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Monitor Articles for January 4, 2012
Santorum challenges Romney despite minimal budget, staff
Horizons
Visiting the US? Forgot your passport? Try your iPad.
Did $98.5 billion high-speed rail project just hit a wall in California?
The Reformed Broker
The Fed's new openness policy will create confusion, not clarity
Time cloaking: how scientists opened a hidden gap in time
New Yahoo CEO arrives: why his company isn't dead yet
Stocks quiet, but gain for second straight day
Big Three report booming sales for 2011 as Americans unload old cars
Egypt elections: Illiterate voters just one hurdle in path toward democracy (+Video)
Bestselling books the week of 1/5/12, according to IndieBound*
Cowboy culture in suburban Bavaria: 'Wilkommen pardner!'
The Vote
Iowa caucus results: Where does Ron Paul go from here? (+Video)
6 moments that changed a life
Green Economics
Will global warming wipe out our food supply?
Culture Cafe
'Revenge,' 'Happy Endings' are two of 2011's TV highlights
The scold in Mother Nature's cold: It's winter! Wear a coat! (VIDEO)
Chapter & Verse
Costa Book Awards are dominated by newcomers
Arab League signals mounting frustration with Syria
At CES, the real arrival of a new HDTV standard
Rick Santorum: Will Iowa 'rocket boost' propel him in New Hampshire?
Stephen Lawrence case: 'turning point' in Britain's racism debate (VIDEO)
Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Politicians
Should we design robots to be more like velociraptors?
Global News Blog
Brazil uses soccer to bring down the murder rate
How genetically engineered caterpillars spin silk stronger than steel
Iowa caucuses confirm evangelicals reject Romney. What else do they show?
The Monitor's View:
And the winner in Iowa is ... baby-kissing retail politics
Gold prices: Traders who missed lows wait for a dip
Global News Blog
Bomb Iran? Where Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum stand.
L.A. arson spree: Investigators drill down on motive
Global News Blog
Iran's currency crash a blow to Ahmadinejad
North Korea military has an edge over South, but wouldn't win a war, study finds
Rick Perry tweets that he's still in the GOP hunt
Yeti crabs and ghost octopuses! Antarctic deep-sea vents a trove of new species.
The Simple Dollar
How to live within your paycheck
Opinion:
From an ex-CIA spy: US must exploit new split in Iran's Revolutionary Guard
Hosni Mubarak ordered shoot-to-kill at Tahrir Square, say prosecutors
The Vote
Why did Michele Bachmann's campaign crater?
Stir It Up!
Stocking your 'real food' kitchen
Opinion:
Obama must keep US military in Afghanistan to counter China, Russia
Taliban talks: Does Mullah Omar speak for his footsoldiers?
Stefan Karlsson
Permanent vs. temporary tax cuts
Change Agent
Jason F. McLennan brings buildings to life
Tax VOX
Rick Santorum's tax plan explained
The Daily Reckoning
Are gold prices dropping for good?
Are Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry out of the GOP race?
Global News Blog
Buckle up. Talking with the Taliban won't be easy.
German mother of L.A. arsons suspect asks if 'Nazis' took her son
Creative ideas and the Mind that inspires
How GOP's rising Rick Santorum could compete through Super Tuesday
Latin America Monitor
Dim forecast for security in Honduras in 2012
iPad rumors point to big year for Apple
Tech stocks: No shine for chipmakers till later in 2012
Terrorism & Security
Arab League's Syria mission faces mounting criticism
Backchannels
Egypt's big battle: Muslim Brotherhood vs. the military
The Circle Bastiat
Is frankincense doomed?
The Man Within My Head
Reader recommendation: The Balkan Trilogy