Romney says time to ‘change course’ in Middle East

Mitt Romney hammered President Obama as being passive on global affairs and outlined his foreign policy vision for America in a speech Monday.

Politically, it’s almost as if President Obama’s tax cuts never happened.

Voters unaware of Obama’s tax cuts

President Obama is getting little credit for the cuts he pushed through Congress that were designed to put extra cash in everyday Americans’ pockets.

Senator Scott Brown and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren marched through East Boston on Sunday as part of the city’s annual Columbus Day parade, held in advance of the Monday holiday.

Brown, Warren keep on marching

The state’s hotly contested race for the US Senate came to East Boston on Sunday afternoon in the city’s annual Columbus Day parade.

Framingham pharmacy recalls all its drugs

The move comes after the number of meningitis cases linked to The New England Compounding Center nearly doubled over the weekend.

After her water had broken last month and her contractions hadn’t yet begun, Melissa Turner (with baby Emma Rose) jumped at the chance to see if labor would begin on its own.

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Hospitals trying to halt rise in C-sections

As the number of cesarean sections has risen sharply, experts say that childbirth has become overly medicalized and overly expensive.

Karen LeCompte learned her brother is a Romney supporter by his Facebook “likes.”

Friendship, politics collide through social media

People of all political leanings say they’re learning far too much about the beliefs and attitudes of friends and relatives.

Sterling Moore contributes the first big play by the defense, knocking the ball loose from Denver’s Demaryius Thomas.

On football

Patriots defense stepping up with big plays

New England’s defense is developing into a unit that has a knack for coming up with a big play when needed — and multiple players are now capable of that.

The 13 catches are the most by Wes Welker in a game since he caught 16 at Buffalo last season in Week 3.

PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK

Welker comes up big again

Receiver Wes Welker caught a season-high 13 passes for 104 yards, and opened the scoring with an 8-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter.

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On Oct. 1, 1979, thousands lined the streets of Boston to welcome Pope John Paul II to the city.

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What’s open, closed on Columbus Day
Westbound lanes of Storrow Drive — from the Hatch Memorial Shell to Clarendon Street — will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. during the week to make repairs above ground and in the tunnel. The repairs, estimated to cost $3.1 million in state funds, are a stopgap measure for the deteriorating tunnel, which also received interim repairs four years ago.

Detours to begin tonight on Storrow Drive
Morrissey performing Friday at the Citi Wang Theatre, the first stop on his US tour.

Music Review

Warm embrace for Morrissey and fans
“With smart devices, we can individualize education,” says Howard Gardner.

Q & A

There’s no app for answering deep questions
Allyn Burrows as the title character in the Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s “Macbeth.”

Stage Review

This ‘Macbeth’ is a magical mystery tour

ideas

How to fix America from below
“We need to be listened to, we need to be heard,” says Wendy Ernst (right) with sons Robert (left) and Paul in their home.

Lexington reeling over parent’s timeout op-ed

How to safely share the Boston roads with bicyclists

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Editorial cartoons by Dan Wasserman

ideas

Dismantling the euro: a practical guide
“Cleveland ’95” was very well done, especially the behind-the-scenes stuff with Bill Belichick and his neophyte coaching staff.

Sunday Football Notes

Bill Belichick piece well done, but more to story

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Too many AP classes?

Sports

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Patriots 31, Broncos 21

Chandler Jones signals that the Patriots have recovered after a 3d-quarter sack of Peyton Manning caused a fumble.

Patriots defense holds the Broncos

Late miscues put the game into nail-biting territory, but the Patriots held off Peyton Manning and the Broncos.

Metro

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A dead finback whale was found floating in Boston Harbor early Sunday. The carcass nearly washed up on Long Island.

Dead whale found in Boston Harbor

A dead finback whale more than 50 feet in length was found floating in Boston Harbor early Sunday morning, officials said.

Columnists

Juliette Kayyem

Generals, make way for the lawyers

Adrian Walker

John Tierney in a battle he never saw coming

Innovation Economy

Entrepreneurs speak their mind on venture firms
Elizabeth Warren’s grandfather

JAMES CARROLL

How family lore shapes character
The Patriots’ Stevan Ridley, who rushed for 151 yards in the game, sails over Denver cornerback Champ Bailey as he scores on an 8-yard run in the third quarter.

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots took control with no-huddle attack
Ginna is living at a shelter on Massachusetts Avenue in Boston after being turned away more than once.

Yvonne Abraham

A safety net that is leaving more people out

opinion | JOANNA WEISS

Hitting the saturation point for bad-mom celebrations
Elizabeth Warren’s heritage has been much-discussed.

opinion | Jeff Jacoby

The race issue Brown and Warren should debate

JOAN VENNOCHI

John Kerry’s career dreams keep slipping away
Don’t lie about your reason for leaving a job — you could get caught, advises Joanne Chang, who founded the local Flour Bakery + Cafe chain.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

How to quit without burning bridges
Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, the two preeminent passers of their generation, will face off again Sunday.

Christopher L. Gasper

Lucky to see Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning again

Kevin Cullen

The lion who loves the GOP

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Harvey Duplantis, a marine operations engineer, readied a Bluefin-9 unmanned underwater vehicle for a demonstration.

Deep sea stations could recharge underwater robots

Quincy’s Bluefin Robotics is working on recharging stations that would work at sea and allow for ocean robots to function for longer periods.

Politics

Political Notebook

President Obama’s campaign said some Romney backers were rooting for poor numbers.

Obama camp says jobless rate undercuts Romney

The Obama campaign argued that the latest positive jobs report has undermined Mitt Romney’s central message.

Nation & World

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Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize awarded for stem cell work

A British researcher and a Japanese scientist won in the physiology or medicine category for discovering ordinary cells can be reprogrammed into stem cells.

Arts

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Book Review

‘The Paternity Test’ by Michael Lowenthal

Lowenthal offers a focused, mostly poignant examination of a gay couple’s struggle to father a child via a surrogate mother.

Health and wellness

Daily Dose

Study links indoor tanning to skin cancer

The results of a new study have once again linked indoor tanning to an increased risk of skin cancer.

“A lot of people are stupider than I thought they were. That includes relatives and close friends.”

John Clarke,  on reading about political leanings on Facebook

Magazine

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AP classes: A problem for Massachusetts high schoolers?
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How will independents factor into the Brown-Warren Senate race?

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9 hot trends in kitchen design
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The self-promoting, fan-financed, go-it-alone star

Opinion

“The United States isn’t going to enter a shooting war with China or Russia. Fights with those countries will take place far from any battlefield.”

Juliette Kayyem 

Ideas

“Gerken has advanced a vision of governance unusual for someone whose political convictions are firmly liberal: She wants local decision-making bodies to be given more opportunity to rebel against federal policy.”

—Leon Neyfakh on Heather Gerken’s argument for “federalism all the way down”