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Monitor Articles for October 12, 2012
The Reformed Broker
The buyback epidemic
Chicago schools chief out after run-ins with Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Stocks fall in worst week since June
Robert Reich
How the fiscal cliff turns into a gentle 'fiscal hill'
MS-13 gang labeled transnational criminal group, a first for US street gang
Coal state Dems diverge on Obama policies
Decoder Wire
Joe Biden's smiling: Was there method to his madness?
Shuttle X-ing: Endeavour spacecraft slowly winds through L.A.
Stir It Up!
Chocolate peanut butter Rice Krispie treats
Modern Parenthood
Childcare: It’s about costly necessity not 'having it all,' study suggests
Pakistani police arrest suspects in schoolgirl shooting (+video)
Alex Rodriguez benched: Will that help Yankees in decisive Game 5?
Horizons
Japanese carrier Softbank in talks to scoop up Sprint Nextel
The Reformed Broker
EU snags the Nobel Peace Prize. Now what?
Chapter & Verse
Amazon: breaking even on popular Kindle sales
EU critics slam Nobel Peace Prize decision
Decoder Wire
Vice presidential debate: Did Paul Ryan want $300 million embassy security cut?
The Monitor's View:
Why Europe needed the Nobel Peace Prize
Culture Cafe
'Vampire Diaries' premiere: Executive producer previews season 4
'Photographic Memory': The permanence and impermanence of what we choose to preserve
'Smashed' shows a realistic recovery, with revelation
Syrian airliner spat sours improving Turkish-Russian relations
Abortion debate heats up in Ireland as law revision looms
In Benghazi, militias may promote security one day, threaten it the next
Why Tokyo Electric Power didn't act on safety issues before tsunami
Parenting young voters: There's still time in this election season
Modern Parenthood
Next episode of Homeland? No, just a college recruiter chasing Noah
Paper Economy
Survey: consumer sentiment on the rise
Latin America Monitor
Soap operas put the spotlight on Brazil's new middle class
Stir It Up!
Stewed chicken, family style
Giant eyeball mystery: Softball-sized eyeball washes ashore in Fla. (+video)
Change Agent
Games for change: How digital fun is becoming a way to better the world
US charter schools: Investment magnet for visa-needy foreigners?
Syria
Michael Vick: Dog owner again
Zumba scandal: Will 'clients' in prostitution case be revealed? (+video)
At meeting, Billy Graham pledges to do 'all he can' to help Romney win presidency
Ben Affleck crafts a nail-biting thriller in 'Argo': movie review
Horizons
Apple iPad Mini slated for October unveiling: report
With Turkey-Syria escalation, worries grow about a tip into war
MS-13 gang: Why US Treasury is after the gang's assets
10 must-read books about higher education in America
Bali bombings: 10 years later, progress and some bumps ahead
Reader recommendation: Barack Obama
Chapter & Verse
Sarah Palin says she will release a book on fitness and proper diet
Tax VOX
Romney plan: Rich to pay same share of taxes? Or $230,000 less?
Pentagon's Plan X: how it could change cyberwarfare
Mars rover finds surprising rock, nuzzles it and shoots it with lasers
Opinion:
Paul Ryan and Joe Biden vice presidential debate was good TV and good politics (+video)
What 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai is teaching the world
Nobel laureate for literature Mo Yan urges China dissident Liu Xiaobo's freedom
Security threat? China lashes out at US report on telecom firm Huawei
Laughing Biden vs. polite Ryan: Who won? (+video)
Nobel Peace Prize: How unusual is the EU's award? (+video)
JPMorgan posts record earnings, lifting stocks
The X Factor recap: The teens pull out all the stops (+video)
Global News Blog
Good Reads: A lesson for democracy, lost and found on Google Earth, and the next Arab uprising
Hot dog feud ends. Pair cleared of trying to rob 'M-A-S-H' eatery.
Terrorism & Security
German foreign minister heads to Ankara to tamp down Turkey-Syria tensions
Space shuttle Endeavour: A final 2 m.p.h. mission through Los Angeles
The Simple Dollar
Community groups offer inexpensive recreation
Difference Maker
She pours her wealth into getting books to India's poorest children
Top Picks: A Joni Mitchell biography, Jerry Seinfeld's web series, and more
Biden, Ryan hold their own in tough vice presidential debate (+video)