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Vice Presidential debate
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Vice President Joe Biden and Representative Paul Ryan squared off on issues ranging from Afghanistan and Iran to jobs and abortion.
News analysis
Joe Biden articulated the Democrats’ critique of Mitt Romney with a passionate, sometimes even pugilistic, style. A poised Paul Ryan fought him closely every step of the way.
Since being elected to the Senate in 2010, Brown has used his unusual opportunities through the National Guard as fodder for his campaign.
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The Red Sox GM admits the team lost its way in recent years, and he has a plan to rebuild the team into a championship caliber club.
Fearing the potential release of hundreds of convicted criminals, officials announced plans to put more specialized police units on the streets.
Vice Presidential debate
Vice President Joe Biden and Representative Paul Ryan squared off on issues ranging from Afghanistan and Iran to jobs and abortion.
News analysis
Joe Biden articulated the Democrats’ critique of Mitt Romney with a passionate, sometimes even pugilistic, style. A poised Paul Ryan fought him closely every step of the way.
The newly-released documents spotlight the central role that the attorney general played in foreign policy.
political notebook
Turkey’s prime minister said Thursday that Russian military equipment and ammunition bound for Syria’s Defense Ministry had been confiscated from a Syrian civilian jetliner.
The head of Japan’s new nuclear regulatory agency said Thursday that reactors will not be allowed to restart until they pass seismic inspections and meet new safety standards.
The leader of Hezbollah claimed responsibility Thursday for launching an Iranian-made drone aircraft into Israeli airspace earlier this week.
JOSHUA GREEN
President Obama had succeeded in focusing attention on Mitt Romney. But now it’s back on him.
SCOT LEHIGH
If you’ve watched him run once as a progressive Republican, then as a moderate Republican, and now as a self-proclaimed conservative, that’s a very real and perplexing question.
DERRICK Z. JACKSON
It remains to be seen whether the vice president’s performance can stop the Democratic slide following President Obama’s weak debate performance last week.
the podium
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The Red Sox GM admits the team lost its way in recent years, and he has a plan to rebuild the team into a championship caliber club.
Since being elected to the Senate in 2010, Brown has used his unusual opportunities through the National Guard as fodder for his campaign.
Fearing the potential release of hundreds of convicted criminals, officials announced plans to put more specialized police units on the streets.
CHESTER, N.H.
campaign notebook
MIT launched a research program aimed at creating mobile devices with stronger security, longer battery life, and faster downloads.
Boston Capital
The rebound by banks and their stocks certainly isn’t complete. But banks have emerged as some of the stock market’s brightest stars of this year.
Retail vacancies have reached their lowest levels in recent years as shopping centers fill spaces given up during the economic decline.
Mass. Mover
Market movers
The Color of Money | MIchelle SIngletary
Dr. von Lichtenberg was a researcher, clinician, and teacher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School for more than 50 years.
Mr. Gibbons rose to head the powerful Ways and Means Committee before his retirement. The former congressman was 92.
Mr. Lynch was a veteran radio broadcaster who spent more than 60 years working for the Detroit Red Wings and became the team’s public voice.
The Red Sox GM admits the team lost its way in recent years, and he has a plan to rebuild the team into a championship caliber club.
Christopher L. Gasper
After the Sox fired two managers in the last two seasons, new candidates for the job should come armed to grill team executives about some lingering issues.
Tim Wallach and Brad Ausmus are set for interviews. And there is not yet a sign that the Blue Jays will allow the Sox to pursue John Farrell.
NFL notebook
national college football
Giant flowers, day-glow colors, outrageous patterns — it’s Dr. Seuss meets Studio 54, a fabulous hothouse.
Stage Review
Hamlet is less a melancholy Dane than an antic young rebel with a cause, chafing at the limits of his life and eager to make mischief.
Artistic director Mikko Nissinen plans to bring two programs to the London Coliseum for six performances.
