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In 2010, Paul Ryan denied appealing for stimulus funds

After seeking millions of dollars in 2009 from a federal stimulus program he opposed, Paul Ryan appeared on a Boston radio program a year later and denied lobbying for the aid.

Romney says he paid at least 13% in taxes the past 10 years

Mitt Romney responded to accusations that he paid no taxes some years, but declined again to release the tax returns that would confirm his claim.

I-95 reopens after power line mishap

Interstate 95 near the Interstate 295 exit in Attleboro reopened more than two hours after officials closed it when power lines fell on the road.

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Maine baseball bat maker virtually a one-man operation

Jesse LaCasse cuts down trees and turns them into baseball bats, but can’t get Major League Baseball to accept his product.

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‘Let’s head out in the woods and get some baseball bats’

See how Jesse LaCasse turns trees into baseball bats at his Maine workshop.

Andy Samberg and Rashida Jones costar in “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” a romantic comedy that Jones co-wrote with Will McCormack.

Friday preview | Movie Review

‘Celeste and Jesse Forever’ is smart, funny

This mostly charming LA comedy-drama, co-written by star Rashida Jones, offers a warm, slightly blinkered insider’s eye to the city and its neighborhoods.

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Tony Conigliaro, the would-be legend

On Aug. 18, 1967, the young Red Sox star was hit in the head by a pitch, derailing a career many saw headed for stardom.

Aly Raisman

Hundreds turn out to greet Aly Raisman

The gold medal-winning gymnast received a welcome return at her training gym in Burlington.

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US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrived by bus to speak at a campaign event at the Alliant Energy Amphitheater in Dubuque, Iowa.

Obama’s costly investment not yielding new voters
Hundreds of people flocked to the Roca center in Chelsea on Wednesday, the first day that young people living illegally in the United States could apply for a work permit and a deferral from the threat of deportation.

Young immigrants learning to apply for their dream
A North Atlantic right whale in Cape Cod Bay in February 2012.

Ships’ noise hinders whale communication

Yvonne Abraham

Killings strike fear in parents
Hopper (above) was founded by former executives of Newton-based TripAdvisor and Expedia. Its competition will include Google.

Hopper joins state’s cluster of Web travel companies

Bargain Bin

Boutiques host summer blow-out sales
Sofi Madison is the owner of Olives and Grace, a specialty gift shop in the South End.

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5 questions for Sofi Madison
Sharrice Perkins, 22, was one of three women killed in a Dorchester shooting Sunday.

3 lives of joy, hope cut short in an instant
Megan Lozano, 25, a cook at Hamersley’s Bistro, cites Julia Child for the prominence of women in Boston restaurants.

Boston chefs infused with Julia Child
Evelin Valibayova has not used her bank or social media accounts since the date of her disappearance.

Clues sought in disappearance of Quincy woman
Gymnasts practiced at the Brestyan’s American Gymnastics Club, where parents rushed to sign up their children for classes the morning after Aly Raisman took gold in the team competition.

Athletes inspired by Olympics
Rupert Murdoch (left) and Michael Bloomberg discussed immigration policies during a panel discussion in Boston on Tuesday night.

Murdoch, Bloomberg push immigration overhaul

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Bobby Valentine also gets the heave-ho from plate umpire Mike Everitt after Adrian Gonzalez was ejected in the eighth.

Red Sox worried about leaks

Team officials and players are asking how details of a private meeting became fodder for an explosive Yahoo! Sports story.

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A cafe, general store, bank, library, game rooms, and gyms encourage patients to interact with others in the hospital.

Architecture, therapy merge at new mental hospital

The state’s $302 million hospital in Worcester features a special architectural design meant to replicate stages of psychological recovery.

Columnists

Syrian residents inspect houses in Homs destroyed by what they said was heavy shelling from Bashar al-Assad forces.

Juliette Kayyem

US would own the war in Syria

joan vennochi

Should Bulger judge recuse himself?

Tech Lab

New e-mail tools manage the chaos

Yvonne Abraham

Killings strike fear in parents
Bobby Valentine’s first season as Red Sox manager has been marred by an apparent lack of respect from players.

Christopher L. Gasper

It’s time to fire Bobby Valentine

Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after winning the men's 100m final in London.

Opinion | Jeff Jacoby

After the Olympics: Where’s the humility?

Scot Lehigh

Websites that help sort fact from fiction

Joanna Weiss

Unbaby.me, the hipsters, and the Ryan Plan
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch (L) attend a memorial service for six people killed in an attack the day before on a Wisconsin Sikh temple on August 6, 2012 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin -- a temple just 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the scene of the August 5 bloodshed -- to honor the six people killed and three critically wounded in what police are calling a

Farah Stockman

A culture of hate

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German tech gets teeth ultra-clean
Mitt Romney will no longer be able to hide behind strategic ambiguity about his budget and tax cut plans with Paul Ryan as his running mate.

opinion | Scot Lehigh

With Ryan, Romney faces tougher sell to undecided voters
Kyra Sedgwick has a few of her emotionally devastating moments in tonight’s “Closer” series finale.

Critic’s Notebook

A eulogy for TNT’s ‘The Closer’

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The Charles Street AME Church in Boston.

Bank says it tried to work out church’s loans

The president of OneUnited said the bank tried to work out $5 million in loans with the Charles Street AME Church after the church defaulted.

Politics

Paul Ryan campaigned in Ohio on Wednesday, including a stop at Miami University in Oxford, his alma mater.

Dizzying transition underway for VP pick Paul Ryan

Suddenly, Ryan’s budget and policy ideas are under a microscope.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange outside London’s Supreme Court earlier this year.

Ecuador grants asylum to WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange

Assange sought asylum in Ecuador’s embassy in London to avert extradition to Sweden, where he faces allegations of rape and sexual molestation.

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CJ Adams, star of “The Odd Life of Timothy Green,” says his newfound fame will not alter his humility.

Rhode Island’s CJ Adams stars in ‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green’

“The Odd Life of Timothy Green” could transform the 12-year-old Adams, who has never had an acting lesson, into a break-out kid celebrity.

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Ryan Higginson sports a casual look while hanging at Emerald Lounge with Megan Demianiuk (left) and Jill Miller.

Hot spots try to get guys to improve their style

In Boston, where pulling on a clean Tom Brady jersey counts as dressing up for a lot of guys, a handful of restaurant and bar owners around the city are trying to turn that around.

“It’s really like a family thing because my mom helps me out, and my dad helps me out, and we have an agent who gives me movies to try out for.”

CJ Adams,  Rhode Island resident and star of “The Odd Life of Timothy Green”

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The cover for the August 12 2012 issue

How Bain Capital is trying — reluctantly — to clean up its name
The cover for the August 5 2012 issue

Can GPS find you a mate?
The cover for the July 29 2012 issue

Connected, powerful 21st-century moms
The cover for the July 22 2012 issue

25 best burgers around Boston

Opinion

“Richard G. Stearns’s refusal to take himself off the case gives Bulger an issue to raise on appeal.”

Joan Vennochi 

Ideas

“The changing ways we’ve seen summer reading — first as an indulgence, then as a vice, and now, somewhat surprisingly, as a source of pride — says a lot about our changing attitudes toward just what leisure should be.”

Craig Fehrman