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Patriots’ keys to a victory vs. Ravens

Tom Brady will be playing in his seventh AFC title game.

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How can the Patriots move past the Ravens and into Super Bowl XLVII? Jim McBride has the answers in his scouting report.

Sunday Football Notes

Patriots should edge Ravens in AFC title game

Just like last year, before that AFC title game, the Patriots deep down inside know they are in for a heavyweight title bout.

When duty called, Patriots’ Shane Vereen was active

After stepping up for the Patriots last Sunday against the Texans, the running back hopes to help New England again in the AFC title game.

Dan Shaughnessy

Is Tom Brady the best QB ever?

Brady has vaulted past career-long rival Peyton Manning, and can solidify the title of greatest QB in history with two more victories.

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President Obama received a hug from Michelle Obama after being officially sworn in for a second term in the Blue Room of the White House. Daughters Malia and Sasha Obama looked on.

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Obama is officially sworn in for second term

President Obama was sworn into office on Sunday just before noon, officially beginning another four-year term.

Chemist at state crime lab in Amherst is arrested

The chemist was arrested last night and faces two counts of tampering with drug evidence, and two counts of possession of a controlled substance.

Patrick’s tax plan has risk, reward

Governor Deval Patick’s push for a $1.9 billion tax increase potentially builds political peril for his fellow Democrats, who, unlike Patrick, will face voters next year.

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Martin Luther King Jr. in Boston

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. visited Boston in 1965 and spoke to politicians and residents about many of the city’s racial issues, including segregation.

Globe exclusives

The Red Sox started with what appears to be a good trade with the Pirates for closer Joel Hanrahan.

Sunday Baseball Notes

Red Sox hope to do better with trades

Melanie Mowinski stood near the fully automated Vandercook press, at PRESS in North Adams.

Arts and artists in the Berkshires

Aging truthfully on screen

The 3-4 extra months of rest should work heavily in Sidney Crosby’s favor, and that alone could make the Penguins the Stanley Cup favorites.

Sunday Hockey Notes

Taking things into account as NHL season begins

Sunday preview | Magazine

My friend Tito: Shaughnessy on writing a book with Francona

Book review

Looking for answers about why art moves us so

Clockwise from upper left: Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, and Terry Jones.

Get ready for Python week at the Brattle

From left: The Bettina Burr conservator, Joan Wright and associate conservator of Japanese paintings Tanya Uyeda worked on a Japanese art piece.

Asian Art at the Museum of Fine Arts

Biden seemed quite at ease during a September campaign stop at Cruisers Diner in Seaman, Ohio.

Gaffes aside, Joe Biden a power in White House

A pagoda at Changdeokgung Palace, which dates to the 15th century.

A journey to find real Seoul food

US Attorney Carmen Ortiz, the FBI, and members of other law enforcement agencies announced the arrests Thursday.

Boston gangs part of drug pipeline, officials say

Each gun represents 100 deaths by firearm in 2010.

Ideas

The gun toll we’re ignoring: suicide

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Repeats in AFC, NFC title games don’t come often

Since the merger in 1970, only seven times has there been an AFC or NFC title game involving the same two teams from the previous season.

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Christmas trees like the one at top picked up by Boston trash collectors in West Roxbury eventually end up on a giant compost pile in Mattapan.

Tossed-out Christmas trees’ tales only half over

More than 100 tons of trees are gathered from curbs around Boston and brought to the city’s composting site, where they wait to be chopped up by a giant grinder.