Romney followed rapid evolution as he aimed toward presidency

When considering his bookend appearances at the 1964 and 2012 GOP conventions, the question is not whether Mitt Romney has changed his outlook — he undeniably has — but why.

Mitt (left) and Scott Romney watched their father exhort moderates at the 1964 Republican National Convention.

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Mitt (left) and Scott Romney watched their father exhort moderates at the 1964 Republican National Convention.

Mitt Romney’s politics shifted to the right of his father’s, said one adviser, in part because it was felt there was “no way” to win the nomination as a moderate.

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Mitt Romney shifted to the right, said one adviser, in part because there was “no way” to win the nomination as a moderate.

On the day that George Romney declared his candidacy for governor, Mitt was there, absorbing his father’s views.

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On the day that George Romney declared his candidacy for governor, Mitt was there, absorbing his father’s views.

George Romney opposed what he called “extremism” in the GOP’. Mitt Romney is behind his father, in plaid.

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George Romney opposed what he called “extremism” in the GOP’. Mitt Romney is behind his father, in plaid.

In the face of the GOP’s increasingly powerful conservative wing, Romney ran as a moderate against Senator Ted Kennedy in 1994.

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In the face of the GOP’s increasingly powerful conservative wing, Romney ran as a moderate against Senator Ted Kennedy in 1994.

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Some of the contemporary items that are using specially-tuned fonts from Massachusetts type designers include e-readers.

Boston companies push type design into future

Digital devices are redefining how we read, and Boston foundries are at the forefront of creating the actual letterforms they use.

Dustin Pedroia reacted after just missing a ball hit past him during the Boston Red Sox loss to the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park on Saturday.

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With roster revolution, Red Sox may reclaim their soul

General manager Ben Cherington didn’t just make a baseball trade. He issued a rebuke of the way the team has done business for the last three years.

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There’s a chance New England center Dan Koppen, seen here working with quarterback Tom Brady and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, might not make the team’s 75-man roster, which will be finalized Monday.

As Patriots roster cuts loom, keep an eye on veterans

The Patriots have to trim 10 players by 4 p.m. Monday. There’s a chance a few respected veterans will be among them, as the team looks to give them a head start on finding another job.

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Mourners entered Jubilee Christian Church in Mattapan for the funeral of Kristen Lartey, one of three friends killed Aug. 12 while in a car in Dorchester. A fourth was injured.

Mourners say Dorchester death has to matter

Clergy members and family pledged that Kristen Lartey’s death would be a galvanizing force that would help unify the city in common cause.

Columnists

Vercheesa Thompson (above left) of Dorchester, facilitator Candace Keshwar, Michelle Eunis, and Suheil Riveramet in Jamaica Plain last week while Sherina Hendrix (below) played with their children. The mothers’ group is creating its own child-care cooperative.

Yvonne Abraham

Program helps families create own solutions
Laila Ali is one of eight celebrities competing on the war-based reality show “Stars Earn Stripes.”

JOANNA WEISS

Does ‘Stars Earn Stripes’ glorify war?

JEFF JACOBY

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Jackie, Sue, and Lynn as seen in “49 Up,” a 2005 British film that is part of a decades-long series of documentaries.

Joan Wickersham

A study of class captures shape, sweep of real lives

Lawrence Harmon

Mass. needs to update wiretap laws

SCOT LEHIGH

The GOP’s big tent collapses

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Red Sox left picking up the pieces
Chinese police stand guard at an anti-Japanese protest outside the Japanese consulate in Shanghai last week.

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Putting China at ease

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Officials removed the body of a man who opened fire outside the Empire State Building on Friday. New York police said a laid-off clothing designer killed an executive from his former company as pedestrians heading to work packed the street.

Employers revisit violence prevention efforts

Recent workplace shootings have led many companies to develop or enhance violence prevention programs, helping contribute to a steady decline in on-the-job fatalities.

Politics

The big business of treating elected officials to lavish events will be in full swing at both parties’ conventions.

Despite changes, donors still prominent at conventions

Even with potentially buzz-killing legal advisories, the big business of treating elected officials to lavish receptions will be in full swing at both presidential nominating conventions.

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Hussein Omar, one of 11 Lebanese Shi’ite pilgrims abducted in Syria, was welcomed by his relatives upon his arrival in Beirut after his release on Saturday.

Dozens of bodies found in basement in Syrian town

Forty to 50 bodies were found in the town of Daraya, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based group with a network of activists inside Syria.

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Mike Birbiglia (left) and Ira Glass at a New York screening of “Sleepwalk With Me.’’

Mike Birbiglia and Ira Glass mine sleep state for new film

“Sleepwalk With Me” follows the lightly fictionalized story of comedian Matt Pandamiglio.

Books

‘The Zenith’ by Duong Thu Huong

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Summer in Finland is a brief perfect moment made of a mild soothing sun that shines well into the night, and scudding white and purple clouds.

“For what we got paid, that job was crazy.”

Jesse Carter,  who worked on the renovation of the Copley Place Marriott

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