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Monitor Articles for March 14, 2012
Jury finds Virginia Tech liable in campus shooting
State dinner for Cameron includes musicians and actors from both sides of the pond
Sea level studies: US coasts even more vulnerable than previously thought
Highway bill clears Senate, but GOP dissenters foreshadow House fight
Prison-bound, a grave Rod Blagojevich bids farewell to his public
Seeking company, finding community
Jedi knights of online privacy strike back at data-mining empires
Tumult at Crystal Cathedral megachurch rooted in perils of succession
Horizons
Akira Yoshizawa: Why origami matters
Readers Write: Romantic 'hookups' aren't liberating; Strike on Iran is worst option
Romney vs. Santorum: Why it's not a replay of Obama vs. Clinton
Stefan Karlsson
Slowing US productivity growth is reducing profits
To strike Iran's nuclear facilities or not to strike? Why polls differ.
Stocks mostly lower; Dow up 16
Obama, Cameron tout Afghanistan exit plan, but will Afghan troops be ready?
Whitey Bulger case: Mobster’s girlfriend pleads guilty to charges
Survey: Galaxies become cannibals as teens
Goldman Sachs culture 'toxic'? Letter confirms suspicions about Wall Street.
New human species discovered? How China fossils could redefine 'human'
Culture Cafe
'Hunger Games' and 'Twilight' duel for opening grosses
Wonder
Stir It Up!
Traditional Irish soda bread
Reader recommendation: The Coast of Maine
The Monitor's View:
After guilty verdict for warlord Lubanga, will Kony be captured in 2012?
Student loans: Rates to double. What's the cost?
Tax VOX
Not all taxes on the rich are created equal
Pi Day: five fun facts about 3.14
Chapter & Verse
Akira Yoshizawa: the 101st birthday of an origami master
Europe to Germany: your eurocrisis 'answers' don't work for us
Germany to Europe: Don't criticize us on eurocrisis leadership
Garry Marshall: 10 stories from his memoir
Goldman Sachs executive resigns from 'toxic' bank
Report: US asked Russia to deliver ultimatum to Iran
Chapter & Verse
Encyclopedia Britannica puts an end to print publishing
Senate passes highway bill, but rough road ahead in House
Horizons
iPad pre-order stock is already depleted, says Apple
Shooting near Texas courthouse: 1 dead, 3 wounded
Ancient and modern: Iran's lush cuisine
Robert Reich
The GOP is confused about public morality
NCAA tournament 2012: BYU, Western Ky. comebacks highlight first play-in night
Southern stumbles aside, Mitt Romney bests Santorum in new national poll
Decoder Wire
Did Ron Paul get robbed of Virgin Island victory?
Possible new human species unearthed in China
At least 500 to run for Egyptian presidency
Opinion:
Self-immolations in Tibet must resonate in America
Paper Economy
Mortgage rates still falling
Horizons
Mini iPad set for release by end of 2012: report
Keep Calm
When US troops leave Afghanistan, an American university will remain
Unemployment rate falls in 45 states
Opinion:
Barnard College flap: Competition among women shouldn't be over men
Change Agent
Fast-track breeding could bring a second Green Revolution
Jermaine Jones to be disqualified from American Idol (+video)
Treasury bond market: Investors pull back
Why NASA will fire five rockets in five minutes
Swiss bus accident kills 28, mostly Belgian schoolchildren
The Entrepreneurial Mind
When starting a business, delegate, delegate, delegate
A soldier's deadly deed in Afghanistan, and a way to find peace
Encyclopaedia Britannica: After 244 years in print, only digital copies sold
The New Economy
Gas prices too high. Blame India?
China PM Wen Jiabao says political reform 'urgent'
Japan earthquake: Northern Japan rattled by 6.8 earthquake
Global News Blog
How to ask China's prime minister a question - and get a real answer
Global News Blog
A culinary union flourishes in South Korea
Latin America Monitor
The difference between Democrats and Republicans on Brazil
Keep Calm
Hague court issues its first guilty verdict against Congo warlord Lubanga
Terrorism & Security
Next on Syrian hit list: Deraa, cradle of the uprising
Afghan shooting: Panetta visits wary Afghanistan
Mitt Romney spared 'romp' in Alabama, Mississippi by split conservative vote (+video)
The Simple Dollar
Talking yourself out of an unecessary purchase
Horizons
Akira Yoshizawa: The grandfather of modern origami
Santorum sweeps Alabama, Mississippi primaries