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Monitor Articles for January 26, 2012
Drive-by jihadi pleads guilty to shooting at Pentagon
Baltimore man tricked by FBI pleads guilty to trying to bomb recruiting site
Horizons
With new game, Zynga spells B-I-N-G-O
Pentagon budget: top 3 winners and losers
Horizons
Netflix CEO forecasts steady decline in DVD subscribers
Cover Story
Wind power: Clean energy, dirty business?
The 'wind rush': Green energy blows trouble into Mexico
Stefan Karlsson
China's economy may surpass US before 2020
Vox News
Mitt Romney, the first Mexican-American president?
The Vote
Is moon base really the 'weirdest' Newt Gingrich idea? Maybe not.
On the Economy
15 percent or not, tax policy favors the rich
The Vote
Jan Brewer vs. Obama: Can you respect the presidency but insult the president?
Deep-water oil drilling: why Obama is OK with angering left and right
As Scottish clamor for independence, English beginning to say 'me too'
Editorial Board Blog
Should the US attack Iran? Monitor Facebook fans speak out.
Florida debate: Where's the love? Newt Gingrich hopes audience shows it. (+video)
Stocks lowered by mixed economic data
Culture Cafe
'Touch' star Kiefer Sutherland on acting with his young costar, David Mazouz
Obama car for sale: Only 20,800 miles. $1 million.
Jumping Spiders see clearly by blurring their vision
Joe Paterno: Nike's Phil Knight defends Penn State coach at memorial
Iran offers nuclear talks. Why the West may prefer to wait.
As Israeli-Palestinian talks sink, fringe ideas gain traction
The Daily Reckoning
Is lower consumer demand actually a problem?
Culture Cafe
'Archer': The new season is good for fans and newbies alike
Global News Blog
Religious slights are the buzz as India marks Republic Day
Five shifts among college freshmen: For one, they're more studious
Conservatives turn on Newt Gingrich, compare him to Bill Clinton
The Zetas now Mexico's largest drug gang. Who are they?
Taco Bell breakfast debuts; some stores open 24 hours
Huge asteroid may be packed with water ice
The Monitor's View:
Make sure shale-gas boom doesn't go bust
Titan: mile-wide dunes on Earth's frozen twin intrigue scientists
How an 18-year-old murder verdict reflects a racially changed UK
The Circle Bastiat
Was Lincoln's quote about government hypocritical?
A bit of newspeak we wish would go away
Opinion:
Ex-CIA spy: Iran's miscalculation over war
German magazine caves in battle to reprint Hitler's 'Mein Kampf'
The New Economy
Davos meeting: Gloomy about economy, worried about capitalism
A hopeless romantic meets her match
Paper Economy
Unemployment claims increase this week
Carl Levin: Mitt Romney criticism of Obama defense budget not factual (+video)
Latin America Monitor
Are El Salvador’s gangs plotting to 'take down the system'?
Global News Blog
Why the US won't fund Palestinian 'Sesame Street'
The Flame Alphabet
How Iran could beat up on America's superior military
The Vote
Did Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer disrespect President Obama? (+video)
Afghanistan women: 'Give us a seat at the peace table'
With Indiana 'right to work' vote, a GOP thumb in the eye to unions
Why won't Egypt let Americans return to US?
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Rafael Nadal tops Roger Federer in Australian Open semifinal
Africa Monitor
Will Congo re-do its flawed elections?
Opinion:
Obama, here's how to help the poor: Educate both parents and their children
Global News Blog
Jean Dujardin, star of 'The Artist,' adored in France
Invisibility cloak uses 'metamaterial' to hide three-dimensional objects
Planet Earth poses for new high-res NASA 'Blue Marble' portrait
Green Economics
Can better urban planning make us healthier?
Under education reform, school principals swamped by teacher evaluations
Tiger Woods struggles on greens at Abu Dhabi Championship
Chapter & Verse
Are Germans ready for a republishing of 'Mein Kampf'?
Rio building collapse: Will Brazil be ready for the Olympics? (+video)
The State of the Union: a different view
The New Economy
America owes $10 trillion! No, $50 trillion! Let me explain.
Global News Blog
Good Reads: America's decline, China's rise, the way forward
Newt Gingrich: Space visionary and future Geek-in-Chief?
Change Agent
New California law combats human slavery
Right to work gets first foothold in Rust Belt
American Idol judge behaving badly: Steven Tyler puckers up in Aspen
Australia Prime Minister Gillard rescued amid rowdy aboriginal rights protests
Terrorism & Security
SEAL Team 6: Somalia rescue illustrates new US military strategy
JCPenney: lower everyday prices, fewer sales
The Simple Dollar
Skip the stove, use the microwave
Reader recommendation: Killing the Cranes
3 good new coming-of-age novels