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Monitor Articles for April 6, 2012
'Bully' downgraded to PG-13 as ratings system assailed from all sides
Why Iran got huffy about a certain locale for next nuclear talks
Virginia Beach Navy jet crash: what is known so far
Robert Reich
Jobs growth slows. Should we worry?
Setback for legal marijuana? Pot raid rattles top cannabis crusader.
Is corn syrup killing the honeybees? (+video)
Swimming: 8 facts – trivial and not – from 'Swim'
Reader recommendation: A Game of Thrones
Fred Couples grabs the lead at Masters
The Circle Bastiat
Should we change the way we teach economics?
6 life lessons a male reader learned from Jane Austen
Change Agent
Nonviolent Peaceforce helps protect women, children in South Sudan
The New Economy
Unemployment rate: Recovery leaves teens behind
Studies fault Bayer in bee die-off
Omar Suleiman, Mubarak's no. 2, enters Egypt's presidential race
Poll: Trayvon Martin case divides US by race, age, wealth, and politics
Can a Marine call Obama a 'religious enemy' - and still be a Marine?
Backchannels
Did Libya's revolution topple Mali into crisis?
US Navy jet crashes in Virginia apartment complex, no fatalities (+video)
What does Easter have to do with the moon anyway?
Gen. George Patton: Six not-so-gentle father-to-son tips
With an eye on female vote, Obama touts progress for women
The Monitor's View
A Romney-Rubio ticket? Not if Hispanics don't see themselves as Hispanic.
Diggin' It
Dwarf larkspur: an early, colorful wildflower
Americans spread blame for high gas prices, foresee $4.75 a gallon
Former Saints player did not grant release of Gregg Williams audio
NASA photo captures 12-mile-high dust devil on Mars (+video)
Stir It Up!
Ham and corn chowder
Horizons
Project Glass taken out for test run by Google co-founder: report
Texas tornadoes: 296 American Airlines flights canceled Friday
Horizons
Microsoft still handing out checks for Windows Phone apps
Opinion
Another anniversary for the overlooked Mrs. Dred Scott
The Simple Dollar
Six tips for a money-smart road trip
Afghanistan: 5 areas of concern after the US leaves
Rural tinkerer builds the first airplane made in Afghanistan
Donald Marron
A tax on high heels?
Ordinary heroes: Two extraordinary rescues from burning cars (+videos)
Economy adds 120,000 jobs. Why the dip from bigger gains in early 2012? (+video)
Bosnian war 20th anniversary: Sarajevo residents remember siege victims Friday
Damsels in Distress: movie review
Facebook argument leads to shots fired at Ga. Waffle House
The Island President: movie review
Board seeks Marine's dismissal over 'contemptuous' anti-Obama Facebook comments
Casino mogul Adelson pressures Spain to bend rules for EuroVegas
Chapter & Verse
Bad news for independent bookstores: Is Google becoming 'another Amazon'?
Large Hadron Collider atom smasher collides particles at record energies
Latin America Monitor
Brazil neglecting culture in quest for power?
Walter Rodgers
Faith tourist: From Easter at the Vatican to a South Pacific church
Israel's Iranian Jews grapple with possible strike on their homeland
Syrian army fighting rebels days before troop pullback (+video)
New smartphones: Lumia 900 best Windows 8 phone yet
Latin America Monitor
Report: US should minimize military aid to Central America, strengthen courts, police
The Masters: Lee Westwood leads, Tiger Woods tied for 29th
We Have a Pope: movie review
Mali's Tuareg rebels claim independence in north
Top Picks: The man behind Elmo, 'I'm Dickens...He's Fenster,' and more
American Idol: Even Jennifer Lopez could not save DeAndre Brackensick (+video)
Africa Monitor
Congo's Bosco, wanted by the ICC, launching rebellion
Terrorism & Security
Arms dealer Viktor Bout, blamed for arming Al Qaeda, receives 25 years in prison (+video)
Easter's call to 'love your enemies'
Keep Calm
Good Reads: Weighing the tactics in battles over drones, hackers, and abortion rights
Obama, Romney agree: All-male Augusta golf club should allow women (+video)
Tax VOX
Should states pay bonds to knock down buildings?
Gold prices recover, but still down for week