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Obama sends $3.8 trillion budget plan to Congress
The president's plan seeks to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction, but does little to slow rapid growth in government health benefit programs. (AP, 12:29 p.m.)
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Bulger's attorney seeks to delay trial
James “Whitey” Bulger’s lawyer says he needs another year to review “a tsunami’s worth’’ of evidence that has been turned over by prosecutors. (Globe, 1:19 p.m.)
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Papers of Jacqueline Onassis unsealed
Personal papers of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, unsealed today by the JFK Presidential Library, offer new insights into the Kennedy presidency. (Globe, 1:55 p.m.)
Trial in Mattapan massacre will continue
The trial of two men accused of killing four people in 2010 will start as scheduled after a judge denied a defense motion to dismiss the case. (Globe, 12:56 p.m.)
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Modest upbringing shaped Elizabeth Warren
Money, and the anxiety it created for families like hers, has consumed the Senate candidate since her childhood in Oklahoma.
Colby sanctions 15 for sexual misconduct
The small liberal arts school in Maine found that the actions of the students violated the school’s sexual misconduct policy.
Bay State wary of Air Force base cuts
State and congressional leaders are bracing for a battle over a Pentagon plan to strip aircraft from one Air Force base in Western Mass. and possible personnel cuts at another.
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Mass. vets tout skills with help from Comcast
The state and Comcast are helping in the effort to try to solve how to translate military assignments into civilian sector needs.
Dieting? There's an app for fat
Weight-loss counselors increasingly see Food and fitness tracking applications as an important tool for their patients.
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Boston-area firms are working to develop vaccines against herpes, diabetes, and other diseases.
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Israel alleges Iran of twin bombings targeting its diplomats
Assailants targeted Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia in near-simultaneous strikes Monday, wounding two people in a car bombing in New Delhi. (AP)
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Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum has a slight edge over former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential race, according to a new national poll from the Pew Research Center.
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Valentine's Day restaurant specials and dining deals
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