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SPORTS / WHITE SOX 3, RED SOX 1 Nomar Garciaparra hits into a fielder's choice in the fourth inning against the Chicago White Sox. Center fielder Johnny Damon scored Boston's only run of the game on the play. (Reuters Photo)   Story

WORLD / IRAQ Rumsfeld downplays resistance in Iraq American forces in Iraq are "rooting out pockets of dead-enders" who are loyal to Saddam Hussein and who have been launching deadly attacks against US soldiers, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today. (AP) Hussein's secretary is captured by US forces One US soldier killed, one hurt in Baghdad hit Report: US used excessive force in April deaths NATION Mich. city orders curfew after rioting State police sent 150 troopers into Benton Harbor, Mich. tonight after two nights of rioting touched off by a deadly police chase in this community, plagued for years by poverty, high unemployment and racial tensions. (AP)

SPORTS / HOCKEY Bruins raise ticket prices for 2003-2004 The Bruins increased season-ticket prices today, most of them by $2 or less, although the cost of front-row seats went up $17. (AP)

REGION
Budget negotiators scrambling to pull together compromise
House and Senate budget negotiators were racing to reach agreement on a bevy of contentious issues as they try to get a compromise budget to Gov. Romney's desk. (AP)   Mass.: State to receive $7 million under new settlement
Boston: Nurses' group criticizes staffing levels

HEALTH
Keeping mentally fit wards off dementia, study says
An absorbing book may keep your mind more than busy. It may keep it healthy, too, according to a 21-year study of mental breakdown in old age. (AP)
Enhanced new MRI can find cancerous tumors tinier than a pea

WASHINGTON
Microsoft defends government antitrust deal as adequate
Microsoft Corp. defended the antitrust settlement it negotiated with 18 states today, urging a court not to consider tougher sanctions sought by Massachusetts. (AP)
Head of agency that runs AmeriCorps should resign, senator says
House votes to permanently repeal estate taxes

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BUSINESS Publisher sues paper over Potter preview The US publisher of the upcoming Harry Potter book said it filed a lawsuit today against the Daily News after the newspaper published a preview from the novel. (AP)  Blue chips fall on warnings from Kodak More business | Tech & Innovation | Business events

CANDIDATE IN THE MAKING | PART FOUR First campaign ends in defeat for newcomer Kerry By 1972, John F. Kerry was a national figure, but without roots in one place he could call home. (Today's Globe)   Kerry photos Previous: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Complete series

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