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A traveler wheels luggage past one of many hand sanitizer dispensers hung on walls at Logan International Airport in Boston Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Thanksgiving is typically followed by at least a modest bump in early seasonal flu cases, according to reports from the past few years. But this, of...
A traveler wheels luggage past one of many hand sanitizer dispensers hung on walls at Logan International Airport in Boston Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Thanksgiving is typically followed by at least a modest...   (Associated Press)
A couple wearing masks for protection from the swine flu rolls their luggage after flying in from Puerto Rico at Logan International Airport in Boston Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
A couple wearing masks for protection from the swine flu rolls their luggage after flying in from Puerto Rico at Logan International Airport in Boston Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)   (Associated Press)
A traveler wears a mask for protection against the swine flu as he rolls his luggage after flying in from Puerto Rico at Logan International Airport in Boston Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
A traveler wears a mask for protection against the swine flu as he rolls his luggage after flying in from Puerto Rico at Logan International Airport in Boston Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)   (Associated Press)
COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for Lands' End, Olympic Medalist, Alicia Sacramone placed hearts on life-sized figures, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Boston, to show the progress of how many coats have been collected to date. Sacramone shows she has heart while helping to support and...
COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for Lands' End, Olympic Medalist, Alicia Sacramone placed hearts on life-sized figures, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Boston, to show the progress...   (Associated Press)
COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for Lands' End, Life-sized figures in Boston are seen, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, as part of the Big Warm-up campaign representing the nation's homeless. The Big Warm-up is a nationwide effort by Lands' End and the National Coalition for the Homeless...
COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for Lands' End, Life-sized figures in Boston are seen, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, as part of the Big Warm-up campaign representing the nation's homeless....   (Associated Press)
COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for Lands' End, Olympic Medalist, Alicia Sacramone placed hearts on life-sized figures, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Boston, to show the progress of how many coats have been collected to date. Sacramone shows she has heart while helping to support and...
COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for Lands' End, Olympic Medalist, Alicia Sacramone placed hearts on life-sized figures, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Boston, to show the progress...   (Associated Press)
COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for Lands' End, Life-sized figures in Boston are seen, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, as part of the Big Warm-up campaign representing the nation's homeless. The Big Warm-up is a nationwide effort by Lands' End and the National Coalition for the Homeless...
COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for Lands' End, Life-sized figures in Boston are seen, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, as part of the Big Warm-up campaign representing the nation's homeless....   (Associated Press)
In this Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 photo, businessman Jack E. Robinson speaks after a candidate forum in Boston. Robinson is one of two Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. The party primaries are Dec. 8 and the...
In this Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 photo, businessman Jack E. Robinson speaks after a candidate forum in Boston. Robinson is one of two Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2009, file photo Alan Khazei, co-founder of City Year and founder of Be The Change Inc, speaks at a campaign rally in Boston. Khazei is one four Democrats vying for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Edward M....
FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2009, file photo Alan Khazei, co-founder of City Year and founder of Be The Change Inc, speaks at a campaign rally in Boston. Khazei is one four Democrats vying for the U.S. Senate...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2009, file photo, State Sen. Scott Brown speaks during a debate in Boston. Brown is one of two Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. The party primaries are Dec. 8 and...
FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2009, file photo, State Sen. Scott Brown speaks during a debate in Boston. Brown is one of two Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Edward...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2009 file photo, Steve Pagliuca gestures during a debate in Boston. Pagliuca is one four Democrats vying for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. The party primaries are Dec. 8 and the special election...
FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2009 file photo, Steve Pagliuca gestures during a debate in Boston. Pagliuca is one four Democrats vying for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy,...   (Associated Press)
FILE - in this Oct. 22, 2009 file photo, U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano, D-Boston, attends a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Capuano is one of four Democrats vying for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. The party primaries...
FILE - in this Oct. 22, 2009 file photo, U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano, D-Boston, attends a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Capuano is one of four Democrats vying for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this May 27, 2008 file photo, a Borders store is seen in Boston. Borders Group said Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, it lost money for the third straight quarter as sales at its bookstores continued to decline, but the loss was smaller than a year ago.(AP Photo/Michael...
FILE - In this May 27, 2008 file photo, a Borders store is seen in Boston. Borders Group said Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, it lost money for the third straight quarter as sales at its bookstores continued...   (Associated Press)
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, 2006 by Frank Stella at the Atrium Shops and Cafes, Lexington Avenue and 53rd Street, New York, NY (Photo: Business Wire)
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, 2006 by Frank Stella at the Atrium Shops and Cafes, Lexington Avenue and 53rd Street, New York, NY (Photo: Business Wire)   (Associated Press)
First Wind began construction of the 25.5 MW expansion of its Stetson Wind project (pictured here). To inaugurate the expansion, First Wind hosted a groundbreaking ceremony today attended by state and local officials, business and community leaders and environmental organizations at the project site in Danforth, Maine.
First Wind began construction of the 25.5 MW expansion of its Stetson Wind project (pictured here). To inaugurate the expansion, First Wind hosted a groundbreaking ceremony today attended by state and...   (Associated Press)
In this Jan. 11, 2006 photo, students and legislative organizers form a circle as they console one another at the Statehouse in Boston moments after House lawmakers defeated a bill that have would allowed undocumented immigrant students to pay the same in-state tuition at state colleges as Massachusetts residents. (AP...
In this Jan. 11, 2006 photo, students and legislative organizers form a circle as they console one another at the Statehouse in Boston moments after House lawmakers defeated a bill that have would allowed...   (Associated Press)
In this Nov. 1, 2005 file photo, Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly, left, speaks with a man who identified himself only as Carlos, right, as a group young people, most of them children of immigrants, gather at the Statehouse in Boston.  Reilly and the group met with lawmakers Tuesday to...
In this Nov. 1, 2005 file photo, Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly, left, speaks with a man who identified himself only as Carlos, right, as a group young people, most of them children of immigrants,...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2009 file photo, Joe Kennedy speaks at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston. The late Sen. Edward Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. Kennedy's brain-cancer death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek...
FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2009 file photo, Joe Kennedy speaks at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston. The late Sen. Edward Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. Kennedy's...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2009 file photo, Joe Kennedy speaks at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston. The late Sen. Edward Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. Kennedy's brain-cancer death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek...
FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2009 file photo, Joe Kennedy speaks at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston. The late Sen. Edward Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. Kennedy's...   (Associated Press)
Lucy Crowley, left, of Boston  checks in at Delta counter at Reagan National Airport on Saturday,  Nov. 21, 2009, in Washington. The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year than in 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club....
Lucy Crowley, left, of Boston checks in at Delta counter at Reagan National Airport on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in Washington. The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will...   (Associated Press)
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Boston Celtics' Rajon Rondo (9) shoots an uncontested baseline jumper late in the fourth quarter as teammate Eddie House (50) and the Philadelphia 76ers bench look on during an NBA basketball game in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The Celtics beat the 76ers 113-110. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Boston Celtics' Rajon Rondo (9) shoots an uncontested baseline jumper late in the fourth quarter as teammate Eddie House (50) and the Philadelphia 76ers bench look on during an NBA basketball game in...   (Associated Press)
Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, of Finland, stop a Minnesota Wild shot during the third period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn. Rask stopped five shots in overtime, including a point-blank chance from Mikko Koivu, and three of four shots in the shootout....
Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, of Finland, stop a Minnesota Wild shot during the third period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn. Rask stopped five shots in overtime,...   (Associated Press)
Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, right, of Finland, stops the shot of Minnesota Wild defenseman Marek Zidlicky (3) during a shootout in an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn. Boston won 2-1. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, right, of Finland, stops the shot of Minnesota Wild defenseman Marek Zidlicky (3) during a shootout in an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn....   (Associated Press)
Boston Bruins center David Krejci (46) puts he puck past Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, right, of Finland during a shootout in an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn. Boston won 2-1. AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
Boston Bruins center David Krejci (46) puts he puck past Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, right, of Finland during a shootout in an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn....   (Associated Press)
Boston Celtics' Rajon Rondo (9) drives to the basket against Philadelphia 76ers' Willie Green, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The Celtics beat the 76ers 113-110. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Boston Celtics' Rajon Rondo (9) drives to the basket against Philadelphia 76ers' Willie Green, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The Celtics...   (Associated Press)
Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce (34) drives to the basket ahead of Philadelphia 76ers' Willie Green (33) and into 76ers' Primoz Brezec, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The Celtics beat the 76ers 113-110. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce (34) drives to the basket ahead of Philadelphia 76ers' Willie Green (33) and into 76ers' Primoz Brezec, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Wednesday,...   (Associated Press)
Boston Celtics' Kendrick Perkins, right, congratulates Paul Pierce (34) during a timeout in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.  The Celtics beat the 76ers 113-110. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Boston Celtics' Kendrick Perkins, right, congratulates Paul Pierce (34) during a timeout in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009....   (Associated Press)
Philadelphia 76ers' Samuel Dalembert reacts after committing a foul late in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The Celtics beat the 76ers 113-110.  (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Philadelphia 76ers' Samuel Dalembert reacts after committing a foul late in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The Celtics beat...   (Associated Press)
Minnesota Wild defenseman Kim Johnsson, left, and Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic, right, battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
Minnesota Wild defenseman Kim Johnsson, left, and Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic, right, battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in St. Paul,...   (Associated Press)
Minnesota Wild right wing Cal Clutterbuck, center, tips the puck over Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, left, of Finland, as Bruins defenseman Dennis Wideman, right, defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
Minnesota Wild right wing Cal Clutterbuck, center, tips the puck over Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, left, of Finland, as Bruins defenseman Dennis Wideman, right, defends during the second period of...   (Associated Press)
Boston Bruins defenseman Mark Stuart, left, checks Minnesota Wild center James Sheppard, right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
Boston Bruins defenseman Mark Stuart, left, checks Minnesota Wild center James Sheppard, right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom...   (Associated Press)
Boston Celtics' Kendrick Perkins reaches for a loose ball after a turnover by Philadelphia 76ers' Willie Green during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Boston Celtics' Kendrick Perkins reaches for a loose ball after a turnover by Philadelphia 76ers' Willie Green during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP...   (Associated Press)
Boston Bruins right wing Byron Bitz, right, celebrates the Bruins' goal in front of Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, left, of Finland, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
Boston Bruins right wing Byron Bitz, right, celebrates the Bruins' goal in front of Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, left, of Finland, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov....   (Associated Press)
Boston Celtics' Ray Allen, left, forces a jump ball as Philadelphia 76ers' Jrue Holiday drives to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Boston Celtics' Ray Allen, left, forces a jump ball as Philadelphia 76ers' Jrue Holiday drives to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Mary...   (Associated Press)
Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett (5) reverses to the basket against Philadelphia 76ers' Samuel Dalembert during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett (5) reverses to the basket against Philadelphia 76ers' Samuel Dalembert during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Mary...   (Associated Press)
Minnesota Wild defenseman Greg Zanon (6) checks Boston Bruins center Marc Savard, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
Minnesota Wild defenseman Greg Zanon (6) checks Boston Bruins center Marc Savard, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)   (Associated Press)
In this photo made Oct. 24, 2009, Notre Dame wide receiver Golden Tate carries the ball as Boston College linebacker Mike McLaughlin tries to make the tackle during a college football game in South Bend, Ind. The talk between coach Charlie Weis and athletic director Jack Swarbrick next week won't...
In this photo made Oct. 24, 2009, Notre Dame wide receiver Golden Tate carries the ball as Boston College linebacker Mike McLaughlin tries to make the tackle during a college football game in South Bend,...   (Associated Press)
Boston Bruins' Marco Sturm, center, of Germany, is congratulated by teammates Patrice Bergeron, left, and Andrew Ference after scoring a short-handed goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in St. Louis. The Bruins won 4-2. (AP Photo/Jeff...
Boston Bruins' Marco Sturm, center, of Germany, is congratulated by teammates Patrice Bergeron, left, and Andrew Ference after scoring a short-handed goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game...   (Associated Press)
Boston Bruins' Patrice Bergeron tries to get his stick on the puck as he falls to the ice during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in St. Louis. The Bruins won 4-2. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Boston Bruins' Patrice Bergeron tries to get his stick on the puck as he falls to the ice during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in St. Louis....   (Associated Press)
Boston Bruins' Marco Sturm, of Germany, shoots the puck past St. Louis Blues goalie Chris Mason for a short-handed goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in St. Louis. The Bruins won 4-2. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Boston Bruins' Marco Sturm, of Germany, shoots the puck past St. Louis Blues goalie Chris Mason for a short-handed goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in St. Louis....   (Associated Press)
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