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Monitor Articles for December 18, 2012
Benghazi inquiry cites State Department failures (+video)
Instagram uproar: A testing ground for Facebook? (+video)
South Koreans take to the polls
Newtown students return to school (+video)
Sandy Hook shooting's glare illumines cracks in mental health care (+video)
Drought's winter toll: Mississippi barges face losses while US blasts river (+video)
Focus:
The Monitor's top 11 US stories of 2012
Reconstructing Adam Lanza's hard drive
'Economically catastrophic' to delay raising debt ceiling, warns top Democrat
Stir It Up!
Bacon stuffed mushrooms
Time to say goodbye to the payroll tax cut? It's looking that way.
Stefan Karlsson
Is Ireland's economy on the rebound?
Stocks gain on budget deal optimism
John Boehner's fiscal 'Plan B': What is it for and can it pass?
Social Security reform: What 'chained CPI' proposal by Obama means
Ireland announces abortion law reforms, leaving no one satisfied
If change comes to Jordan, it won't start in Amman
Modern Parenthood
5 tips for talking with children about violence
The Monitor's View:
What Kerry, Hagel would bring to Obama diplomacy
Jim Boeheim joins college basketball’s exclusive 900-wins fraternity
Global News Blog
In passport kerfuffle, Taiwan is stickin' it to China
Energy Voices
SolarCity: Why all the buzz behind cleantech's latest IPO?
The Watchers
Amazon's top 10 bestselling books of the year
The Simple Dollar
Children need financial role models
Newtown shooting highlights Russia's gun-control debate
Five women shot dead in Pakistan for fighting polio
Paper Economy
Good signs for housing market in December
Obama makes 'fiscal cliff' offer. Are contours of a deal emerging? (+video)
How would a new US ban on assault rifles work? (+video)
Can Instagram really sell your photos?
McDonald's open on Christmas? Yes, burger chain tells owners.
Backchannels
Richard Engel freed, but news blackout debate remains
Egypt's public prosecutor resigns amid protests
Cerberus private equity firm to sell stake in firearms makers after Newtown shooting
Opinion:
As fiscal cliff approaches, don't be fooled by the great Nordic myth
Dick's Sporting Goods suspends rifle sales nationwide
Global sympathy for Newtown, antipathy for US gun laws (+video)
Syria: rebels fight Palestinian pro-Assad group (+video)
After Sandy Hook, teachers should be armed, says Texas Gov. Rick Perry (+video)
Modern Parenthood
Holiday tipping: Don’t forget those who help your family function
Why Jim Boeheim celebrated 900th win with a gun control speech
Focus
How some Israelis see the sacred in settlements
ICC acquits Congolese warlord for crimes against humanity
Hawaii's Inouye was current longest-serving senator, war hero
Focus
Why some Christians back Israeli settlers in the West Bank
Robert Griffin III: Redskins QB's jersey breaks sales records
Reader recommendation: Mohawk
Jets and Giants bring 'Big Angst' to the 'Big Apple.' A Week 15 NFL quiz
Opinion:
Sandy Hook massacre: The NRA's gun 'rights' are a fabrication of modern times
Tax VOX
How Eisenhower and Congressional Democrats balanced the budget
Modern Parenthood
Holiday feasts: A time for families to talk about reducing food waste
No NRA tweets or comments: A savvy tactic or mistake? (+video)
Meeting the Sandy Hook tragedy with the spirit of Christmas
Japan's hawkish Abe claims the win, but not a mandate
Change Agent
How renewable energy is rescuing US schools from budget cuts
Gun control after school shootings: Lessons from around the globe
Energy Voices
Keystone XL oil pipeline hits snag in Texas
Modern Parenthood
Square Enix ads pushing Facebook "hits" is nixed as cyberbullying
Doomsday crackdown: China arrests hundreds in Mayan apocalypse group (+video)
Terrorism & Security
NBC's Richard Engel released in Syria, a journalist danger zone (+video)
The Simple Dollar
Low-cost attractions offer cheap getaways
Judge rejects Apple's plea for Samsung smartphone ban