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Congress wants answers on David Petraeus FBI investigation

Congressional leaders want more information about Petraeus’s affair with his biographer, who allegedly sent threatening e-mails to a Petraeus family friend.

Beacon Hill residents alarmed by home invasion, sexual assault

Boston police urged people to protect themselves after a Beacon Hill break-in Saturday, and two assults in Roxbury last week.

Joan Vennochi

Governor Patrick needs to focus on Mass.

After Deval Patrick helped President Obama win reelection, this state is more than ready for a governor devoted to the day-to-day workings of government.

Obama honors veterans

President Obama laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery in a Veterans Day tribute to the country’s heroes.

Mass. health law thrown a curve by Obamacare

Obamacare has several regulations that don’t line up with the state’s 2006 state health care reform law, and it isn’t clear how those disparities will be resolved.

Patriots 37, Bills 31

McCourty’s interception preserves Patriots’ win

Devin McCourty intercepted a pass in the end zone with 23 seconds remaining, sealing the Patriots’ victory over the Bills.

Devin McCourty intercepted a pass intended for T.J. Graham in the end zone with 23 seconds left.

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Devin McCourty intercepted a pass intended for T.J. Graham in the end zone with 23 seconds left.

Tom Brady took to the air in the first quarter.

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Tom Brady took to the air in the first quarter.

Tom Brady called a signal.

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Tom Brady called a signal.

Tom Brady gave the ball to running back Stevan Ridley.

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Tom Brady gave the ball to running back Stevan Ridley.

Stevan Ridley found the end zone.

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Stevan Ridley found the end zone.

Rob Gronkowski got past the Bills’ Kyle Moore for a second-quarter touchdown catch.

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Rob Gronkowski got past the Bills’ Kyle Moore for a second-quarter touchdown catch.

Vince Wilfork caused a fumble by Ryan Fitzpatrick, leading to a Patriots touchdown.

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Vince Wilfork caused a fumble by Ryan Fitzpatrick, leading to the Patriots’ first touchdown.

Bills running back Fred Jackson beat Patriots cornerback Devin McCourty for a touchdown during the second quarter.

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Bills running back Fred Jackson beat Patriots cornerback Devin McCourty for a touchdown in the second quarter.

Bills tight end Scott Chandler caught a touchdown pass in the second quarter.

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Bills tight end Scott Chandler caught a touchdown pass in the second quarter.

The military was honored as part of a Veterans Day Salute to Service program before the game.

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The military was honored as part of a Veterans Day Salute to Service program before the game.

Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick loses his helmet as he is leveled by Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes, who was called for a penalty on the play.

Patriots Notebook

Bills’ Ryan Fitzpatrick calls Patriots’ Brandon Spikes a ‘punk’

Bills center Eric Wood also chimed in, calling the Patriots’ linebacker a ‘headhunter’ after a hit that took Fitzpatrick’s helmet off.

Bill Belichck is seen on the Patriots’ sideline during the game against the Bills.

Belichick says win over Bills was ‘far from perfect’

Patriots coach Bill Belichick said he was happy to get the win, but “We just didn’t do a good job in a number of areas.”

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David Kwiatkowski played baseball in high school in Michigan during the late ’90s and at Madonna University, where he earned a degree in allied health administration. That set him on a career path that led him to NewEngland and Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire — and to an eventual arrest this year.

As risk grew, hospitals turned a blind eye
A MassDOT spokeswoman said there’s no reason to rethink Beverly Scott’s hiring as director of the MBTA.

MBTA’s pick for chief had faced scrutiny
Mitt Romney leaves the podium at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center after giving his concession speech.

Jeff Jacoby

 The state party should focus on grass roots

Mitt Romney is facing a back-to-earth moment that Michael Dukakis and John Kerry have both navigated.

Political Intelligence

After defeat, Dukakis, Kerry found other ways to serve
Elizabeth Warren was taking criticism from the Democratic establishment during her Senate candidacy.

At critical juncture, Elizabeth Warren stuck with her team
Trjan Langdon, the sharpshooting guard taken 11th overall in the 1999 draft, was limited to 119 NBA games, the last in 2002.

Sunday Basketball Notes

Trajan Langdon found happiness in Europe
From left: Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Mick Jagger, and Ronnie Wood in “Crossfire Hurricane.”

The Stones at 50, still satisfying
Robert Kraft said he never thought about firing Bill Belichick after the Spygate controversy, and maintains that Belichick wouldn’t do anything “deliberately” wrong.

Sunday Football Notes

New look at how Robert Kraft dealt with his coaches

Travel

SMACKDOWN! Cambridge vs. New Haven
Keira Knightley stars as Anna in the film

Keira Knightley talks ‘Anna’ and imperfections

Sunday Preview | Magazine

Things to do during a New England winter
A late-19th-century painted wood and metal circus wagon wheel.

New York exhibit captures historical life of circus

Sports

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Sunday Baseball Notes

Not sure that we all realize the scope of the situation Ben Cherington and his staff are facing.

Red Sox will need adaptation after acquisitions

Not only does GM Ben Cherington need to go out and address about five major needs, he has to make sure those major players fit well with the team.

Metro

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World War II veteran Robert Ware Foster reflected on his tour of duty with his friend, Ed McGonagle, 54 a WWII enthusiast.

Ranks of WWII heroes are diminishing

Robert Ware Foster, 93, is among the 1.5 million World War II veterans living in the United States, a population that is rapidly dwindling.

Politics

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Political Notebook

The win in Florida gave President Obama a final total of 332 electoral votes to Mitt Romney’s 206.

Obama wins Fla. by 74,000 votes, avoiding recount

The win in Florida gave President Obama a final total of 332 electoral votes to Mitt Romney’s 206.

Columnists

BC freshman running back David Dudeck gets stacked up by a pair of Irish defenders.

Christopher L. Gasper

Notre Dame’s revival is gold for college football

Joan Vennochi

Governor Patrick needs to focus on Mass.
Mitt Romney leaves the podium at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center after giving his concession speech.

Jeff Jacoby

 The state party should focus on grass roots

Yvonne Abraham

Washed-up bottle connects man to his past

Kevin Cullen

Scandal highlights the strains of modern war

Joanna Weiss

The new face of the GOP

Beverly Beckham

The Fighting Sullivans deserve to be remembered
Monster revolutionized the job search process and became the state’s biggest Internet company in the last decade. But newer rivals have undercut its dominance.

Innovation Economy

Monster may have lost its way, but there’s hope
Spacer cable consists of three small wires protected by a larger one, all separated by insulated spacers.

opinion | Lawrence Harmon

A world of wires

Renée Loth

Money, fuzzy math plague voting system
Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized the interstate highway system in 1956.

Derrick Z. Jackson

Obama’s Eisenhower moment

Boston Capital

Financial industry’s risky election wager

Nation & World

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A boy fetched water at a refugee camp in the village of Atma in Syria. Thousands have been displaced since 2011.

Syrian opposition groups resist consolidation effort

The largest anti-government coalition resisted an initiative that would place all opponents of the government under one umbrella.

Business

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(Left to right) Laurence Kotlifoff, economics professor, Boston Univeristy; Leonard A. Schlesinger, president of Babson College; Lisa M. Lynch, Dean of Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University; and Simon Johnson, professor of global economics and management at MIT Sloan School of Management.

Financial advice for the challenges facing Obama

Four economics and business specialists from local universities give their advice on what the president and Congress should do to get the economy moving.

Arts

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Jason Aldean recently stopped by Fenway Park to announce a pair of concerts he’ll be playing there next summer.

Country finds a home in Boston

It’s been a boom time for country music in the city.

Books

Book Review

Robert Lowell

‘With Robert Lowell and His Circle’ by Kathleen Spivack

The book is part memoir, part portrait of Lowell’s classroom, era, and literary contemporaries.

Travel

With prosperity, Valparaíso built upward on its hillsides.

A revamp in Valparaíso, Chile, looks to spark an influx tourists

After a six-year redevelopment program, the city is hoping to attract tourists.

“I’ve learned not to trust everyone who wears hospital scrubs and a hospital ID.”

Linwood Nelson,  who is believed to be among the first infected by David Kwiatkowski

Magazine

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Why Mitt Romney lost
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How to be a New England vegetarian in winter
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The PANDAS puzzle: Can a common infection cause OCD in kids?
The cover for the October 21 2012 issue

A new home with a traditional feel

Opinion

“If the road trips and victory laps are truly over, this state is more than ready for a governor devoted to the day-to-day workings of government.”

Joan Vennochi on Deval Patrick’s long campaign for President Obama

Ideas

“At its core, the presidency is about managing information—facing the endless data stream that is the United States government and transforming it into one high-stakes decision after another.”

Leon Neyfakh on the advice-wrangler in chief