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• Senate postpones labor nominee vote
• Panel backs ex-lobbyist for Pentagon deputy
• Senators affirm healthcare goals

• Text of Brandeis President Jehuda Reinharz's letter
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• Actors, baseball legends were Madoff clients

• Brandeis president says he mishandled museum announcement (By Tracy Jan and Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
• Massachusetts financiers, executives on Madoff client list (By Beth Healy and Casey Ross, Globe Staff)
• After the plowing, a filthy harvest grows (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
• Flaherty called police over tests (By Donovan Slack, Globe Staff)
• Hispanic males rank lowest for Mass. high school graduation rates (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
• DeLeo seeks term limits for speaker (By Andrea Estes and Matt Viser, Globe Staff)
• 'Tylenol Man' is cast as offbeat, angry intellect (Boston Globe)
• Hub officer accused of escorting couple to club (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
• New England in brief Flu virus spreading faster across Mass. (Boston Globe)
• Before fatal accident, another firetruck with faulty brakes crashed (By John M Guilfoil, Globe Correspondent)
• Man held in bid to kidnap girl, 8, near Chelsea school (By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff)
• US indicts 2 German nationals (By David Abel, Globe Staff)
• Archdiocesan officials pleased by fund-raising comeback (By Michael Paulson, Globe Staff)
• Man accused of abuse sentenced for fraud (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)

• Francis X. O'Neill; FBI agent witnessed JFK's autopsy (By J.M. Lawrence, Globe Correspondent)
• Milton Parker, 90, longtime owner of the Carnegie Deli (By Karen Matthews, Associated Press)
• Robert Broughton, 91; was Disney camera effects artist (Los Angeles Times)
• Warren Kimbro, infamous ex-Black Panther (By John Christoffersen, Associated Press)
• Lux Interior, at 62; founded NYC horror-punk band The Cramps (By August Brown, Los Angeles Times)
• Timothy Murphy, 90, a pillar of Globe production for decades (By Michele Richinick, Globe Correspondent)
• Donald C. Alexander; at 87; IRS chief who battled Nixon (By Ryan J. Donmoyer, Bloomberg News)
• Foster H. Ball, 87; veteran was longtime school superintendent (By Matt Byrne, Globe Correspondent)
• F. Kavanaugh, 93; wrote screenplays for B westerns (By Dennis McLellan, Los Angeles Times)

• Negotiations stall on stimulus package (By Sasha Issenberg, Globe Staff)
• Hub pastor will head president's faith effort (By Joseph Williams, Globe Staff)
• Justice Ginsburg undergoes cancer surgery (By Adam Liptak, New York Times)
• Abuser of disabled children imprisoned (Boston Globe)
• Tire, files examined in Ark. car bombing case (Boston Globe)
• Mother of octuplets gives first interview (Boston Globe)
• Woman gets 22 years for '99 Mich. arson (Boston Globe)
• Court backs rights for inflatable rat (Boston Globe)
• Restriction on health coverage lifted (Boston Globe)
• For the record (Boston Globe)
• Dogs passed traits to wolves (By Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press)
• Warnings issued on reusing syringes (Associated Press)
• Man asks for forgiveness, 48 years after civil-rights era beating (By Ben Evans, Associated Press)
• Senate postpones labor nominee vote (Associated Press)
• Panel backs ex-lobbyist for Pentagon deputy (Associated Press)
• Political Notebook Kennedy and Baucus affirm healthcare reform commitment (Boston Globe)
• Obama orders energy efficiency rules (Reuters)
• Army reports alarming rise in suspected suicides last month (By Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press)

• US considers Uzbekistan as backup base (By Anne Gearan and Robert Burns, Associated Press)
• 24 killed at Shi'ite mosque in Pakistan (Boston Globe)
• Colombian rebels free a 6th hostage (Boston Globe)
• British Council suspends work in Iran (Boston Globe)
• Sri Lanka rejects calls for cease-fire (Boston Globe)
• Israel seizes Lebanese ship carrying aid for Gaza (By Mark Lavie, Associated Press)
• British official defends Guantanamo case secrecy (By Frank Prenesti, Reuters)
• German investigators to look for Nazi's body (By David Rising, Associated Press)
• Maliki's party gains victory in Iraqi provincial elections (By Tina Susman and Monte Morin, Los Angeles Times)
• Somali pirates free Ukrainian ship (By Malkhadir M. Muhumed, Associated Press)

• Globe Editorial Crash course in budget cuts
• Globe Editorial Eight is more than enough
• Globe Editorial Scraping by on half a mil
• Ellen Goodman The ethical failures of fertility treatment
• Scot Lehigh A large stimulus bill for large problems
• Edward L. Glaeser Infrastructure needs a bill of its own
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• Lakers 110, Celtics 109 Gloom and broom (By Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff)
• Bob Ryan A poor judgment call (By Bob Ryan, Globe Columnist)
• Patriots move fast on Cassel (By Mike Reiss, Globe Staff)
• Sports Log No deal for Sheets; surgery on tap (Boston Globe)
• Bruins 4, Senators 3 Axelsson gives Bruins a shot (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
• Power trip (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
• Judge may toss Bonds tests (By Paul Elias, Associated Press)
• On basketball This setback sickens flu-ridden Garnett (By Marc J. Spears, Globe Staff)
• Celtics notebook Allen again an All-Star (By Marc J. Spears and Frank Dell'Apa, Globe Staff)
• Knicks thumbnails (Boston Globe)
• NBA roundup Sixers outlast Pacers (Associated Press)
• NHL roundup Kings escape Capitals (Associated Press)
• Bruins notebook Bruins' Lucic injures foot (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
• Shootout showdown (Boston Globe)
• Phelps out 3 months (By Paul Newberry and Beth Harris, Associated Press)
• Sports Media 'All Access' stripped (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
• Florida St. 64, BC 53 Seminoles trip BC (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
• College basketball Big Ten race guessing game (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
• College basketball roundup Summitt reaches 1,000th (Associated Press)
• Tickets to remain same price (Boston Globe)
• School roundup Bears' Langston is triple trouble (By Amara Grautski, Globe Correspondent)
• Golf roudup Villegas leads Buick (Associated Press)
• Boston Breakers open season April 5 (Boston Globe)
• Breakers' schedule (Boston Globe)
• This weekend on TV, radio (Boston Globe)

• Massachusetts financiers, executives on Madoff client list (By Beth Healy and Casey Ross, Globe Staff)
• Vertex founder will pass along the CEO reins (By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff)
• Talbots dressing down (By Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff)
• Spending Smart It doesn't take lots of dough to get a dose of culture (By Geoff Edgers, Globe Staff)
• Boston Capital State Street's pay cuts will begin at the top (By Steven Syre, Boston Globe)
• US overpaid for for bank stocks (Associated Press)
• Retailers see chilly sales in January (Associated Press)
• Weekly jobless claims at 26-year high (Bloomberg News)
• Wachovia settles securities complaint (Bloomberg News)
• European Central Bank holds rate steady (Globe Wire Services)
• 30-year fixed mortgage rates higher (Associated Press)
• Lawmakers assail food-safety test secrecy (Associated Press)
• Phase Forward finance chief to retire (Associated Press)
• Solar program to double in one year (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
• Geithner to unveil bailout overhaul (Associated Press)
• Judge orders toys off store shelves (Bloomberg News)
• The Color of Money New law affects minimum distribution seniors take from retirement plans (By Michelle Singletary, Boston Globe)
• Earnings Roundup Evergreen Solar swings to loss (Boston Globe)

• Names Matched set (By Mark Shanahan & Paysha Rhone, Boston Globe)
• Celebrity news 'DEA' ads spiked (Boston Globe)
• Classical Notes BSO to offer a sampling of Mozart (By David Weininger, Globe Correspondent)
• REGGAE What about Bob? (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
• EXHIBIT The abstract (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
• ROCK Date night (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
• FILM So surreal (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
• CHOCOLATE Scary - but also sweet (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
• G FORCE | T. CORAGHESSAN BOYLE T.C. Boyle discusses writing, and Frank Lloyd Wright (By Geoff Edgers, Globe Staff)
• Barcode At Ol�, tequila is on tap (By Luke O'Neil, Globe Correspondent)
• ART REVIEW Street artist Shepard Fairey makes his mark at the ICA (By Sebastian Smee, Globe Staff)
• Boston Ballet prepares to perform a new program from Jir� Kyli�n (By Joan Anderman, Globe Staff)
• The End of Alone (By Neil Swidey, Boston Globe)
• New Rep names Kate Warner as artistic director (By Louise Kennedy, Globe Staff)
• STAGE REVIEW The car is the star in 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' (By Louise Kennedy, Globe Staff)
• Broadway singer Cook to open Pops season (By Jeremy Eichler, Globe Staff)
• Classical Notes BSO to offer a sampling of Mozart (By David Weininger, Globe Correspondent)
• STAGES Playwright Solis revels in the dark places (By Megan Tench, Globe Staff)
• MOVIE REVIEW  'Coraline' travels a wondrous, dark journey that's definitely not for little ones (By Ty Burr, Globe Staff)
• MOVIE REVIEW  'The Class' provides a lesson in turmoil in a Paris school (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
• MOVIE REVIEW  'The Wild Child' carries lessons that resonate today (By Ty Burr, Globe Staff)
• MOVIE REVIEW  Love and star power mingle in 'He's Just Not That Into You' (By Ty Burr, Globe Staff)
• MOVIE REVIEW  Martin, in Clouseau redux, falls flat in 'Pink Panther 2' (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
• MOVIE REVIEW  These shorts wear their Oscar nominations well (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
• MOVIE REVIEW  Humans with superpowers propel 'Push' (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
• BOOK REVIEW Sox fans will love Torre's tell-all 'The Yankee Years' (By Claude R. Marx, Boston Globe)
• Gary Louris and Mark Olson are still a beautiful combination (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
• Recalling the primal scream of the hardcore scene (By Jonathan Perry, Globe Correspondent)
• Exotic sounds come from High Places (By James Reed, Globe Staff)
• Wiired in to a new guitar sound (By John Guilfoil, Globe Correspondent)
• Sound Off (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
• What's on gospel singer Freda Battle's iPod (By Vanessa Jones, Globe Staff)
• Critic's corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
• 'American Idol' is no longer amateur hour (By Derrik J. Lang, Associated Press)
• Voices Eating up the competition (By Alex Beam, Globe Staff)

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