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• In sweet shops, response to candy tax proposal is sour
• Bottle law proposal gets mixed reaction

• Freeze-thaw cycle is vicious on ice-clearing efforts
• Video Bostonians are thinking of faraway places

• $50,000 at issue is error, physician says

• Stimulus bill would give state $11 billion (By Michael Kranish, Globe Staff)
• Battle brewing over Mass. alcohol tax plan (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
• A thump in the night (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
• Patients, kin swear by MGH doctor now under scrutiny (By Carey Goldberg, Globe Staff)
• Biederman says $50,000 at issue from drug firm is an error (Boston Globe)
• DA absolves police in death of student (By Shelley Murphy and Stephanie Ebbert, Globe Staff)
• Patrick budget plan under fire (By Matt Viser and Andrea Estes, Globe Staff)
• City OK's BC expansion, puts off decision on Brighton dorm (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
• Freeze-thaw cycle is vicious on ice-clearing efforts (By Andrew Ryan and Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
• Adrian Walker Money to spurn (By Adrian Walker, Boston Globe)
• New England in brief State delays senior services reorganization (Boston Globe)
• Cologne bottle gives artist sense of déjà vu (By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff)
• Lost puppy rescued from garbage truck (Boston Globe)
• Trooper in fatal Route 1 crash may have been responding to call (By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff)
• Students rally for Brandeis museum (By Lisa Kocian, Globe Staff)
• Bottle law proposal gets mixed reaction (By David Abel, Globe Staff)
• In sweet shops, response to candy tax proposal is sour (By John C. Drake, Globe Staff)

• Billy Powell; roadie became Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist (By Ron Word, Associated Press)
• Funeral Mass set for Matthew Pollini (Boston Globe)
• James Brady; wrote Parade celebrity column (By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times)
• Ruth Peters, 92, of Newton, philanthropist and volunteer (By Gloria Negri, Globe Staff)
• Herbert Howes, WWII veteran, top salesman (By Stewart Bishop, Globe Correspondent)
• David 'Fathead' Newman, jazz saxophonist (By Jon Thurber, Los Angeles Times)
• David Stuart Dodge, 86; was former hostage in Lebanon (By Samantha Henry, Associated Press)

• Illinois dumps Blagojevich as governor (By Malcolm Gay and Susan Saulny, New York Times)
• Guantanamo judge refuses Obama's request for delay (Boston Globe)
• Mother of octuplets has 6 other children, CBS reports (Boston Globe)
• Alaska volcano prompts warnings (Boston Globe)
• Frostbitten woman alleges 3 friends abandoned her in cold (Boston Globe)
• Man killed wife, children, self, police say (Boston Globe)
• Army says suicides among soldiers at highest level in decades (By Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press)
• Breast cancer mutation raises prostate risks in men (Reuters)
• LA cardinal 'mystified' by probe (By Thomas Watkins, Associated Press)
• Inaugural fund-raising exceeds $53 million (By Brian C. Mooney, Globe Staff)
• Political Notebook Special guest witnesses equal-pay bill signing (Boston Globe)
• Wall Street executives' bonuses 'shameful,' Obama says (By Michael D. Shear, Washington Post)
• Aide who labeled Clinton 'monster' will work closely with her (Boston Globe)
• Democrats say N.H.'s Gregg being weighed for top Commerce post (Globe Staff and Wire Reports)

• Amid strife, Afghans delay election date (By M. Karim Faiez and Laura King, Los Angeles Times)
• N. Korea calls accords with South 'dead' (Boston Globe)
• NATO chief sees need for Arctic force (Boston Globe)
• Across France, a million-plus workers decry economic crisis, Sarkozy policies (Boston Globe)
• Somali pirates hijack German gas tanker (Boston Globe)
• UN evacuates civilians in Sri Lanka (Boston Globe)
• Iraqi government will pull Blackwater's security license (By Monte Morin, Los Angeles Times)
• Three political candidates slain in Iraq (By Brian Murphy, Associated Press)
• World's glaciers shrink for 18th year (By Jeremy van Loon, Bloomberg News)
• Turkish, Israeli leaders clash (By John Daniszewski and Matt Moore, Associated Press)
• Spanish judge investigates Israel's attack on Hamas (Associated Press)
• Court bars boycott of civics class in Spain (By Victoria Burnett, International Herald Tribune)

• Globe Editorial War of the Rose
• Globe Editorial Fair trials at risk
• Globe Editorial A mission to Burma
• Scot Lehigh Patrick's blessing on charter schools
• Donald K. Stern Restoring order at the Justice Department
• Ellen Goodman The endless game of family planning ping-pong
• VoxOp

• Sox, Varitek at odds (By Tony Massarotti, Globe Staff)
• Steelers' Roethlisberger defined by big plays (By Mike Reiss, Globe Staff)
• Not his lucky day (By Bella English, Globe Staff)
• Dan Shaughnessy Will these dogs have their day? (By Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist)
• Australian Open Doubles win for Williamses (Associated Press)
• Baseball notebook Bonds's teammate will testify (Wire Services)
• Sports Log Cowboys' Bennett fined for racy video (Boston Globe)
• Kessel right back at it (By Barbara Matson, Globe Staff)
• Bruins notebook They're riding this workhorse (By Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff)
• NHL roundup It's still hot in Florida (Associated Press)
• From an automatic to a shift (By Marc J. Spears, Globe Staff)
• Pierce is the Celtics' only All-Star reserve (By Marc J. Spears, Globe Staff)
• Pistons thumbnails (Boston Globe)
• NBA roundup Magic knock out Cavaliers (Associated Press)
• Warner not yet curtains (By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff)
• Pro picks Unlike others, he's got a grip on reality (By Jim McBride, Globe Staff)
• Patriots notebook Cassel franchise tag to be $14.65m (By Christopher L. Gasper and Mike Reiss, Globe Staff)
• Super Bowl notebook Cardinals' St. Pierre playing a part (By Christopher L. Gasper and Mike Reiss, Globe Staff)
• Jagodzinski hooks on with Bucs (Boston Globe)
• College basketball notes Musketeers have X-factor (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
• College roundup BC women stop N.C. State (Associated Press)
• BC names McGovern defensive coordinator (Boston Globe)
• Golf roundup Mickelson debuts with a 76 (Associated Press)
• Sports Media Harrison safety valve: Super Bowl TV work (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
• School roundup CM too much for BC High (By Peter Martin, Globe Correspondent)
• This weekend on TV, radio (Boston Globe)

• From donors who touch many, no new grants (By Beth Healy, Globe Staff)
• Johnson leaves 'em guessing about sale (By Ross Kerber, Globe Staff)
• Paradise - for half the price (By Nicole C. Wong, Globe Staff)
• Teradyne will shed 532 jobs and cut workers' pay (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff)
• BOSTON CAPITAL Unwanted assets (By Steven Syre, Globe Columnist)
• Jobless rolls hit 25-year high (Associated Press)
• Small banks saying no thanks to bailout (Associated Press)
• Opting out ( Associated Press)
• Cuomo looks at Merrill bonuses (BLOOMBERG NEWS)
• US giving $60m to back student loans (Bloomberg News)
• Army pulls some peanut butter rations (Associated Press)
• Slow demand lowers crude prices (Bloomberg News)
• Ex-WGBH manager faces theft charges (GLOBE STAFF)
• Union rosters swell by 80,000 in Mass. (By Robert Gavin, Globe Staff)
• Pfizer must pay $4.5b if deal fails (Bloomberg News)
• News groups urge court to OK webcast of trial (Associated Press)
• Earnings roundup (Boston Globe)
• Senators propose plan for US to regulate hedge funds (By Stephen Labaton, New York Times)
• JetBlue revives plans for L.A. route (By Paul S. Makishima, Globe Staff)
• Officials OK One Kenmore complex (By Casey Ross, Globe Staff)

• EXHIBIT Exploring the suburbs (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
• FILM A silent "Heroine'' (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
• CLASSICAL A night with the Atlantic Symphony (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
• BENEFIT Dance to a '70s beat (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
• G FORCE | GUILLERMINA QUIROGA A few words with the queen of tango (By Joan Anderman, Globe Staff)
• Barcode Cocktails to bank on at Bond (By Luke O'Neil, Globe Correspondent)
• Three Day Threshold spreads its tough-guy love (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
• When band names go bad (By James Reed, Globe Staff)
• News groups urge court to OK webcast of trial (Associated Press)
• Ipod Shuffle (By James Reed, Globe Staff)
• Solo artists get in the loop (By Adam Conner-Simons, Globe Correspondent)
• Critic's corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
• MUSIC REVIEW Despite singer's bombast, Annuals are a force (By James Reed, Globe Staff)
• Critics' picks - pop music (Globe Staff)
• Singer-songwriter Heather Greene finds whiskey and loneliness inspiring (By Liza Weisstuch, Globe Correspondent)
• Names Sweeney sues owner of Comedy Connectio (By Mark Shanahan & Paysha Rhone, Boston Globe)
• More celebriity news Doctor pleads guilty (Boston Globe)
• BOOK REVIEW A ride with the hippies from Istanbul to India (By Nicole Cammorata, Globe Staff)
• Why we love boston in winter Entertainment choices to beat the winter blahs (Globe Staff)
• Stages Current political climate adds new element to 'Raisin in the Sun' (By Megan Tench, Globe Staff)
• Critic's picks - theater (By Louise Kennedy, Globe Staff)
• Classical Notes Christian Tetzlaff has beauty on the mind (By David Weininger, Globe Correspondent)
• Critic's picks - classical music (By Jeremy Eichler, Globe Staff)
• MOVIE REVIEW  Renee Zellweger brings a smile to a familiar story in 'New in Town' (By Ty Burr, Globe Staff)
• MOVIE REVIEW  Fun in the sun turns to terror afloat in 'Donkey Punch' (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
• MOVIE REVIEW  'Taken' turns Liam Neeson into an action hero superdad (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
• MOVIE REVIEW  'The Uninvited' produces more scoffs than scares (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
• 'Queen of Mean' Lampanelli gets HBO special (By Paul Farhi, The Washington Post)
• Voices Squash proves recession-proof (By Alex Beam, Globe Staff)

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