Argument that government was on trial held sway, Bulger juror says

A juror in the James “Whitey” Bulger trial says jurors were “shouting about” the defense argument that the government was also on trial.

A motorcade carrying James

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Kevin Cullen

In the end, everything has passed Whitey by

Bulger won’t ever have a chance to see how much the streets he once terrorized have changed. Like the old South Boston, he is a thing of the past.

Tom Donahue spoke after the verdict was read.

Legal Analysis

Two views of government in Bulger trial

The “Whitey” Bulger trial produced a victory for US prosecutors but painted an ugly picture of government corruption.

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American Airlines and US Airways jets prepared for flight at the Philadelphia International Airport in February.

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Justice Department challenges airline merger

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit challenging the proposed $11 billion merger between US Airways and American Airlines.

Frank Lowenstein (left) worked for John Kerry in the Senate and on his ’04 presidential bid.

John Kerry draws on old allies

The secretary of state has filled the top rungs of the State Department with loyalists from his Mass. political career.

For Mayor Menino, old friend’s gift proves thorny

The relationship between Menino and John Kinnaly would eventually become a headache for the mayor in ways that neither man could have foreseen.

Opinion

TOM KEANE

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The law that extended the sales tax to cover computer services is a confusingly written mess.

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The audience at the Cantab Lounge in Cambridge for open mike night and a poetry slam.

Boston hosts the National Poetry Slam again
Team leader Maria Somleva checked the growth of genetically modified switchgrass at Metabolix in Cambridge.

Growing a greener plastics future
James “Whitey” Bulger stood between his lawyers as the verdicts on 32 counts were read in US District Court in Boston Monday.

An end to ‘Whitey’ Bulger saga
‘The Spiral Unicycle Ascensionist,’ at Shelburne Museum

Frame by Frame

The art of unfettered advertising
Mark Stewart’s ELF brought him home over 18 days and 1,000 miles from Durham, N.C.

A vehicle to pedal off your carbon footprints
Valerie Shelley, a neighborhood advocate, spoke with Lisa Rapczinski, a transportation department parking officer.

Orchard Gardens reclaims streets
Fidelity’s app allows Google Glass wearers to see quotes of major stock indexes after the market closes.

Fidelity builds financial Google Glass app
Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s formula has been unchanging in their decades making albums and touring.

music review

Formulaic sounds from Black Sabbath

Photos

The Perseid meteor shower around the world
Unions have given $170,000 to Martin Walsh’s campaign, along with a host of volunteers.

Labor lifts Walsh’s mayoral campaign
Curt Schilling gets his 16-and-under team prepared for its game at the USSSA Girls Fastpitch World Series at the Wide World of Sports at Disney.

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Schilling has a new lease on life
“We’re still grinding through it,” Bill Belichick said Saturday, a day after the Patriots’ 31-22 preseason win over the Eagles.

On Football

Five things we’ve learned about the Patriots

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The competitive Jake Peavy is 0-2 in the postseason.

Jake Peavy brings an ‘inner fire’ to Red Sox

It hasn’t even been two weeks yet, but the competitive Red Sox starter is already feeling comfortable in Boston.

Metro

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Iman Abdulrazzak had obtained prior authorization to wear her hijab while taking the Massachusetts bar exam, but a proctor asked her to remove it. She said the distraction and distress cost her about 10 minutes, and that she was not able to fully answer all of the essay questions.

Mass. bar examiners to review religious wear rules

A Muslim woman said she was hindered while taking the state bar exam by an errant order to remove her head scarf.

Columnists

Kevin Cullen

‘Alleged’ no more
A member of a team from the military’s Human Terrain System conducts an interview in Afghanistan in late 2009.

Farah Stockman

Is social science our silver bullet around the world?
A freeway sign warned drivers of people crossing in Chula Vista, Calif.

JAMES CARROLL

Sealing the border is part of problem

Adrian Walker

Mayor’s race hits its stride
A motorcade carrying James

Kevin Cullen

Everything has passed Whitey by
Johnny Manziel can’t profit from own name.

Christopher L. Gasper

NCAA needs reform

JOAN VENNOCHI

Mass. officials must investigate Todashev death
The FBI is accused of enabling Whitey Bulger, seen in this mug shot taken in 1955 in Miami Beach.

JEFF JACOBY

Federal overreach — then and now
TJ Hazen (foreground, left) with his Microsoft team.

Innovation Economy

New frontiers in voice recognition
The columnist’s grandchildren Charlotte and Adam, on the first day of school last fall.

Beverly Beckham

Friends can last; siblings are forever

Yvonne Abraham

Commanding failure
Alex Rodriguez looked up toward photographers after leaving a news conference in Tampa in 2009.

Derrick Z. Jackson

Baseball’s integrity still isn’t restored

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David Ourlicht, a stop-and-frisk plaintiff, reacted at a news conference at the Center for Constitutional Rights.

Judge rules N.Y. stop-and-frisk policy violated rights

A federal judge found that police had “adopted a policy of indirect racial profiling” that targeted young minority men.

Politics

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The move by Republican Governor Pat McCrory (seated) is expected to touch off a major court battle over voting rights.

N. Carolina enacts voter ID law, setting stage for fight

Governor Pat McCrory signed into law one of the nation’s most wide-ranging voter-identification laws.

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Kohlberg & Co. has until Wednesday to up its price of $438 million for Steinway or the Waltham company will be sold to the investment firm that submitted the higher offer.

Firm offers to pay $477 million for Steinway

The stage may be set for a bidding war over Steinway Musical Instruments Inc.

Arts

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Author Salman Rushdie (pictured here in New York last month), whose novel “Midnight’s Children’’ was made into a movie this year, will be the Boston Book Festival’s keynote speaker.

Boston Book Festival announces lineup

The festival will take place Oct. 17-19 and feature authors Salman Rushdie and Tomie dePaola.

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“The enduring appeal of the books tells us something about how deep the romance with self-reliance runs through American history, and the gaps between the Little House narrative and Wilder’s real life say a lot about the government help and interdependence that we sometimes find more convenient to leave out of that tale.”

Christine Woodside,  on the Little House books as Libertarian fables