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Listen to the full audio of Wednesday's oral arguments from the United States v. Windsor, or read the full transcript.

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has declared parking at all Boston meters will be free tomorrow for Valentine's Day.

"Whether you’re showering yourself, a friend or a special someone with love this Valentine’s Day, we want to make it as easy as possible for residents and visitors to spend some time and money at Boston businesses and restaurants tomorrow,” Menino said in a statement. “Get out there and share the love!”

Boston schools will open Wednesday, and the citywide parking ban and snow emergency will end at 6 p.m. Tuesday, according to Mayor Thomas Menino's office. 

To get a handle on how much snow the blizzard has dumped on the state, and to remind everyone that Spring Training is just around the corner, WGBH News is measuring the accumulated  snowfall in fractions of one Dustin Pedroia.

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More than 6 inches of snow will blanket the Boston area Friday — the most significant snowstorm for southern New England in two years, according to the National Weather Service.

U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) will run for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by former Sen. John Kerry, according to a video published by his campaign.

Last week, in a call with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake to talk a little trash in the run up to the AFC Championship Game, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino stumbled over the names of Patriots stars Vince Wilfork and Rob Gronkowski, calling them "Wilcock" and "Gonk."

Former Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez has returned to the team as a special assistant to general manager Ben Cherington -- the same job as his old catcher, Jason Varitek.

A day after U.S. Secretary of State defiantly testified about her response to the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya, U.S. Sen. John Kerry will take the same seat to answer questions from the same committee about whether or not he will replace her as Secretary of State.