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Monitor Articles for October 3, 2012
The X Factor: Boot Camp week begins (+video)
Father of US bodyguard injured in Libya attack pushes State Department (+video)
Japan discovers cheap flights, 3 low-cost carriers lead the way
Florida investigates GOP-backed voter registration consulting firm
Lax security at Libya and other US diplomatic missions in the past? (+video)
Startling discovery debunked: bacteria can't survive on arsenic
Turkey shells Syria: Will NATO be drawn into conflict?
Decoder Wire
Is Joe Biden the GOP's new secret weapon?
Snow on the way? Why forecasters see a big winter for much of eastern US.
Vox News
Why activist group hopes you won't watch presidential debate on CNN
Bettina Wulff and the trouble with fighting Google's autocomplete
Horizons
iPad Mini will arrive in November, according to new report
College students massacred one-by-one in Nigeria
In Iran, currency freefall sparks protests, crackdown
Argentina: Oil nationalization and currency controls divide a nation
Stocks up despite Hewlett-Packard plunge
Global News Blog
Arrivederci auto! Italy's bike purchases outstrip car sales.
Latin America Monitor
View from Mexico: The presidential debate on immigration
Scientists surprised to find pair of black holes keeping each other company
Decoder Wire
Presidential debate: what you need to know about Jim Lehrer's rules
In Gear
How much would you pay for an electric charge valet?
The Monitor's View:
Romney, Obama can help democracy in presidential debates
Energy Voices
The numbers conundrum for Tesla's electric car 'Superchargers'
"Lincoln's Hundred Days" and "Seward"
Reader recommendation: Time and Again
Latin America Monitor
Cuba reforms: Important changes, but pace is slow
Iran sanctions: Amid signs they're working, EU aiming for more
Chapter & Verse
Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite receives rave reviews
Georgia's parliament changes hands, this time without a revolution
Tiny 'Dracula' dinosaur had bristles and fangs, ate veggies
Decoder Wire
Video of 2007 Obama speech: Will it affect 2012 election? (+video)
Violence in Syria: Could it engulf the region?
Modern Parenthood
Jennifer Livingston: Commenting on anchor’s weight is not bullying (+video)
Energy Voices
Obama blocks Chinese wind farm ownership in Oregon
Ghana's best shot at going green: sewage power
Decoder Wire
Mitt Romney's debate 'zingers': Will he be able to deliver?
For Libyans, Amb. Stevens was simply 'Chris'
25 banned books that may surprise you
Robert Reich
Presidential debate: the questions they should (but won't) ask Obama, Romney
T-Mobile, MetroPCS merger confirmed
Opinion:
Media shouldn't dismiss value of Romney, Obama presidential debate
Chapter & Verse
'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' author Maria Semple talks about her new book
Where's Ahmad? FBI offers $50,000 for info on US terrorist suspect
Change Agent
'Parent power' film stirs hopes among education reform activists
International space station veers to avoid space junk
15 must-read books about K-12 education in the US
Energy Voices
Natural gas futures fall. A mild winter to blame?
Stir It Up!
Recipe for debate night: Senate bean soup
Modern Parenthood
Kara Alongi: Missing teen an example of Twitter use or abuse?
Suicide bombings rock Aleppo, Syria. Who is behind them? (+video)
Chapter & Verse
Barnes & Noble yanks Amazon-published books from stores – again
Chapter & Verse
Lena Dunham reportedly plans memoir
CDC: Teen drinking and driving dropped by half in two decades
ADP: US added 162,000 jobs in September
Tax VOX
Can the fiscal cliff push Congress to agree on budget deal?
'Half the Sky:' Series on exploited women looks to empower
Opinion:
What Romney and Obama can learn from Jim Lehrer in tonight's presidential debate
Slain border patrol agent worked a well-worn drug-smuggling corridor (+video)
Isolated Taiwan to get wider global reach with US visa waivers
Adele: James Bond 'Skyfall' theme recorded by British pop star
Emergency? Call Psalm 91:1.
Backchannels
The politics around the Benghazi consulate attack? Plenty of spin to go around
How China got businesses to pay taxes: scratch-n-win tickets
Terrorism & Security
As Aleppo rages on, regional effort to mediate Syria falls apart
Energy Voices
Want a green job? Here's who's hiring in wind energy, solar
Video of Obama speech from 2007 resurfaces on debate eve
Kraft spinoff splits food giant in two
Why Mitt Romney trails in polls, as presidential debates begin (+video)
LinkedIn 'influencers': Obama, Romney offer insight in new feature
The Simple Dollar
Make your honeymoon memorable, but don't break the bank
Energy Voices
Fisker tries new tack as woes pile up for plug-in carmakers
Libya attack: Not a problem of intelligence (+video)