Gambling panel complete after two members named

One day before the deadline, officials have named a retired state appeals court judge and a Springfield official to the final seats on the five-member panel.

House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican, held up a copy of his budget plan, titled

House GOP budget would slash deficit, safety net

The election-year budget package unveiled today would reduce the budget deficit by reforming Medicare and cutting safety net programs.

Mitt Romney campaigned at the University of Chicago.

Romney hopes to build lead as Illinois votes

Polls opened in the state where Mitt Romney hopes his focus on President Obama and the economy will help him build his delegate lead over Rick Santorum.

Mattapan jury urged to break deadlock

The jury was ordered to resume deliberations on nine of the 19 charges filed against two men in the quadruple murder trial.

Historic church could avert foreclosure, specialists say

OneUnited Bank plans to auction Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church in Roxbury on Thursday, but the church has a number of options it can use to forestall the move.

The Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church is being threatened by its bank with foreclosure.

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The Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church is being threatened by its bank with foreclosure.

The Rev. Gracie Redfearn and Rev. Gloria Cater of the church were part of the March 4 rally against the possible foreclosure.

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The Rev. Gracie Redfearn and Rev. Gloria Cater of the church were part of the March 4 rally against the possible foreclosure.

Rev. Gregory Groover, pastor at the Charles Street AME Church, and Rev. Jeffrey Brown of the Ten Point Coalition joined the protest.

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The Rev. Gregory Groover, pastor at the church, and Rev. Jeffrey Brown of the Ten Point Coalition joined the protest.

Rev. Gloria White-Hammond and Rev. Brown protested OneUnited Bank’s plans to auction the Charles Street church.

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The Rev. Gloria White-Hammond and Rev. Brown protested OneUnited Bank’s plans to auction the Charles Street church.

Protesters rallied at the church, located at Warren Street and Elm Hill Avenue in Roxbury.

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Protesters rallied at the church, located at Warren Street and Elm Hill Avenue in Roxbury.

Opinion | Paul McMorrow

OneUnited bailout didn’t help Boston

Federal reports show the nation’s largest black-owned bank is all but refusing to make loans in the Boston communities it purports to serve.

Phoebe Denson (left) and Myrtle Hudson marched towards a courthouse on Sunda in Titusville, Fla. The rally was held demanding justice for Trayvon Martin, a black Florida teenager fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer.

Amid outcry, Feds to probe shooting of Florida teen

The federal investigation follows protests calling for the arrest of George Zimmerman, 28, who claims he killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin last month in self-defense.

“I did what I had to do to protect my children. I’m sorry.”

Tanicia Goodwin,  who allegedly tried to kill her children

Globe Insiders

To Grammar’s House

http://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Images/SPRINGCLEANING2.jpg Spring cleaning for grammar rules

Grammar’s House can get a bit cluttered sometimes, often with rules that are capricious, spurious, or flat-out erroneous.

Inside The Boston Globe

Patriots guard Logan Mankins had surgery after the Super bowl to repair a torn ACL, ESPN reported Monday night.

Report: Logan Mankins tore ACL

Cambridge panel OK’s Google’s expansion

G cover

Life lessons in Central Square

NCAA finds enthusiastic audience in Boston

Mother pleads not guilty in attack on children

album review | POP

Shins still shining under Mercer’s lead

Josh Beckett endorsed Jon Lester for opener

album review

Spalding hones her pop-crossover chops

Daily Dose

Skinnier versions of your favorite cocktails

Reality shows vying for Southie’s attention
The GOP’s Richard Tisei is expected to give eight-term Representative John Tierney (above), a Democrat, a tougher race than he faced in 2010.

GOP sees Tierney as wounded, beatable

Mass. casino law filled with tight deadlines

Metro

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Pregnant Medford woman killed by car in Florida

An out-of-control car plowed into a poolside cabana and killed Alanna DeMella, who was seven months pregnant, and her unborn son.

Business

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Kiva Systems’ robots shuttled merchandise around a Gilt Groupe distribution center in Shepherdsville, Ky.

Amazon buys robot maker Kiva for $775m

Amazon.com Inc. has agreed to buy warehouse robot maker Kiva Systems Inc. of North Reading, in the second-largest acquisition ever made by the giant e-commerce firm.

Columnists

Kevin Cullen

Let’s give sexual abuse justice time
Will Bill Belichick spend his draft picks this year on defenders to help support Tom Brady?

Tony Massarotti

Still no answers if Patriots have improved

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Start-up charts speed of 3G wireless carriers
A glass tunnel connects the new Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum wing to the original Gardner mansion.

Juliette Kayyem

Gardner’s narrative of resiliency

Bob Ryan

Kentucky’s run came out of the blue
Encyclopaedia Britannica editions on display at the New York Public Library.

JAMES CARROLL

An era, shelved

Yvonne Abraham

The road to wisdom

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Not all was lost when Apple bought Quattro

Joanna Weiss | Whitey Bulger: Living large?

Zest up the memoir

Joan Vennochi | Whitey Bulger: Living large?

DiMasi should be so lucky

Gareth Cook

Why do nations fail?

opinion | Jeff Jacoby

On mandate, Romney plays both sides

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Iraqi security forces inspected the site of a bomb attack in Hilla, south of Baghdad, on Tuesday.

At least 46 killed in Iraq attacks ahead of Arab summit

More than 200 people were wounded in bombings across Iraq, a week before the Arab League summit in Baghdad.

Politics

Political Notebook

With Republicans locked in an extended primary, President Obama’s team has tried to build a large 50-state operation that will help it register new voters, bring back past supporters, and boost turnout.

President Obama raises $45 million in February

President Obama collected $45 million for his reelection bid in February ahead of an oncoming spending blitz by GOP-leaning outside groups.

Sports

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Bruins 8, Maple Leafs 0

Bruins brush aside Maple Leafs

The Bruins laid an 8-0 thrashing on the Maple Leafs to cap a six-game season sweep of their division rivals.

Arts

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Music Review

A muscular soloist in the recital hall

Those looking for gleaming and muscular virtuoso violin playing got plenty of it at Vadim Repin’s Jordan Hall recital.

Lifestyle

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G Force

“Physical exercise works for many, many depressed people and seems to have lasting effects, especially if the exercise regime is continued,” said Dr. Irving Kirsch.

The placebo effect and depression

Dr. Irving Kirsch is associate director of the program in placebo studies at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School.

Magazine

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Grover Norquist: Emperor of no
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Stoughton’s Lori McKenna is writing her heart out
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Putting college degrees to work
The cover for the February 26 2012 issue

24 hours in Kendall Square

Opinion

“Over the last 30 years, more than 100,000 Irish people have been granted permanent residency in the US. That’s 2 percent of the Irish population.”

Farah Stockman 

Ideas

“If the Solutrean hypothesis becomes widely accepted, it would mean that the sea played a central part in human expansion. And in the matter of ‘who came first,’ it would mean that all the Americas have a new origin story to contend with.”

Gareth Cook