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A persistent, united effort by governments and individuals brought down the Berlin wall. The same strategy can crack the wall of jihadist ideology.
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Such government largess for the housing industry misdirects US savings away from investments into globally competitive businesses.
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The Monitor's View | 11/08/09
A persistent, united effort by governments and individuals brought down the Berlin wall. The same strategy can crack the wall of jihadist ideology.
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Such government largess for the housing industry misdirects US savings away from investments into globally competitive businesses.
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Spot growing fields in the economy and then find a retraining center. But such schools need to adapt quickly, and require more resources.
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Childhood is fleeting enough. Save the camo for later.
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He's a suave role model, but what are viewers learning from his behavior?
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The tragic shooting has spawned plenty of hysteria but little discussion about what we should do about potential Islamic terrorists in our midst.
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The need to feed hungry families cultivates new interest in gleaning

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The Monitor's View | 11/08/09
A persistent, united effort by governments and individuals brought down the Berlin wall. The same strategy can crack the wall of jihadist ideology.
The Monitor's View | 11/06/09
Such government largess for the housing industry misdirects US savings away from investments into globally competitive businesses.
The Monitor's View | 11/06/09
Spot growing fields in the economy and then find a retraining center. But such schools need to adapt quickly, and require more resources.
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Childhood is fleeting enough. Save the camo for later.
Opinion | 11/06/09
He's a suave role model, but what are viewers learning from his behavior?
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The tragic shooting has spawned plenty of hysteria but little discussion about what we should do about potential Islamic terrorists in our midst.
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(Jim Watson/AP) Afghanistan war decision: how Robert Gates thinks
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A recent graduate of Vermont's Middlebury College, Corinne Almquist promotes the practice of distributing produce that would otherwise go to waste to those in need.

Sarah Beth Glicksteen

The need to feed hungry families cultivates new interest in gleaning

Corinne Almquist wants to restore the biblical tradition of harvesting what farmers leave behind.

 
 
 
The Monitor's View | 11/08/09
A persistent, united effort by governments and individuals brought down the Berlin wall. The same strategy can crack the wall of jihadist ideology.
The Monitor's View | 11/06/09
Such government largess for the housing industry misdirects US savings away from investments into globally competitive businesses.
The Monitor's View | 11/06/09
Spot growing fields in the economy and then find a retraining center. But such schools need to adapt quickly, and require more resources.
Opinion | 11/06/09
Childhood is fleeting enough. Save the camo for later.
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He's a suave role model, but what are viewers learning from his behavior?
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Sarah Beth Glicksteen

The need to feed hungry families cultivates new interest in gleaning

Corinne Almquist wants to restore the biblical tradition of harvesting what farmers leave behind.

 
 
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SciTechblog looks at science and technology and the ways they interact with our culture both in the US and in the larger global culture. Whether it's the latest news about file downloading, who's suing Microsoft today, what's happening in the stars, or how the Internet is changing education, SciTechblog will be there.

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USA > 11/04/09
Mercury, the oddest of the rocky planets, has been little understood by scientists. But on a swing by the planet, NASA's Messenger sent back intriguing data about Mercury's surface minerals and volcanic activity.
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Palm oil is in everything from fuel to cosmetics. Is it a solution or a problem?
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From sending rhesus monkeys into orbit to India's launch of a lunar probe, a hitchhiker's guide to exploration of the universe.
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Human spaceflight today may be where the satellite business was early on: Governments initially handled everything, but eventually companies took over the business.
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Though its program is nothing like it once was, the country uses its fleet of rockets to ferry tourists and satellites into orbit.
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