Foes set to pounce on Brown’s Buffett Rule vote

An attempt by Senate Democrats to pass a higher tax on millionaires failed Monday, but Senator Brown’s vote against the tax may prove to be a political gift to Mass. Democrats.

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Boston Marathon heat proves a heartbreaker

More than 2,100 runners were treated at medical tents along the course for dehydration, heat exhaustion, and other ailments as temperatures blasted into the upper 80s, shattering records.

Men’s winner Wesley Korir of Kenya, running the Boston Marathon for the first time, gets ready to break the tape after winning in the slowest time since a windy, rainy race five years ago.

Wesley Korir heads up Kenyan sweep

The 29-year-old claimed the men’s title at the 116th Boston Marathon, running down countryman Levy Matebo in the final mile.

YouTube dance sensation Marquese Scott is part of the new iRobot campaign designed by advertising agency Mullen.

iRobot

iRobot turns attention to consumers

Anticipating that its business with the US military will decline sharply, iRobot Crop. is launching a $10 million advertising campaign targeting consumers.

“I can’t sleep for weeks until the count’s over. The big picture’s really scary right now,” said Dawn Makrinikolas, a North Attleborough letter carrier.

Postal staffers fear what future will deliver

Faced with a $5.1 billion loss last year, the Postal Service is considering closing 3,700 of more than 32,000 post offices, and shuttering 223 of more than 400 mail-processing plants.

Kevin Youkilis, (left) who did not play yesterday, watched late-inning action from the dugout. Manager Bobby Valentine is visible at far right.

Dan Shaughnessy

It’s business as usual for Bobby Valentine

The firestorm around Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine publicly questioning Kevin Youkilis’s commitment is, all in all, just another chapter in As The Nation Turns.

Mass. faulted on child abuse reporting

In a nationwide survey, Massachusetts received only a C grade for effectiveness in reporting deaths and near-fatal injuries of children from abuse and neglect.

Wesley Morris addressed colleagues as editor Martin Baron looked on.

Globe film critic Wesley Morris wins 2012 Pulitzer Prize

Morris’s win represents the third time in the past five years, and fourth since 2001, that the Globe has won the Pulitzer for criticism.

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Dan Shaughnessy moderates a panel including Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys and former pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee.

Inside The Boston Globe

Above: Andrew Wyeth’s “Chambered Nautilus.’’ Below: James Welling’s “End of Olsons,’’ after Wyeth’s painting of the same name.

Exhibits revisit, reprise works of Andrew Wyeth
GRETCHEN ERTL FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

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Lights! Camera! ‘Holliston’?

MUSIC REVIEW

Alabama Shakes earn their buzz at Paradise

Album review | pop

Hitmaker Jason Mraz keeps it sunny

Years later, school may alert parents to abuse

Millionaires from Mass. join call to raise their tax rates

Mortgage aid helps more hold off default

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Drugs that target high cholesterol come with new cautions
Jeff Tenner, Bertucci’s head chef, appears in videos on YouTube.

Bertucci’s seeks new younger customer base
Instagram is among several mobile photo apps.

Instagram not the only photo app in town
Audree Hedequist as Helen and Brittany Rolfs as Annie in “The Miracle Worker.’’

Stage Review

‘Miracle Worker’ rises to the challenge
City Councilor Ayanna Pressley

Daily Dose

Learning from city councilor’s fibroid condition

Metro

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Kennedy’s family network gives to his campaign

The $1.3 million raised in the first three months of this year by congressional candidate Joseph P. Kennedy III includes donations from a wide circle of Kennedy connections.

Business

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Dartmouth’s president picked to lead World Bank

Jim Yong Kim has been chosen to be the next president of the World Bank. His selection extends the US hold on the top job at the 187-nation development agency.

Columnists

kevin cullen

Philosophy lessons

Bob Ryan

Joshua Cassidy turns in ride for the ages
Kevin Youkilis, (left) who did not play yesterday, watched late-inning action from the dugout. Manager Bobby Valentine is visible at far right.

Dan Shaughnessy

It’s business as usual for Bobby Valentine

Adrian Walker

Vince Wilfork’s worthy cause

Juliette Kayyem

This is not a test

Yvonne Abraham

Judging the potential jury

DERRICK Z. JACKSON

Prince Herring: Glamourizing the forage fish

Joanna Weiss

Hazing and seeds of humiliation

opinion | JOAN VENNOCHI

Romney’s real problem with women

Dan Shaughnessy

A good scrap, but a loss for the Bruins

opinion | Gareth Cook

Space on Earth

Love Letters

She’s fallen for her ex’s best friend

Politics

Beth Myers at the Romney campaign office in Boston in 2008.

Longtime Mitt Romney aide to lead VP search

Romney’s choice of Beth Myers to lead the vice presidential search process is one indication of his willingness to stick by some of the core advisers with him for more than a decade.

Nation & World

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Investigator wants criminal charges in GSA event

General Services Administration investigator Brian Miller is looking into possible bribery and kickbacks in the agency following revelations of excessive spending at a Las Vegas conference.

Sports

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Bruins 4, Capitals 3

Zdeno Chara made his presence felt in the third period, notching the winning goal and becoming the center of a celebration.

Late Zdeno Chara goal gives Bruins Game 3 victory

The Bruins captain made his presence felt in the third period, notching the winning goal and giving Boston a 2-1 series lead in their playoff matchup with the Capitals.

Arts

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From left: Steve Gagliastro, Nick Sulfaro, Michael Timothy Howell, Corey Jackson, Andrew Oberstein, and Dan Roach in “The Full Monty.”

‘The Full Monty’ is a joy at Stoneham Theatre

Director Caitlin Lowans has assembled an ensemble that is so clearly enjoying his or her part that the enthusiasm is contagious.

Lifestyle

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Daily Dose

Link between sleep, diabetes, and obesity

Working night shifts and sleeping on a schedule that is out of whack with your body’s natural rhythms has been associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes.

“I can’t sleep for weeks until the count’s over. The big picture’s really scary right now.”

Dawn Makrinikolas,  a Postal Service employee

Magazine

The cover for the April 15 2012 issue

In an artist’s garden
The cover for the April 8 2012 issue

Are fat baseball players a problem?
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45 best breakfast joints around Boston
The cover for the March 25 2012 issue

Snorkeling vacations you can’t miss

Opinion

“if the brain believes that the distance is manageable enough — and the mission important enough — we push ourselves to the max.”

Farah Stockman 

Ideas

“The complexity of federal rules may not be just a reflection of bad style, but a direct and possibly unavoidable result of how our government works.”

Leon Neyfakh