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Monitor Articles for September 5, 2012
Bill Clinton: Obama 'laid the foundation for prosperity'
Want a smartphone for Christmas? Choices will be dizzying.
Stocks close mixed with a warning from FedEx
Hillary Clinton in East Timor, hoping to lend stability to Asia's poorest country (+video)
Secret Service investigating reported theft of Romney's tax records
Fossils are a 'Frankensaur' says paleontologist (+video)
Democratic convention: Clinton will say Obama 'put a floor under the crash'
Drug trafficking dampens Colombia, FARC peace talks
Standing for their men: Did Ann Romney or Michelle Obama win over moms? (+video)
Horizons
Apple, FBI play down alleged Anonymous hack
Vacation danger: Is cruise ship liable for perils on shore excursions?
Toothbrush-wielding, spacewalking astronauts repair space station
Tax VOX
Mandates vs. tax subsidies: Which encourages more saving?
Thirty-five years after launch, Voyager 1 set to exit solar system
Rahm Emanuel: Chicago mayor shifting to pro-Obama super PAC
Horizons
Meet the Lumia 920 and 820, Nokia's first Windows Phone 8 handsets
Dallas Cowboys vs. NY Giants: Who else to watch in NFL Week 1?
Stir It Up!
Blueberry slump
From foe to ally: Why Bill Clinton is coming to Obama's rescue (+video)
Opinion:
Defenders of the 'Chinese way' are off the mark
Modern Parenthood
Michelle Obama speech: Adds Dad to Ann Romney’s tired mom
In Gear
Electric cars are becoming everyday vehicles
Decoder Wire
Kal Penn of 'Harold & Kumar' at convention: killing it or buzzkill?
Latin America Monitor
In earthquake-ready Costa Rica, quake size rattles (+video)
Global News Blog
Jerusalem: Why Israelis and Palestinians, Democrats and Republicans fight over it
Opinion:
China territorial disputes: a warning in the history of Imperial Japan
Bestselling books the week of 9/6/12, according to IndieBound
The Monitor's View:
Why trust eludes GOP, Democrats at political conventions
5 novels you must read this fall
Briefing:
Obama vs. Romney 101: 4 ways they differ on climate change
Decoder Wire
Is Mitt Romney really gaining ground among women?
Hillary Clinton vs. Condi Rice: Who gets the 'most traveled' crown?
US to judge: Ignore BP claims of Gulf's 'robust recovery' after spill
Chapter & Verse
Yet more literary furor over fake book reviews
Latin America Monitor
Mexico scrambles for eggs amid shortage
Chapter & Verse
Amish fiction remains a big draw in an era of 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
Paper Economy
Mortgage rates fall to 3.66 percent
Where does the solar system end? Voyager 1 probe to find out, eventually. (+video)
'No Easy Day': Pentagon has 'very serious concerns' about secrets in book (+video)
College graduates save by heading home
Costa Rica earthquake: scientists saw it coming
Toothbrush used for vital space station repairs (+video)
Man swallows diamond worth almost $14,000
Strong 7.6 earthquake shakes Costa Rica, buildings collapsed
Editor's Blog
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Sheriff describes Ohio Amish beard-cutting 'hate crime'
Horizons
Is voicemail on the way out?
Culture Cafe
'Looper,' starring Bruce Willis, could be one of September's best movies
ECB's Draghi said to push unlimited bond buying
Opinion:
An Israeli strike won’t delay Iran’s nuclear weapons program. It will start it.
Obama speech moves indoors. Would there have been empty seats?
Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story
Robert Reich
The week's biggest political news. Nope, not conventions.
Costa Rica rattled by 7.6 earthquake, tsunami warning issued
Nancy Pelosi sticks up for Obama: We are better off than four years ago
With shakeup, British government runs to the right
Decoder Wire
Bill Clinton's speech: Can he live up to all the hype?
Colombia to begin peace talks with the FARC, but no cease-fire
Reader recommendation: A Moveable Feast
Europe's financial crisis: Waiting for ECB to ride to the rescue
Stefan Karlsson
Are attacks on the Romney/Ryan budget fair?
Stir It Up!
Travel: Vietnam and sour tamarind soup with prawns
Change Agent
Six solutions to lifting the world's farm workers out of poverty
Egypt's Morsi says time for change in Syria
Terrorism & Security
South China Sea dispute: China says it will work with neighbors
Stuck bolt on ISS: Astronauts didn't bring any WD-40
Hamas: An Islamist party tries to regain its luster
Masked assassin opens fire during speech by new Quebec leader (+video)
McDonald's to open vegetarian-only restaurants in India (+video)
Division or divine vision?
Clinton in China: The US and China 'are still talking' (+video)
FedEx earnings cut; weak global economy to blame
Focus
Is top-ranked Massachusetts messing with education success?
Focus
One tactic to shrink achievement gap: tackle 'summer learning loss'
The Simple Dollar
Extra rooms? Rent them out.
Michelle Obama's big speech: How did she do? (+video)
Horizons
iPhone 5 unveiling set for Sept. 12