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Obama makes offer to Boehner on ‘fiscal cliff’

President Obama softened his demands as part of accelerating negotiations with House Speaker John Boehner on avoiding automatic tax increases and spending cuts, according to reports.

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After his first trial ended in a mistrial, Moore was found guilty of gunning down four people, including a 2-year-old cradled in his mother’s arms, on a Mattapan street.

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Annie Dookhan is charged with obstruction of justice, tampering with evidence, perjury, and other charges in connection with the drug testing scandal.

68 Blocks: Life, Death, Hope | Part 2

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With summer approaching, the rhythm quickens in Bowdoin-Geneva.

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A five-part Globe series on Boston’s Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/12/15/BostonGlobe.com/HealthScience/Images/greene_met_stateimpact_002--90x90.jpg Patrick to renew push for tougher gun laws

Governor Patrick would like to ban buyers from purchasing more than one gun a month.

Mourners hugged outside of Honan Funeral Home on Newtown, Conn., during the funeral for six-year-old Jack Pinto.

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Mourners hugged outside of Honan Funeral Home in Newtown, Conn., during the funeral for six-year-old Jack Pinto.

Items left by mourners were at a memorial in Newtown.

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Items left by mourners were at a memorial in Newtown.

Frank Kulick adjusted a display representing the victims on his front lawn in Newtown.

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Frank Kulick adjusted a display representing the victims on his front lawn in Newtown.

Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy arrived for a media briefing in Hartford.

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Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy arrived for a media briefing in Hartford.

Veronique Pozner (right), mother of shooting victim Noah Pozner, walked to his gravesite for his burial in Monroe, Conn.

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Veronique Pozner (right), mother of shooting victim Noah Pozner, walked to his gravesite for his burial in Monroe, Conn.

Pinto was one of the 20 children killed in the school shootings on Friday.

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Pinto was one of the 20 children killed in the school shootings on Friday.

Mourners hugged outside of Pinto's funeral.

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Mourners hugged outside of Pinto's funeral.

Mourners arrived for the funeral services of six year-old Noah Pozner in Fairfield, Conn., on Monday.

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Mourners arrived for the funeral services of six-year-old Noah Pozner in Fairfield, Conn., on Monday.

The hearse for Pozner was parked outside a funeral home. The funeral was one of two to take place on Monday.

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The hearse for Pozner was parked outside a funeral home.

A makeshift shrine was dedicated to the victims.

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A makeshift shrine was dedicated to the victims.

A woman placed stuffed animals at a memorial for the victims in Newtown, Conn.

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A woman placed stuffed animals at a memorial for the victims in Newtown, Conn.

A sign among stuffed animals called for prayers near the Newtown Village Cemetery.

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A sign among stuffed animals called for prayers near the Newtown Village Cemetery.

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange held a moment of silence before trading began on Monday.

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Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange held a moment of silence before trading began on Monday.

Connecticut school shootings

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Funeral services were held today for six-year-olds Jack Pinto and Noah Pozner.

Gene Rosen gestured as he spoke during an interview on Monday.

Newtown man recalls finding survivors in his driveway

Gene Rosen had just finished feeding his cats when he saw six small children sitting in a neat semicircle on his property near Sandy Hook Elementary.

Instructor Mike Magowan worked with students during a concealed weapons permit class in Florida on Saturday.

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Common ground on guns

In the wake of Newtown, a big question is whether gun owners can change — something that would require a different rhetoric, and a different culture.

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Jose Iglesias’s future in Boston is uncertain.

Jose Iglesias’ future with Red Sox now shaky

With Stephen Drew on the team and prospect Xander Boegarts so highly touted, Iglesias may not be very high on the Red Sox’ shortstop depth chart.

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Michaela Alston-Reed, 7, celebrated at Christmas in the City in Boston.

Gift of holiday cheer for homeless children

More than 4,000 children from homeless shelters across the city flooded into the 24th annual Christmas in the City “Winter Wonderland.”

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