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Former Chelsea housing chief faces federal charges

Michael McLaughlin faces up to 20 years for allegedly falsifying his income, which the Globe reported as $360,000 in 2011.

Pentagon chief removes ban on women in combat

The groundbreaking move by Leon Panetta opens hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs to women.

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Military now a place of opportunity for women

With the removal of the military’s combat exclusion rules, young women can now look to the military as a place for limitless opportunity.

Patrick’s $34.8b budget includes new tax hikes

The governor’s budget includes tax hikes on candy, soda, and cigarettes, in addition to income tax and other increases outlined last week.

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What makes a four-star movie?

Boston Globe movie critic Ty Burr talks about what a movie needs to get a rare four-star rating.

Plans for towers at Christian Science Plaza detailed

One of the towers would be 50 stories, creating a significant new peak in Back Bay.

Defiant Clinton takes on lawmakers at Libya hearings

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered fiery rejoinders to Republican critics of the handling of the attacks that killed four Americans, including an ambassador.

Kerrys to divest some holdings

Seeking to avoid a conflict of interest as secretary of state, Senator John F. Kerry and his wife have agreed to divest nearly 100 investments.

Bloody blanket, pillow were found in baby’s crib

A neighbor also heard the 1-year-old child crying on the day the baby was allegedly assaulted by her nanny, court records show. The little girl died two days later.

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Globe Talks: Inside Bowdoin-Geneva

Globe subscribers will get a firsthand look at the “68 Blocks” special project from the journalists who created the series.

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Pomegranate-glazed chicken with coconut quinoa at Abby Park in Milton.

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Going with the grains

2 costly LNG terminals sit idle

Manti Te’o will talk about his misadventures in cyber love to Katie Couric Thursday on her daytime talk show.

Stories of love, deception have long been entwined

The MBTA created its clocks on a relative shoestring budget, using an in-house team of tech-savvy employees.

T riders happier when they’re in the know

Jimmy Winningham (left) and Ski DiAngelis worked to finish painting the new housing units on Essex Street in Chinatown.

Amid gentrification, affordable units

Fired in 2011, Terry Francona received a warm welcome from Red Sox fans and players in April 2012 for the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park.

Book Review

‘Francona’ revelations mostly about Sox bosses

A video still from Clifford Owens’s performance “Anthology (Maren Hassinger).”

Galleries

What’s up at Boston-area art galleries

Governor Deval Patrick’s sweeping plan would raise the state income tax from 5.25 percent to 6.25 percent while cutting the sales tax from 6.25 percent to 4.5 percent.

Economists split on Patrick’s tax plan

Barry Cadden is president and lead pharmacist of the company.

Owners drew $16m from pharmacy tied to deaths

“For if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well,” President Obama stated.

2013 inauguration

President Obama stuns with call for gay rights

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Inaugural language

Kevin Cullen

Antibullying idea clicks

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How the Patriots have squandered title chances

This season marked the 8th straight in which the Patriots won at least 10 games and then failed to win the Super Bowl. How have things gone so wrong for them in the playoffs?