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Monitor Articles for March 16, 2012
‘Hunger Games’ is an opportunity to bond for many families
Obama and Karzai: 'On the same page' or at 'the end of the rope'?
Is $3 a gallon a historical relic? What could bring gas prices back to earth.
The Monitor's Weekly News Quiz for March 16-23, 2012
Tax the rich ... more? Why Jerry Brown changed his plan to save California.
Dharun Ravi guilty of anti-gay hate crime in Rutgers spycam case
Stocks end big week with a whimper
Neutrinos slower than light, but continue to befuddle physicists
Horizons
Microsoft Office 15 will open Office experience to tablets, smartphones: report
Stir It Up!
Recipes for St. Patrick's Day
Surprise: Teachers crave evaluation
Trayvon Martin killing in Florida puts 'Stand Your Ground' law on trial
Scientists unravel mystery of humongous squid eyeballs
The Vote
George Clooney arrested: how his protest could help Sudan (+video)
Culture Cafe
'The Hunger Games': Is the violence acceptable? (+video)
Corned beef and cabbage? No! Try St. Pat's doughnuts, shakes, 'n fries.
NCAA tournament: Shaka shocks the Shockers and a Friday night preview
Stir It Up!
Green tea cake with vanilla glaze
Obama tweaks GOP before Ill. primary: 'Maybe some Lincoln will rub off on them'
Afghan shooting spree: soldier's revenge for wounded colleague?
Concealed weapons bill vetoed by SD governor
US to North Korea: Launch that missile, and you lose the food aid
The Monitor's View:
Supreme Court sizes up teens who murder
St. Patrick's Day: 10 must-read books about Ireland
The Kid With a Bike: movie review
Footnote: movie review
Island of Vice
Reader recommendation: Jubilee
Why Rick Santorum has only a 1 percent chance of stopping Mitt Romney
Vox News
Meghan McCain: Is she the anti-Palin (+video)?
Culture Cafe
'The Hunger Games': New clip shows scene not in book (+video)
Putin's Russia: What I saw as an election observer
JOBS Act: Why are Democrats suddenly raising red flags?
Africa Monitor
Progress on citizenship and border issues in Sudan and South Sudan?
Change Agent
Why 'Kony 2012' video grabbed 100 million views online
Africa Monitor
Chad: a closer look at the food crisis
Sky diver, after free-falling 13 miles, sets sights on record 23-mile jump
Five myths about video games
Chapter & Verse
James Bond novels come back to Random House
Top video game markets in the world
Video game trivia, part 2: On to the next level
Video game trivia: How much do you know?
iPad goes on sale, draws crowds in 10 nations
In positive week for eurozone, warnings rise that crisis isn't over
North Korea plan to fire missile spurs doubt about US nuclear deal
George Clooney arrested for Sudan protest in D.C. (+video)
Latin America Monitor
Is El Salvador negotiating with criminal street gangs?
Opinion:
The real hero in NCAA March Madness
Latin America Monitor
Florida bill targets firms doing business with Cuba
Opinion:
Teacher in Uganda: Why give celebrity status to a killer in Kony 2012?
Gingrich, running a distant third, will not withdraw from race
Chapter & Verse
James Brown: the electrifying one and only
Turkish helicopter crash in Afghanistan comes at tough time for NATO forces
Syria crisis causes Iran-led 'axis of resistance' to fray
Gold prices high. But gold stocks a bargain.
Skydiver falls from stratosphere in preparation for 'space jump'
At least 125 homes hammered by tornadoes in Michigan (+video)
'Pink slime' in burgers? A taste test.
What's the hurry?
Terrorism & Security
NATO's Afghan strategy tested as Taliban talks derail, Karzai demands troop pullback
Why North Korea missile launch angers US, Japan (+video)
American Idol Top 10, and the bottom three is for the girls (+video)
Seeking Justice: movie review
Top Picks: 'The Adventures of Tintin,' Philip Glass's opera 'Satyagraha,' and more
Global News Blog
Famed Venice view goes commercial