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Toy shortage a nightmare before Christmas

By O’Ryan Johnson
More than a quarter million toys are needed to avert a blue Christmas for needy children this year, as the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots...
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Lowell clerk killed in attack

GRIEF-STRICKEN: Nadia Khabazeh mourns the death of her brother-in-law, Mazan Alwarad who was stabbed to death Saturday by three men outside the Lowell convenience store where he worked, according to police.
By O’Ryan Johnson
A Lowell man working a second job as a store clerk to help his family...
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Ben Roethlisberger hands off funds to Hub’s K-9 Unit

ROETHLISBERGER: Donated money to give Boston’s K-9 Unit a leg up in fighting crime.
By Laurel J. Sweet
He plays football with the ferocity of a junkyard dog, but Pittsburgh...
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‘Clark Rockefeller’ to get half of his gold coins back

Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, arrives for a hearing at Suffolk Superior Court Monday.
By Associated Press
BOSTON - The man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller will get back about half of the gold coins and cash...
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1 in 5 young adults has personality disorder

By Associated Press
CHICAGO - Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol...
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  1. Lawyer: Trampled NY worker lacked crowd training
  2. Former mayoral aide pleads guilty in sex scandal
  3. Barbara Bush continues to recover

Barack Obama cabinet pick gives Ariz a Republican gov

President-elect Barack Obama, second from the right, walks out with Secretary of State-designate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., right, following the conclusion of a news conference in Chicago, Monday.
By Associated Press
PHOENIX - President-elect Barack Obama’s announcement today that Gov. Janet Napolitano is his choice...
  1. Condoleezza Rice says she won’t give Hillary Clinton too much advice
  2. John Kerry, Ted Kennedy praise Hillary Clinton nomination
  3. Sarah Palin campaigns in Georgia for Sen. Saxby Chambliss

Americans’ tales tell of blood, barricades

PUBLIC PAIN: Mourners place flower petals around photos of police officers killed in the siege, which lasted 60 hours.
By Associated Press
MUMBAI, India - After the gunmen left, a waiter whispered, “If you...
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  1. Highest tide in 20 years floods historic Venice
  2. India demands strong action from Pakistan
  3. Mumbai gunman a Pakistani militant

Two Boston College scholars win elite Marshall award

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By Benjamin Bell
A 2008 graduate of Boston College and a BC senior are two of only 40 students...
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  1. Gas smell displaces Ipswich elementary students
  2. It’s getting festive in Quincy

A toast to Post

By Maureen Shea
If ever there was a town that honored its veterans it is South Boston (Nov. 26). A couple of disgruntled neighbors didn’t deserve the ink...
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  3. No time for Mass. to go soft on education

Deval Patrick names Superior Court Judge Ralph Gants to SJC

Gov. Deval Patrick waves to members of the media after he announced that Justice Ralph Gants, right, would replace Supreme Judicial Court Justice John Greaney whose retirement was effective Monday, according to officials, Monday, in Boston.
By Associated Press
BOSTON - Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday nominated Suffolk Superior Court...
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  2. Harvard fetes Ted Kennedy’s lifetime of service
  3. High honors for Edward M. Kennedy

Herald readers show they care

By Joe Fitzgerald
It’s been a week since Catherine’s story appeared here, telling of “the torment” her autistic 5-year-old grandson endures...
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  1. Jim Braude flops in the Parks department
  2. A code of ethics? What we really need is a code of crime
  3. Chuck Turner: A blown chance to be a role model

Late workers, students get notes blaming NY subway

By Associated Press
NEW YORK - Students late for school and workers late for their jobs because of New York City subway delays can get notes from the transit agency...
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  3. Texas police turn traffic tickets into toy drive

Close shave for Dorchester barber

By Ira Kantor
A Dorchester barber sleeping in his shop cut it too close for comfort Monday night when he woke to a thief in his store, police report. ...
  1. Early last call leads to arrest
  2. The suspect wasn’t cooperative . . . at least he didn’t mean to be
  3. Dinner is served.. on the floor

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