Power returning in N.Y. region, fuel problems persist

Gas rationing went into effect in northern New Jersey, while crowds lined up at free fuel distribution sites in New York’s boroughs on Saturday.

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Mitt Romney rallied a crowd in Newington on Saturday morning with pledges to form a bipartisan coalition on Capitol Hill if he is elected.

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Speaking to a crowd in the swing state of Ohio, President Obama attempted to contrast himself with Mitt Romney with just days to go before the election.

New poll shows Warren leading Brown

The poll by Public Policy Polling finds Democrat Elizabeth Warren leading Republican Senator Scott Brown by six percentage points.

The New Hampshire governor’s race between Ovide Lamontagne and Maggie Hassan is too close to call.

A rough and tumble race in New Hampshire

Fiercely fought battles for governor and congressional seats are seemingly too close to call.

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Stowe, Vt., and North Conway, N.H.: Two all-star ski towns

Stowe, Vt., and North Conway, N.H., were ranked as two of the top 25 ski towns in the world by National Geographic Magazine, and offer great skiing and an outdoor-lover’s vibe.

travel

Luang Prabang lights up the senses

The Laotian town’s history mixes religions, regimes, and now tourism.

Books

‘Leaves of Grass’ by Walt Whitman

For election week, a re-examination of this poem for America.

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Stubbornly unconvinced could swing the election
Bill Clinton’s inspired convention speech was a tough act to follow.

Robert L. Turner

The hidden winners and losers in the election
A sign at a job fair in Colonie, N.Y., last month. Companies are hiring steadily but cautiously, data show.

Whiff of optimism draws out job seekers
Employees like Helen Yuan, David Marr, and Jorge Romero helped make the Boston Harbor Hotel the top medium employer in this year's survey.

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Top Places to Work list expands
Chinese Poles Act

Stage Review

Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Saltimbanco’ bids adieu
Dave Cowens played his entire career with the Celtics save for his last year, when he played in Milwaukee.

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For NBA flops, let players police themselves?
Sheila Bair

Sheila Bair, pro-regulation Republican
Heavy surf pounded the Outer Cape along the Truro-Wellfleet line.

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Globe photos of the week, Nov. 2, 2012
Hubbard squash grown at Ward’s Berry Farm in Sharon are a new offering this fall at the sprawling, efficiency-focused Greater Boston Food Bank.

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Food bank grows to meet a growing need

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The Senate race in Mass.
A gong sounds every time a client’s employee appreciation program goes live at Globoforce, a Southborough company that practices what its markets by rewarding employees for their good ideas and hard work.

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Nate Ebner (left) had a nose for the ball on both the rugby and football fields while at Ohio State.

Ex-rugby player Ebner fitting in with Patriots

Nate Ebner, who never played high school football, parlayed his special teams skills at Ohio State and his rugby background into an NFL job.

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Grant Bennett said Mitt Romney takes his church responsibilities seriously.

Belmont at home with Romneys

The quiet community where Mitt Romney has lived since 1971 has gotten used to the commotion of his celebrity, and many people in town have a Romney story.

Columnists

DERRICK Z. JACKSON

Helping voters one door at a time in Wisconsin

LAWRENCE HARMON

Boston’s dispensable teenagers

Adrian Walker

Drowning in political ads

SCOT LEHIGH

Medical marijuana is not a threat

Brian McGrory

Diary of a powerless man

Boston Capital

Hurricane Sandy unlikely to torment Mass. insurers
Obama’s camp placed a premium on building what was called a “snowflake” model.

JOSHUA GREEN

Campaigns bet on their long games

Dan Shaughnessy

Why Boston is lucky to have the Celtics
JING WEI FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The choice to end a life
President Obama hugged Donna Vanzant in Brigantine, N.J., during a tour of devastated areas with the state’s governor, Chris Christie.

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Politicians push back

Edward L. Glaeser

Debate government quality, not size

Tech Lab

Surface tablet, Windows 8 may test users

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Whole Foods bought the Johnnie’s Foodmaster in Charlestown.

Johnnie’s Foodmaster to shut all locations

All 10 supermarkets are closing, not just the six being taken over by Whole Foods Market, according to a company hired to liquidate the local chain.

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Mitt Romney believes Pa. is still in play

Romney is making a strong push into Pennsylvania, aided by outside political groups spending millions in last-minute ads.

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People lined up behind a fence for distribution of food, water, and other supplies in Manhattan on Friday.

New Yorkers impatient with pace of recovery

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg decided Friday afternoon to cancel the New York City Marathon, as patience wore thin over gas shortages, power failures, and long lines.

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Brandon Tabassi in Los Angeles.

Local man has small but pivotal role in ‘Argo’

North Andover’s Brandon Tabassi landed a spot in Ben Affleck’s spy thriller, and hopes to one day play a part in Massachusetts politics.

“I haven’t seen him since he became governor. He has a lot of houses everywhere; I think he’s from every state.”

Dickran Ghazarian,  Belmont

Magazine

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The PANDAS puzzle: Can a common infection cause OCD in kids?
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A new home with a traditional feel
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How grocery shopping got personal
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AP classes: A problem for Massachusetts high schoolers?

Opinion

“Significant issues such as the environment, especially global warming, were losers, essentially ignored unless you tuned into the third-party candidates’ debate.”

Robert L. Turner  

Ideas

“In examining the scribblings once dismissed as detritus at best and graffiti at worst, they are unlocking real insights into the way people in the past read, thought, worked, loved, and joked.”

Ruth Graham  on the study of notes in the margins