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Monitor Articles for March 22, 2012
Police chief, state attorney step aside in Trayvon Martin case
Second prior assault cases surfaces against Robert Bales
Insider trading bill: A model to end gridlock on Congress?
Robert Bales charged with murder in Afghanistan massacre
Titanoboa: How did a snake ever get so big?
Planets hurtling near the speed of light? It's possible, study says.
NCAA Tournament: 16 remain, with some 'Sweet' matchups
'Bird Man' admits video is a hoax
Robert Reich
Sorry, Romney, it's no longer an Etch A Sketch world
Mysterious booms shaking dishes, and nerves, in Wisconsin city
Opinion:
Trayvon Martin could have been my brother
'Hunger Games' fandom: Can it become a force for good?
Stocks lower on worries about Chinese economy
Trayvon Martin case shows evolving influence of black community
Will Trayvon Martin case spur rethinking of Stand Your Ground laws? (+video)
Paper Economy
Jobless claims drop lower and lower
CEOs willing to give up tax breaks - if the rate is right (+video)
Rowdy soldiers loot Mali presidential palace after ousting leader
Cohabitation before marriage? It's no greater divorce risk.
NCAA Tournament Sweet 16: 4 x 4, building to an exciting conclusion
Obama fast-tracks part of Keystone XL pipeline (+video)
French Muslims hold breath as France takes stock
Horizons
Angry Birds Space blasts off today (+video)
The Monitor's View:
After Saints football scandal, NFL must end 'Hunger Games' culture
Vox News
New anti-Rush Limbaugh ad campaign: Waste of money or coup de grace? (+video)
Rights at Risk
Reader recommendation: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana
Paper Economy
Existing home sales down in February
National grocery chains to stop selling beef containing 'pink slime'
Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow: A match made in heaven?
The Vote
Romney Etch A Sketch: Is aide's comment a present for his foes? (+video)
Horizons
Hacktivism accounted for majority of data theft in 2011: report
Britain's 'millionaire' budget eases taxes on the rich
Culture Cafe
Amanda Peet has a charming new comedy in 'Bent'
'Beggars sitting on a sack of gold?' Ecuadoreans protest mining.
Russia exasperated with US over missile defense
Latin America Monitor
Guatemala's Perez lowers expectations for drug legalization
Donald Marron
Fiscal policy and the importance of word choice
Opinion:
How GOP can win more women voters
Horizons
iPad users report Wi-Fi, 4G LTE woes
Change Agent
World Water Day 2012: Two innovations for purifying water
Iranian oil sanctions: US exempts 11 nations
Korean missile politics overshadow Seoul nuclear terrorism summit
Horizons
Zynga nabs OMGPOP. Smart move?
Obama, Congress, traders? Public unsure who to blame for high gas prices.
Chapter & Verse
'Harry Potter' e-book, audio pre-sales: delayed
Bestselling books the week of 3/22/12, according to IndieBound*
'Hunger Games' movie reviews: What are they saying?
Opinion:
On the death of Encyclopaedia Britannica: All authoritarian regimes eventually fall
Uganda's opposition marches again, this time violently
Stir It Up!
The Hunger Games: Katniss's favorite dish
Romney finally gains aura of inevitability. Will the GOP unite? (+video)
American Idol Top 10 wrestle with Billy Joel and Tommy Hilfiger (+video)
Tax VOX
Will Obama's budget raise or lower taxes? Both.
Keep Calm
Outgunned against rebels, Mali soldiers overthrow government
Jobless claims fall to four-year low as economy rebounds
Syria thumbs its nose at the UN
Photos of asteroid Vesta reveal bright, ancient rock and dark, melted stone
Churches and politicians should stay in their own lanes, say Americans
Trayvon Martin case: Should Sanford police chief be fired?
Clean water: scarcity and abundance
Smokey in the boys' room
Wisconsin mystery: What's going boom in the night?
Solar energy in Nevada. The next Hoover Dam?
Siege over: French school shooter leaps to his death
Robert Reich
Ryan's budget helps no one but the rich
Oil prices fall below $107 a barrel