Presidential race

President Obama wins reelection

Obama won reelection this evening in a hard-fought contest over Mitt Romney.

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Elizabeth Warren vicotry speech

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US Senate race in Mass.

Warren defeats Brown

Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard Law professor who has promised to battle for the struggling middle class, defeated the incumbent Senator Scott Brown.

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Updates from election night

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Ballot questions

Mass. approves medical marijuana ballot question

Massachusetts is the 18th state to legalize medical marijuana.

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President Obama won reelection in a spirited race against Mitt Romney.

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Elizabeth Warren celebrated her victory over Scott Brown for the US Senate seat.

Scott Brown gave a concession speech.

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Scott Brown gave a concession speech after losing to Warren.

Winner of the 4th Congressional District, Joseph Kennedy III acknowledged applause during his rally at the Newton Marriott.

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Winner of the 4th Congressional District, Joseph Kennedy III acknowledged applause during his rally at the Newton Marriott.

Elizabeth Warren was announced the winner over Scott Bown at Warren headquarters in the Fairmont Copley Plaza.

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Elizabeth Warren was announced the winner over Scott Bown at Warren headquarters in the Fairmont Copley Plaza.

Republican candidate for the fourth congressional district Sean Bielat stood with his wife Hope and their daughter Seraphina as he gave his concession speech.

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Republican candidate for the 4th Congressional District Sean Bielat gave his concession speech.

Supporters of Republican candidate for Congress Richard Tisei reacted to a television update at his party in Peabody.

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Supporters of Republican candidate for Congress Richard Tisei reacted to a television update at his party in Peabody.

Supporters of Barack Obama attended the Obama Election Night watch party at McCormick Place in Chicago.

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Supporters of Barack Obama attended the Obama election night watch party at McCormick Place in Chicago.

A voter cast his ballot in the basement of a private residence turned polling station in Chicago.

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A voter cast his ballot in the basement of a private residence turned polling station in Chicago.

Members of the National Guard passed a house damaged by superstorm Sandy as it was painted in Staten Island, NY.

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Members of the National Guard passed a house damaged by superstorm Sandy as it was painted in Staten Island, N.Y.

Voters cast their ballots at the Gordies Foundation Barber School in Chicago.

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Voters cast their ballots at the Gordies Foundation Barber School in Chicago.

Phillip Webb and his wife, Marian Webb, voted at Truckee Meadows Fire Station in Sparks, Nevada.

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Phillip Webb and his wife, Marian Webb, voted at Truckee Meadows Fire Station in Sparks, Nevada.

Sheresa Walker used a flashlight with help from poll worker Lloyd Edwards before voting in a makeshift tent in Rockaway, NY.

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Sheresa Walker used a flashlight and received help from poll worker Lloyd Edwards before voting in a makeshift tent in Rockaway, N.Y.

A man voted as a poll worker checked the booth at the Columbia Heights Educational Campus in Washington, DC.

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A man voted as a poll worker checked the booth at the Columbia Heights Educational Campus in Washington, D.C.

A voter used an electronic ballot at Beck's Mill General Store in Becks Mill, Ohio.

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A voter used an electronic ballot at Beck's Mill General Store in Becks Mill, Ohio.

Voters waited at the Bobby Miller Activity Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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Voters waited at the Bobby Miller Activity Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

A woman kissed a man wearing a mask of Barack Obama at a corporate event in Berlin.

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A woman kissed a man wearing a mask of Barack Obama at a corporate event in Berlin.

Kenady Pettingill, 12, and friends urged drivers to vote for Mitt Romney in Spanish Springs, Nev.

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Kenady Pettingill, 12, and friends urged drivers to vote for Mitt Romney in Spanish Springs, Nev.

Mitt Romney waited aboard his campaign plane in Boston.

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Mitt Romney waited aboard his campaign plane in Boston.

President Obama called a volunteer as he visited a campaign office in Chicago.

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President Obama called a volunteer as he visited a campaign office in Chicago.

Poll worker Rosemary Good handed out stickers in Belmont.

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Poll worker Rosemary Good handed out stickers in Belmont.

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A summary of results from the presidential, national, and local races.

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With John Farrell (left) hired as manager, GM Ben Cherington is looking out for some good deals.

Confidence in Ben Cherington remains high

His first season was a disaster. But Red Sox officials and his colleagues are insistent that Cherington is the right man to rebuild the team.

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Antonin Scalia said he thinks it is proper to settle such questions early on in the suit.

Supreme Court considers limits on class actions

The Supreme Court appeared divided in two cases in which businesses are trying to make it harder for customers or investors to band together to sue them.

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CLASSICAL MUSIC

Composer Elliott Carter dies at 103

The American composer Elliott Carter, who attended Harvard and had work commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, died in New York City.