BostonGlobe.com Political Headlines - November 27, 2012

• State House aides get raises: Legislative leaders handed out pay raises to their staff, despite a looming budget crunch that has prompted Governor Patrick to weigh a new round of spending cuts. Globe politics reporter Michael Levenson outlines.

• Mayor Menino is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes: After more than five weeks in a hospital, Mayor Menino has been transferred from an acute-care facility to a rehabilitation hospital. Globe politics reporter Andrew Ryan explains.

• Rockets vs. resolutions: With an appearance by the moderate Palestinian group Fatah set for this week at the UN, the question of peaceful methods or violence to resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict is at the fore. Globe columnist Farah Stockman reports.