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Monitor Articles for June 25, 2012
Obama: Outsourcing is part of Romney's 'economic vision'
Tropical Storm Debby drenches Florida's Gulf Coast (+video)
Turkey aims for NATO help with Syria (+video)
Where's Mars? Look for the moon first.
Fighting Western wildfires: Does Forest Service have enough air power? (+video)
Giant cross on government land: Supreme Court declines cases, for now
The Simple Dollar
Seek out community newspapers for free activities and coupons
Supreme Court strikes down Montana law, reaffirming Citizens United
Sen. Marco Rubio: Immigration 'not easily solved' on campaign trail
US lies low on Egypt, acting behind the scenes. Is that approach wise?
Military veterans to get priority for police jobs under COPS grants
Rising sea levels: Is global warming making the US East Coast a 'hot spot?' (+video)
In Gear
Where are car repairs the most expensive?
Supreme Court bars mandatory life sentences for juveniles
Decoder Wire
How much can a president alter the economy? New poll results.
Ugliest Dog contest: 'Mugly' had the name, now he gets the prize
Listening and Longing: Music Lovers in the Age of Barnum
Reader recommendation: The Horus Killings
Ponytail punishment: Utah mom upset over judge's hair-cut ruling
Weary investors sell stocks as Spain seeks help
Ashton Eaton savors new world record in decathlon (+video)
Arizona: Did Supreme Court take the steam out of states' immigration activism?
California Condors face 'epidemic' lead poisoning, finds study
Modern Parenthood
Tropical Storm Debby reminds mom of her Haiti ‘hurricane box’
Backchannels
The political circus and spin after Muslim Brotherhood's Egypt presidential win
Chinese spacecraft captured by Earthbound photographers
Culture Cafe
Aaron Sorkin's 'The Newsroom' gets off to a shaky start
The Entrepreneurial Mind
From conception to creation, an entrepreneur’s journey to success
Ruling on Arizona immigration law: Both sides claim victory
Twisted light could let you download 70 DVDs per second
Colorado wildfires move toward US Air Force Academy (+videos)
Culture Cafe
Legendary director Martin Scorsese discusses 'The Age of Innocence'
Tropical storm Debby lashes across Florida, spares Gulf oil rigs (+videos)
Stir It Up!
Strawberry mint lemonade
The Monitor's View:
Supreme Court ruling on Arizona law must lead to 'civil discourse' on illegal immigration
Most of Arizona immigration law cannot stand, Supreme Court rules
Syrian Army defections probably not decisive
Indie workers: Is self-employment the new norm?
Venus Williams suffers 1st round defeat at Wimbledon
15 biggest moments for women in the Olympics
Why Sandusky investigation lasted two years before charges brought
Israel and Russia: Trade and restive Arab world outweigh differences on Iran
Stop fretting over the wrong gadget specs
Does Mars' interior hold huge reservoirs of water? Martian meteorites say yes. (+video)
Opinion:
Beyond Supreme Court ruling: Romney, Obama, and America don't get Hispanics
Man recounts collision with whale that sunk his boat
Syria's downing of Turkish jet unlikely to pull NATO into Syrian conflict (+video)
Ready for a self-driving car? Check your driveway.
Latin America Monitor
Beneath Argentina's growth, economic fault lines simmer
Stefan Karlsson
Given political restraints, the Fed has little actual power
Spain makes official debt bailout request
Change Agent
How to build a 'bike train'
Chapter & Verse
88 books that shaped America
Stonehenge built as a symbol of peace and unity, British researchers suggest
10 quotes from George Orwell on his birthday
Latin America Monitor
Paraguay impeaches President Fernando Lugo: reactions at home and abroad
Opinion:
A more divisive, political US Supreme Court? Think again.
The Reformed Broker
Institutional investors join the 'revolution'
Modern Parenthood
Snooki and Miley Cyrus: helping teens evaluate pop star behavior
US track and field trials: Familiar names contend, but one event could end with a coin toss
Supreme Court upholds parts of tough Arizona immigration law
213 miles up, Chinese astronauts achieve milestone (+Video)
Sea levels rising on US East Coast much faster than global average (+video)
Opinion:
The other victim in the Sandusky verdict: Mike McQueary, the Good Soldier
In remote China, plant hunters seek clues to climate change
Is Rafael Nadal ready for a third Wimbledon title?
Poll: Supreme Court ruling on Arizona immigration may alienate Latino voters
Donald Marron
Money memes: Financial repression and China’s extractive elite
Modern Parenthood
Summer jobs: Four tips for beating teen unemployment and boredom
Saudi Arabia to allow women to compete for the first time
Police arrest key Indian suspect in Mumbai attack
Latin America Monitor
Galapagos giant tortoise Lonesome George dies after not so lonely life (+video)
Bernard Madoff victims to get $405M in settlement
Egypt's Mohamed Morsi wants to renew ties with Iran
Terrorism & Security
Three top Syrian officers defect to Turkey. How bad for Assad?
Tropical Storm Debby swamping Florida with heavy rains (+video)
Colorado faces worst wildfire season in a decade (+video)
Economist Mom
The national debt as a high school subject
Top Picks: a Whole Foods summer initiative, a 1980s miniseries, and more
30-year mortgage rate falls to record 3.66 percent
Stir It Up!
Meatless Monday: Asian purple cabbage salad with a creamy cilantro vinaigrette
Who's at the head of your table?
Readers Write: Saudi Arabia isn't model for reform; Flawed logic on texting and driving