikur Cholim room, a space where observant Jews can visit patients during the Jewish sabbath.

Politics

Political Notebook

President Obama visited with service members while hosting a Fourth of July celebration at the White House.

Some congressional candidates steering clear of conventions

The convention-skippers are each locked in tight races, and distance from their parties, their nominees, and Congress may improve their chances.

Nation & World

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Kay Reeb (left) and Timothy Wagoner have had to adapt.

As gays serve openly, few problems for chaplains

In the wake of the Pentagon’s repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” there has been no significant exodus of chaplains whose faiths consider homosexual activity to be sinful.

Arts

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Book Review

‘The Catonsville Nine’ by Shawn Francis Peters

The novel recounts a high-profile protest in the antiwar movement of the 1960s and ‘70s.

Food & dining

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Vendors at the Torvehallerne Market offer all sorts food, from cupcakes to traditional Danish open-face sandwiches (right).

Copenhagen’s Torvehallerne Market draws tourists and locals

The 10-month-old market is a treasure trove of foodstuffs and the first of its kind in Copenhagen.

“It’s a craze. Everybody’s doing it, and I’m jumping on the bandwagon.”

Evan Deluty , local restauranteur who plans to open a burger bar

Magazine

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A West Falmouth home where sea meets sunset
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What if spanking works?
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5 casual feast recipes from Sam Jackson
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40 ideas for your New England summer weekends

Opinion

“The only time when immigrant groups tend to disavow American assimilation is when they feel that they are persecuted.”

Juliette Kayyem 

Ideas

“In a growing body of work, Timur Kuran argues that the blame for the Islamic world’s economic stagnation lies with a set of institutions that Islamic law created over centuries.”

Thanassis Cambanis,  on the economic toll of Islamic law