Romney offers a message of hope and ‘lots of jobs’

Mitt Romney cast himself as the embodiment of the American ideals of freedom and enterprise, pledging he would restore the promise that he said President Obama had failed to deliver.

Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, celebrated with members of their family as the Republican National Convention wrapped up Thursday night.

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Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, celebrated with members of their family as the Republican National Convention wrapped up Thursday night.

Mitt Romney addressed the Republican National Convention on its final day in Tampa Thursday.

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Mitt Romney addressed the Republican National Convention on its final day in Tampa Thursday.

Convention-goers watched as Mitt Romney delivered his acceptance speech.

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Convention-goers watched as Mitt Romney delivered his acceptance speech.

At the close of the night, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan waved.

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At the close of the night, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan waved.

Attendees held campaign signs.

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Attendees held campaign signs.

Vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan greeted running mate Mitt Romney's sons and their wives.

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Vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan greeted running mate Mitt Romney's sons and their wives.

Attendees held an American flag.

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Attendees held an American flag.

A Mitt Romney mask was passed between convention-goers.

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A Mitt Romney mask was passed between convention-goers.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista addressed convention.

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista addressed convention.

Actor Clint Eastwood spoke on convention's the final day as well.

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Actor Clint Eastwood spoke on convention's the final day as well.

Mitt Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, posed with staff.

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Mitt Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, posed with staff.

Mitt Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, posed with staff.

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Mitt Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, posed with staff.

Senator Scott Brown greeted delegates from his home state of Massachusetts.

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Senator Scott Brown greeted delegates from his home state of Massachusetts.

Participants listened and held signs.

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Participants listened and held signs.

Participants listened and held signs.

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Participants listened and held signs.

Law enforcement officials worked to free protesters with Earth First who had connected themselves to each other in front of a power station in Apollo Beach, Fla.

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Law enforcement officials worked to free protesters with Earth First who had connected themselves to each other in front of a power station in Apollo Beach, Fla.

A convention-goer arrived sartorially prepared for the convention's final day.

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A convention-goer arrived sartorially prepared for the convention's final day.

The families of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan played in the balloons on stage.

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The families of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan played in the balloons on stage.

NEWS ANALYSIS

Romney strives for personable, presidential posture

He capped the Republicans’ big week with a message that carried an unlikely echo of the very president he is trying to unseat.

Harvard accuses 125 of cheating

The undergraduates are accused of collaborating on a spring take-home final exam, in what could prove to be the largest Ivy League cheating scandal in recent memory.

Brian McGrory

Cape Cod rooster draws complaints

There’s a very fine line between sound and noise, and on the Cape, one neighborhood grapples with the question of whether a rooster high-steps over the boundary.

An excited Bob Young with Zeke the family turtle, who had moseyed away from home for 30 days.

Zeke, the missing turtle, reunited with Beverly family

After 30 days on the lam, the box turtle, who has lived with the Young family 31 years, was found by a neighbor just 1,000 feet from home.

Jose Ortega’s Boston Broncos organization fielded teams for hundreds of boys ranging in age from 7 to 18.

Backers call Boston coach a mentor; police say he’s a predator

Jose Ortega, 41, was arrested in July on charges that he sent sexually suggestive Facebook messages to a 12-year-old on one of his teams.

Boston teachers offer concessions

The union proposed a deal on wages and a new teacher-evaluation system that would speed the dismissal of those deemed ineffective.

State says chemist imperiled evidence

State Police are concerned the handling of drug evidence could jeopardize thousands of prosecutions and convictions in Mass.

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Cathy Wolske (left) visited bargain grocery Johnnie’s Foodmaster, which is reportedly in talks with Whole Foods.

Johnnie’s Foodmaster loyalists upset by possible Whole Foods takeover
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DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP

Hole by hole at TPC Boston
Elena Palma (foreground) is among many residents at the David Barksdale Center in Tampa focused on Medicare.

Medicare arguments key for both parties
Hennigan says foe aims to ruin her good name.

A bare-knuckle fight for clerk job
Paula Townsend, 101, relived memories as she toured the Home For Little Wanderers in Jamaica Plain.

Yvonne Abraham

A final goodbye to a longtime refuge

Tech Lab

Simple steps to secure your smartphone
Justin Pomerleau with his traveling clothing shop in Somerville’s Union Square.

Style

‘Le Pants King and the Traveling Spectacular’ hits Boston
Thermos vehicle-shaped lunch boxes, $9.99 each at Target store locations.

Back-to-school cool: 4 trends for a stylish first semester

Sports

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Angels 5, Red Sox 2

Jon Lester’s 121-pitch complete game came with a lack of significant run support, and the Red Sox lost to the Angels for the eighth straight time.

Red Sox get swept under

Jon Lester’s 121-pitch complete game came with a lack of significant run support, and the Red Sox lost to the Angels for the eighth straight time.

Metro

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Former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi is serving an eight-year sentence in federal prison for corruption.

State officials revoke former speaker DiMasi's pension

The State Board of Retirement revoked the $60,142 annual pension of Salvatore F. DiMasi, the imprisoned former House speaker.

Columnists

Scot Lehigh

Policy trumps personality in this election
Ann Romney arrives on stage to deliver a speech Tuesday night.

joanna weiss

Ann Romney overstepped by playing poor

Boston Capital

Steward Health Care System still waiting to close on Rhode Island Landmark Medical Center deal

Brian McGrory

Cape Cod rooster draws complaints

Juliette Kayyem

Protect, and isolate, author of book on bin Laden raid

Tech Lab

Simple steps to secure your smartphone
A policeman fired at protesting miners outside a South African mine in Rustenburg on Aug. 16.

derrick z. jackson

Mine killings echo old South Africa
Theo Epstein is seen near the ivy at Wrigley Field last October, just after being named president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs.

dan shaughnessy

Epstein’s clean getaway irks Red Sox owners

Opinion | Scot Lehigh

Rice offers intelligent foreign policy critique and a genuine moment
Paula Townsend, 101, relived memories as she toured the Home For Little Wanderers in Jamaica Plain.

Yvonne Abraham

A final goodbye to a longtime refuge

Scot Lehigh

Mitt Romney: Image and reality

Dan Shaughnessy

For Red Sox, reality sets in now

Business

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Prices of e-books could be poised to decline by as much as 30 percent. Above, Amazon’s Kindle Fire e-reader.

Settlement may mean lower e-book prices

The $69 million deal to settle charges that publishers conspired to fix prices of electronic books sets the stage for the cost to consumers to drop as much as 30 percent.

Politics

Scott Brown declined bigger GOP convention role

Brown said he limited his attendance at the convention to a single day because of scheduling demands, not concern about fallout for his campaign.

Nation & World

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A sheriff's vehicle was stuck in flood waters caused by Isaac north of LaPlace, La.

Weakening Isaac hovers over a flooded, blindsided Louisiana

The slow-moving, unpredictable storm dropped more than a foot of rain in some places and almost half the state lost power, officials said.

Arts

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Judah Friedlander (pictured this month in New York), of “30 Rock,” will get the festival’s Comedian of the Year Award.

Boston Comedy Festival benefits from thriving national scene

Andy Kindler, who is among the headliners of this year’s festival, believes the current scene is as healthy as it has ever been.

Movies

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Movie Review

Lauren Miller (left) and Ari Graynor costar in “For a Good Time, Call . . .,’’ about two friends starting a phone sex company. Miller also co-wrote the script.

‘For a Good Time, Call . . . ’ achieves parody and parity

Two women in their late 20s, played by Ari Graynor and Lauren Miller, start a phone sex company. It’s a bra-mance.

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The man who nourished Boston’s literary scene
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Opinion

“[Mitt Romney has] taken on a daunting case, representing a party whose brand is in flux, and whose ownership structure isn’t clear.”

Peter S. Canellos 

Ideas

“In decades of researching American political lobbies, we have found that there are huge gaps in who is represented in Washington.”

—Kay Schlozman, Sidney Verba, and Henry E. Brady