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John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
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Jim Davis/Globe Staff
Jim Davis/Globe Staff
Baker peeled off enough votes in large cities and liberal suburbs to claim a narrow victory over Democrat Martha Coakley.
?He?s been around long enough to know who the talent is,? said former House majority leader Jim Vallee.
?It is the honor of a lifetime and something that I will cherish every single day,? Charlie Baker said of his win.
Yvonne Abraham
The governor-elect left behind the small, angry figure who sought the corner office in 2010.
Mitch McConnell signaled a willingness to work with the White House, but immigration threatens to poison the conversation.
If you can speak and read English and unless you have an extreme hardship, you have few chances of being excused.
television
The show visited the Cheers bar in this week?s episode, and George Wendt was a guest judge.
The research was cleared by a review board, but some faculty members said subjects should have been notified.
Hiawatha Bray | Tech Lab
Most smartphones made today have plain old FM radios built inside. However, many smartphone users can?t use them.
The four-team league FXFL, which started this year, hopes to become a feeder system for the NFL.
JOAN VENNOCHI
While Coakley couldn?t pull off the big political miracle, coming that close was a miracle in itself, given all she overcame.
Jarris Charley was being held on $100,000 bail after pleading not guilty to a host of charges.
The Celtics squandered a 16-point lead and suffered their third straight loss.
Coakley said she doesn?t know what?s in store for her, but she has no regrets.
Amid heightened tensions over an important holy site, Jordan recalled its ambassador from Israel.
The Corcoran Center for Real Estate and Urban Action will teach students how to improve urban neighborhoods.
Jim Breuer, who had to postpone a Boston show after the death of his father in August, lost his sister several weeks later. But he?s back on the road.
About 200 guests recently attended the Capriccio Veneziano Masked Ball to benefit Save Venice Boston.
A look at notable photographs from October from the Globe staff.
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