Romney, Obama drum up donations overseas
Mitt Romney and President Obama are stepping up efforts to raise funds from Americans living half a world away.
Fee system proposed for use of City Hall Plaza
Boston is poised to set defined fees for the rental of the plaza, with the money going directly to city coffers instead of a nonprofit controlled by the mayor’s office.
(Jeremy C. Fox for Boston.com)
Boston’s World Naked Bike Ride
For the third time, the World Naked Bike Ride pedaled its way through Boston on Saturday.
(Kayana Szymczak for the Boston Globe)
Prefab homes go upscale, with prices to match
Manufactured housing, once considered to be cheap, drab construction and tarnished by a trailer-park image, has taken an upscale turn.
(SUZANNE KREITER/GLOBE STAFF)
Health care ruling fulfills Kennedy’s ‘cause’
Vicki Kennedy said her late husband, Ted Kennedy, would have encouraged the nation to embrace the ruling.
(BILL BRETT FOR THE GLOBE)
Raytheon marks 90 years, with challenges ahead
To survive the coming era of big cuts in military spending, the Waltham defense contractor will have to rely on its legacy of innovation.
(PHOTO BY PAUL POPPER/POPPERFOTO/GETTY IMAGES)
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Jack Kerouac gets a new bobblehead in Lowell
Jack Kerouac bobblehead doll that the Lowell Spinners will hand out in August to celebrate the movie “On the Road,” the film adaptation of the Kerouac classic starring Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart, and Kirsten Dunst.
Lenders must have paperwork to foreclose, SJC rules
In a long-awaited decision, the state’s highest court ruled today a lender must have proper paperwork before foreclosing on a house, but that previous seizures would not be affected.
Mass. launches review of insurers’ executive pay
The state Division of Insurance has launched an unprecedented examination of executive compensation at Massachusetts insurers after the Liberty Mutual salary scandal.
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Five obscure tactics to snarl Congress
The arcane procedural rules on Capitol Hill, especially in the Senate, offer legislators any number of obscure ways to thwart the plans of their opponents.
(ILLUSTRATION BY WESLEY BEDROSIAN)
