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Boehner schedules Friday vote on Sandy aid

Under intense pressure from members of his own party, House Speaker John Boehner set a vote Friday for $9 billion in Hurricane Sandy aid and another vote Jan. 15 on $51 billion in aid.

Federal regulators give OK to bio lab in South End

Officials approved a controversial infectious-disease research lab in the South End, putting it a step closer to fruition after a decade-long push.

Dow surges more than 300 points after fiscal deal

The Dow had its best day since December 2011 after Congress passed a bill to avert massive tax increases and spending cuts.

War reporter kidnapped a second time

James Foley, a Boston-based foreign correspondent abducted in Libya in 2011, was kidnapped in Syria on Thanksgiving Day, his family said.

President Obama and Michelle Obama on inaugural night in 2009. She wore a Jason Wu-designed gown.

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Who will make Michelle Obama’s inaugural gown?

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A church with a mission but no members

Gloucester’s Richard Emmanuel may lose his 44-year old alternative church to the bank, but his spirit and sense of humor remain intact.

Avis buys Zipcar for $500 million

Cambridge-based Zipcar, which was founded in 2000, went public in 2011 and has more than 760,000 members.

Grizzlies 93, Celtics 83

Memphis Grizzlies hand Celtics fourth straight loss

Avery Bradley played his first game of the season, but the Celtics lost at home after losing three straight on the road.

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GOP members led by Eric Cantor of Virginia and John Boehner of Ohio headed toameeting to discuss the fiscal cliff deal.

Limited deal does little to ease deficit pressures, analysts say

JEFF JACOBY

People are truly good at heart? Sadly, no

At The Farm School in Athol, student farmer Sarah Habeck of Middletown, N.J., fed hay to Patience, a Jersey cow, during a morning milking in October.

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Letter from Farm School

Special section

2012 — Year in Review

Christine Richards and a colleague designed Peru’s flag.

More towns creating flags

A classic banh mi at West Roxbury’s Banh Mi Ngon.

Cheap Eats

Banh mi crawl leads to some great sandwiches

Books

The year in books

Senate President Therese Murray is expected to return to the welfare issue in a speech to the Senate Wednesday. It is an issue that made her a force in the chamber in the 1990’s.

Therese Murray planning an ambitious agenda

Cubby Oil’s John Alefantis on a recent delivery. Less than one-third of Massachusetts homes heat with fuel oil, according to census figures.

Fuel oil industry feeling the heat

Janice Crean (left) and Lorraine Thomson, founders of WunderSmoothies with a display at Roche Brothers.

This natural fruit juice is really all fruit

Top row: Kevin White, Helen Gurley Brown, Phyllis Diller, George McGovern. Middle: Mike Wallace, Nora Ephron, Rodney King, Dave Brubeck. Bottom: Chuck Colson, Whitney Houston, John Silber, Don Cornelius.

Remembering those lost in 2012

Jimmy Craig (left) and Justin Parker. The duo behind Fatawesome, who have been friends since high school, had a viral hit with the video “Cat-Friend vs. Dog-Friend,” which spurred some national attention.

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Trying to ride viral videos to wider fame

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The Red Sox are counting on Jon Lester (left) and John Lackey to have bounce-back years.

Red Sox starting pitchers still a concern

For all of the moves made in the offseason, only 16 percent of the money spent has gone to improve the team’s greatest weakness: the starting rotation.