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Monitor Articles for June 26, 2012
Egyptian court: Army can't arrest civilians
Monster wildfire rages in Colorado (+video)
Will Russia discuss Syria? It appears so.
Panguite: Ancient mineral newly discovered
Debby is downgraded, but it's still raining (+video)
Tax VOX
Congressional senior moment? Flip-flopping on Bowles-Simpson
Pride-themed, Rainbow-colored Oreo stirs up more than milk
In win for Obama, EPA regulations on emissions upheld by appeals court
Global News Blog
UK's thoroughly modern royals? Not exactly. Commoner Kate has to curtsy.
How Obama wins on Arizona immigration
Latin America Monitor
Another 'coup' coming in Latin America? Bolivia police strike enters sixth day.
The Simple Dollar
Check out your local library: It's not just for books anymore
The Vote
Courting the cookie vote: Obama vs. Romney in the presidential bake-off
Is today's Democratic primary the last hurrah for Rep. Charles Rangel?
Debby puts a damper on Florida vacations
Astronomers find humongous galaxy cluster, thanks to gravitational lensing
Why Washington springs leaks in election season
Culture Cafe
Jena Malone is considered for a pivotal 'Hunger Games' role
Bestselling books the week of 6/28/12, according to IndieBound*
The Passage of Power
Reader recommendation: The Christian Science Monitor
Latin America Monitor
How Mexicans are reacting to US Supreme Court's ruling on Arizona immigration law
Can the US and Russia save the UN cease-fire monitoring mission in Syria?
After 15 years, Aung Sun Suu Kyi and Nazi resistance figure Hessel finally meet
The Reformed Broker
Dr. Seuss takes on Chancellor Merkel
Students set new human-powered helicopter flight record
In Israel, a push to learn Arabic
Stir It Up!
Garlic cilantro fries
Double the sales tax? Japanese see hit to wallets, little impact on national debt
Chinese food like you've never seen it before
Pentagon dilemma: More privacy in barracks linked to more sexual assault
Terrorism & Security
Indian arrested for Mumbai massacre implicates Pakistan military
Decoder Wire
Was Obama booed over Youkilis joke? The perils of talking sports on the stump
Opinion:
'Elite' Supreme Court sides with science and juveniles
The Monitor's View:
Supreme Court ruling on life sentences for young criminals
Chapter & Verse
In Brazil's prisons, inmates shorten sentences by reading
Stefan Karlsson
Eastern Europe's coming labor force implosion
Opinion:
Supreme Court immigration ruling: A win for Arizona, a call to action for Congress
Why tropical storm Debby is such a wet, sloppy slow poke
Not all states with immigration laws will backpedal after Supreme Court ruling
Jerry Sandusky's adopted son lied to grand jury, now says he was molested
Modern Parenthood
Travel with toddlers: Six tips for avoiding airplane meltdowns
Democracy in Paraguay: at work or under threat?
Supreme Court to rule on health-care reform ... then what?
Donald Marron
On Orbitz, Windows users directed to cheaper hotels
Dole salad recall 2012 hits bagged lettuce at Wal-Mart, Kroger
Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. confirms possible two-way split
'The Receptionist': 6 memories from working at The New Yorker
'All Roads Lead to Austen': 4 stories from reading Jane in Latin America
What causes the '7 minutes of terror' in Mars Rover landing? (+video)
Backchannels
Chemical weapons raise the stakes in Syria
Condoleezza Rice as VP? 'There is no way that I will do this' (+video)
Change Agent
Blow-up solar lantern lights up Haiti's prospects
Facebook changed everyone's e-mail address without asking. Here's why.
Horizons
Yammer: Microsoft's billion-dollar social bid
The Vote
Obama gets green-carpet treatment in Boston, as dollars roll in
Greece names new finance minister
Chapter & Verse
A smart female detective on the job in a grim New Orleans
Colorado wildfires keep Pikes Peak railway closed (+videos)
Opinion:
Why the Supreme Court ruling on immigration is a clear rebuke to Arizona
Pearl S. Buck: 12 memorable quotes on her birthday
Resolving conflict between Turkey and Syria
The Daily Reckoning
C'est la vie: French emphasize food, gossip over economics, war
As Sony struggles, many see cautionary tale for Japan
Condors threatened by 'epidemic' lead poisoning from hunters' bullets (+video)
Sheryl Sandberg becomes Facebook's first board woman
4 World Trade Center: Last mammoth steel beam set in 72-story tower
Why Turkey is holding back, for now, after Syria downed its jet
Sea level in Northeastern US rising more than three times faster than global average (+video)
Decoder Wire
What Supreme Court decision will have most political impact? Not health care
Michael Phelps starts his push for London at US Olympic swim trials
Tropical storm Debby: Flooding forces I-10 closure in Florida (+video)
Is the US tax system fair?
Immigration ruling leaves Arizona police wondering: Now what?
Latin America Monitor
Reporter's notebook: Why Mexico City airport shooting is so troubling
Robert Reich
SB 1070 and the fight over patriotism
Cyprus seeks bailout, following Spain. Who's next?
Syria's chemical weapons: How secure are they?