Obama defends energy policy in New Hampshire

President Obama fired back today at intensifying criticism from his Republican rivals over his energy policy and rising gas prices.

Scott Brown replaces Kennedy radio ad

Facing criticism from Elizabeth Warren for his stance on birth control, the Republican senator released a new ad touting his support for women in combat.

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Jason Varitek: decision “wasn’t easy”

The Red Sox' steady catcher for more than a decade admitted he still had the competitive urge to stay in the game as he announced his retirement today.

Twitter gives Boston police, prosecutors data in hacking probe

The social media giant handed over subscriber information for several accounts and hashtags indirectly tied to the Occupy Boston protests.

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Viggo Mortensen sees through the eyes of an outsider

The actor has made a career playing men beyond the mainstream. He is honored for his indie spirit with an award at the Coolidge Corner Theatre.

Actor Viggo Mortensen has played many roles in his long career. Here, he's on a promotional tour for

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Actor Viggo Mortensen has played many roles in his long career. Here, he was photographed during a promotional tour for "The Road."

His other roles include playing Aragorn in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

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Mortensen, left, plays Sigmund Freud in "A Dangerous Method."

He also played Walker Jerome in

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He also played Walker Jerome in "A Walk on the Moon" opposite Diane Lane.

Mortensen posed for a photo at the of Toronto Film Festival while promoting

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Mortensen posed for a photo at the Toronto Film Festival while promoting "A Dangerous Method."

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Mortensen, left, portrayed Tom Stall in "A History of Violence."

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He also played a character called the Man in "The Road."

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Mortensen played Deputy Everett Hitch in "Appaloosa."

Grammy Norma (voice of Betty White), Audrey (Taylor Swift), and Ted (Zac Efron).

Movie Review

‘The Lorax’ true to Dr. Seuss rhyme and reason

This animated film’s deviations from Seuss’s 1971 book don’t stray terribly far from its spirit.

Robert Wieckiewicz (with Milla Bankowicz) plays a Polish sewer worker who helped Jews from the Lvov Ghetto hide underground until the end of World War II.

Movie Review

‘In Darkness’ presents an astonishing tale, told too tidily

It’s a disaster movie, and the disaster is the Holocaust. In the space between the two halves of that sentence, you have what works about the film and what’s a little creepy.

“This could potentially be the shot in the arm that our city needs to once again be the gem of Southeastern Massachusetts.’’

Taunton Mayor Tom Hoye,  on a casino proposal

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Boston Globe reporters Michael Kranish and Scott Helman talk about their new biography of GOP presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.

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Winter storm brings snow, sleet to region
With the protests of female jumpers successful, athletes such as Karin Friberg can concentrate on their form as they point toward Sochi, Russia, in 2014.

Vt. ski jump builds Olympic dreams

Lady Gaga launches foundation

State GOP leaders behind Romney
Andrew Breitbart

Andrew Breitbart dies at 43

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Frank ‘the Butcher’ Rivera: streetwear’s rising star

Hotel tower may join skyline

The danger of invoking icons

Casino talk hits a chord in Taunton

TELEVISION REVIEW

In NBC’s ‘Awake,’ two realities are better than one
Spaghetti aglio e olio at Scampo.

Dining

The best pasta dish you’ve never ordered
Jeremy Sewall, chef and co-owner of Island Creek Oyster Bar, led a seminar there last month titled “Know Your Fish.’

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Why chefs are confused about what fish they can serve

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Lawrence mayor vows to fix streets, including his own

Mayor William Lantigua of struggling Lawrence vowed to repave some of the city’s crumbling streets, including the one where he lives.

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Galvin urges banks to offer free basic checking

Secretary of State William F. Galvin wants to bar banks from holding government deposits unless they offer free basic checking accounts to people under 19 or 65 and older.

Columnists

Celtics boss Danny Ainge must decide whether to deal one of his key players before the upcoming trade deadline.

Christopher L. Gasper

Dismantle the Celtics? A hard decision looms

Tech Lab

Google privacy: A user’s guide

Juliette Kayyem

Let parades greet our Iraq vets

Opinion | Joan Vennochi

Warren risks morphing into the ‘woman’s candidate’
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Doris Burke is ESPN’s multi-sport star
Jason Varitek congratulated Pedro Martinez after they closed out a win on Sept. 21, 1999.

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Pedro Martinez has high praise for Jason Varitek

Opinion | Jeff Jacoby

Mormon ritual is no threat to Jews

Brian McGrory

The coach of a lifetime

Joanna Weiss

Shame, fame, and the body politic

Dan Shaughnessy

‘Quiet’ is one word that says a lot about Gonzalez

BOSTON CAPITAL

Mitt Romney’s bulldog on tax loopholes

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Bookie recipe for gaming panel

Politics

Romney in Ohio

Romney moves fight to Ohio

Mitt Romney traveled to the next battleground state to try to cut into a lead currently held by Rick Santorum and seize momentum ahead of a multistate primary next week.

Nation & World

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T.J. Lane, 17, was charged with three counts of aggravated murder, two counts of attempted aggravated murder and one count of felonious assault.

Teen charged in school shooting

A teenager was charged today with killing three students in an Ohio school. He could eventually be charged as an adult and face life without parole.

Sports

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Snow Sports

A skier enjoys the terrain at Maine’s Sunday River, which is nearly 100 percent open.

Up north, ski areas have plenty of snow

Ski areas are not the problem. It’s the bare grass in the backyards of skiers.

Style

Clothes sold at Rag & Bone stores, including the new one on Newbury Street, are more casual.

Rag & Bone store opens on Newbury Street

What is surprising — in the case of clothier Rag & Bone — is that after 10 years, a label that started without fashion designers has gone global.

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TELEVISION REVIEW

In NBC’s ‘Awake,’ two realities are better than one

In this new show, LAPD detective Michael Britten can’t tell when he’s dreaming or when he’s awake, after a terrible car crash.

Living Longer, Living Better

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Guide to health, wealth, and happiness

Advice on how to get the most out of your retirement.

Magazine

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24 hours in Kendall Square
The cover for the February 19 2012 issue

Renovated Newport firehouse is calm, cool, and collected
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Boston wedding venue guide
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What if the lights go out?

Opinion

“The parade could mark the beginning of a much more rigorous national discussion about what we actually owe the troops.”

Juliette Kayyem 

Ideas

“As criminal justice became a clash of mandates and bureaucratic rules, it became untethered from what was once its basic function: separating the guilty from the innocent and delivering fair punishment.”

Leon Neyfakh, on “The Collapse of American Criminal Justice”