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December 26, 2009	Page One   Sports   City | Region   Living | Arts   Business   Editorial | Opinion

Deal is struck on firetruck upkeep | Union to permit hire of mechanics  Transit archeology | Tour of abandoned subway network offers a glimpse of how the T was built  Attack on pope stuns Catholics in Hub | O’Malley points to security challenge as flock voice concern for pontiff  Alleged terror act on plane foiled | Detained suspect claims Al Qaeda ties  Amid criticism, Obama reaches out to blacks | Rejects assertions that US isn’t doing enough to help  More Globe Stories  CELTICS 86, MAGIC 77: Holding their place | Celtics refuse to let go of opportunity  Familiar story, different end | Trojans tumbled into Eagles’ path  DAN SHAUGHNESSY: For Carroll, they are winning ways  Reunion in Foxborough | Taylor looks forward to running into (and past) ex-mates  More Sports  Man hit, killed on walk to VFW post | Driver, allegedly drunk, fled scene, police say  Veterans decry closing of clinic | Can no longer seek outpatient care at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home  Residents face identity crisis | Roxbury, South End changes rekindle border debate  Springfield officer backed in rights case | Court says he acted correctly in detaining lawyer  More City/Region		ADVERTISEMENT   HELP OTHERS NEAR YOU Find your favorite causes and ways to make a difference in the Boston.com Do Good Channel. GIVE: Help provide holiday gifts HELP: Gift shop volunteer needed GIVE: Donate your old computer  SEE ALL CATEGORIES
Small banks still accepting aid | For some, TARP fund stigma outweighed by need to expand lending  Signs of tough times linger | US consumers are spending, but with caution, and a focus on relieving debt  Stores may ease return policies | Handful of big box retailers relax rules on unwanted gifts  Spilling the beans on McDonald’s coffee campaign | Arnold believes it has the answers to regional challenge  CEO of Whole Foods gives up chairman title  More Business  Studies in marriage | The average age of newlyweds keeps rising, but some students don’t want to wait  Just life, frame by poetic frame | Documentary eye inspires Matar’s shows, book  DON AUCOIN: Family drama | We’re not asking for ‘Ozzie and Harriet’ redux, but couldn’t TV show one normal home?  G FORCE | SARAH LEE GUTHRIE: A familial chorus  NAMES: For Christine Brennan, there’s no ‘I’ in Pats Fan  More Living  More Arts  GLOBE EDITORIAL: NFL gets real on concussions, but has more work to do  GLOBE EDITORIAL: Hyde Park: Uniting old and new neighbors  GLOBE EDITORIAL: Secrets, lies, and worker safety  JOANNA WEISS: Awaiting a detente in debate on abortion  PETER FUNT: A precap of the year ahead  ANNE WASS: Excluding teachers hinders education gains  More Editorial/Opinion