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Monitor Articles for April 27, 2012
The New Economy
Nutella settles lawsuit. You can get $20.
Student loans and college finance: Take our quiz!
Modern Parenthood
Charles Taylor: An Amerian mom's relief at war crimes conviction
Decoder Wire
Ron Paul beat Mitt Romney in 10 states! Kind of.
Saving Money
Never buy retail again. 15 ways.
GOP-led House votes to keep rate low on student loans, as Obama balks
Space Shuttle Enterprise flyover wows New Yorkers (+video)
Horizons
More tablet owners know Amazon's vision of Android than Google's
Cybersecurity bill (CISPA): After House passage, what will Senate do?
5 great mystery novels
Honor in the Dust
Chapter & Verse
Whitney Houston's mother may write book about her daughter
Reader recommendation: Pass the Polenta
Afghan commando kills special forces soldier: US training mission futile?
Stir It Up!
Cookbook review: Make the Bread, Buy the Butter
The Reformed Broker
Corporate earnings soar. Don't get too excited.
Scientists unravel mystery of pigeon GPS ability (+video)
Horizons
Zerg rush! How to unlock the newest Google easter egg (+video)
Maldives, hailed as democracy poster child, turns to Islamist fundamentalism
The Monitor's View:
A lesson on leadership from Africa
Backchannels
Reform and rumblings in Jordan
'Bernie' starring Jack Black: movie review (+trailer)
Consumer Energy Report
Are the oil companies gouging gas prices?
Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment: movie review
Space Shuttle Enterprise arrives in NYC atop a Boeing 747 (+video)
'The Five Year Engagement,' starring Emily Blunt, Jason Segel: movie review (+trailer)
Modern Parenthood
Spanking or not spanking: a tale of parenting peer pressure
Decoder Wire
Obama ad questions Romney's will to get Osama bin Laden. Fair? (+video)
Amazon stock surges on blowout earnings report
Yemen's President Hadi surprises pessimists with moves toward reform
GDP report puts Obama in economic 'gray zone.' Will Republicans profit?
Judge wants answers about $200,000 'Real George Zimmerman' defense fund
Culture Cafe
'The Raven' is a strange mishmash of history and action
The Vote
White House Correspondents' Dinner: Who's coming?
On this Take Your Child to Work Day, Secret Service and strippers
Mother's Day gifts: 4 great e-readers for Mom
Paper Economy
Pending home sales rise 4.1 percent in March
Modern Parenthood
Toy proliferation: Toy box cleanout and toy rotation are due
Opinion:
Diplomacy flowers with cherry blossoms
Osama bin Laden's family deported to Saudi Arabia. Case closed?
New coal giant Mozambique faces rising public anger
Space shuttle Enterprise takes final flight to New York (+video)
Modern Parenthood
Screen-Free Week: Turn off that TV and celebrate – not suffer
Starbucks gets 18 percent boost from global customers
Tax VOX
Congressional courage on expiring tax provisions
Change Agent
A Kenyan woman stands up against a massive dam project
London neighborhood sealed off by armed police after suicide bomb threat
Blind Chinese legal activist escapes house arrest (+video)
Opinion:
Candidates, lend me your ears
Latin America Monitor
Mexico weighs law to compensate victims of drug violence
Opinion:
Why Voice of America is losing to voice of communist China – at home and abroad
House cybersecurity vote sets up Senate showdown, Obama threatens veto
Modern Parenthood
Love the laundry: embracing the daily dilemmas of raising a teen
'American Idol' reaches final 5 by dismissing Elise Testone (+video)
Latin America Monitor
'Una Noche' actors go missing: Why do Cubans defect?
Stock market fallout from Spain downgrade? Quiet.
Terrorism & Security
Israeli leadership denies divisions on Iran, after army chief made a stir
Are you being ogled?
Obama's cool factor: what Romney can do to counter it (+video)
Taylor guilty: Liberians have mixed emotions about verdict
Modern Parenthood
Parents’ path to true happiness? Embrace your inner child
Modern Parenthood
Arbor Day: 5 reasons to plant the family tree
The Simple Dollar
A bigger house isn't an excuse for more junk
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