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Monitor Articles for March 20, 2013
Senate passes short term spending measure
South Korea: Cyberattack traced to Chinese address
Syria: Obama skeptical of a chemical weapon attack by rebels
Colorado: Shooting death precedes governor's gun law signing
Suspected Al Qaeda operative to be tried in Brooklyn court
Will Obama's visit help 'turn the page' for Israel and the Palestinians?
Is Ben Bernanke angling for another four years as Fed chairman?
See, Washington can get along! The government shutdown that didn't happen.
For immigration reform, time could be of the essence
Does it matter who runs US drone program? Pentagon could supplant CIA.
Obama and Netanyahu: In Israel, a show of warmth as region heats up
In Gear
2014 Chevrolet Camaro SS to debut at New York Auto Show
Steubenville's troubling question: Is rape just a part of 'hook-up culture'?
Warming Arctic: Receding ice leaves Hudson Bay polar bears less time to eat
Is a leader from Texas a good fit for the Syrian opposition?
Stocks spike as Fed stands by stimulus
Global News Blog
For Israelis, Obama has finally arrived
Cyberattack shakes South Korea: Could North Korea have pulled it off?
The Monitor's View:
Cyberattack on South Korea needs constructive world response
In Gear
2014 Jaguar XJR to debut at New York Auto Show
Obama NCAA bracket 2013: Why the president likes Indiana
Tacit French support of separatists in Mali brings anger, charges of betrayal
Stefan Karlsson
Cyprus is running out of options
Dr. Ben Carson: Can rising conservative star really fulfill GOP dreams?
HBO show canceled: 'Enlightened' won't return to the network
Decoder Wire
Assault weapons ban shelved. Background checks next? (+video)
Supreme Court rejects environmentalists' plea: why Scalia dissented
Clues sought in shooting death of Colorado prisons chief
Chapter & Verse
Jane Goodall: seeds of plagiarism
12-year-old arrested in Minn. school lockdown after 911 call
Samsung smart watch in the works
Energy Voices
Is the Keystone XL pipeline a diplomatic nightmare?
Top 10 secret menu fast foods
Facebook photo raid? Family says NJ overreacted to boy's Facebook gun photo.
The Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Heart of American Power
Reader recommendation: The Paris Wife
Paper Economy
MBA: Mortgage rates stay flat at 3.67 percent
Global News Blog
Big question mark over what Cyprus can do to escape crisis
Ashley Judd Senate speculation shines light on ambiguous Ky. residency requirements
Mark Sanford inches toward redemption, but tea party dark horse looms
Why party-swapping Charlie Crist could be Florida's next governor
Africa Monitor
Why 'The Terminator' may have surrendered: Turncoats
All signs point to no lethal chemical weapons attack in Syria
Kremlin: No evidence of a crime in whistleblower's suspicious prison death
High school will be lax on Axe body spray no more after student hospitalized
Kentucky upset in NIT first round by Robert Morris
Assault weapons ban shelved: Strong reactions pour in
Steubenville rape trial: why media came under fire – and what is at stake
Chapter & Verse
'Salt Sugar Fat' highlights the questionable ingredients in popular food
Northern Nigerians adapt to life under the gun of Islamist militants
After Aurora, tougher gun control laws passed in Colorado
Opinion:
As a Republican and Iraq war veteran, I support an assault weapons ban
Modern Parenthood
Pink stops concert to be a mom: Comforts crying child, scolds unruly crowd [+video]
Sinkhole swallows pond (video). How does that happen?
Culture Cafe
Patrick Stewart wedding: Ian McKellan says he'll perform the ceremony
Chapter & Verse
Presidential library: Will it be Chicago or Honolulu?
Stir It Up!
M&M, chocolate chip monster cookies
Change Agent
What six piles of pennies can mean in Rwanda: why I Kiva
Terrorism & Security
South Korea cyberattack: whodunit? (+video)
Immigration reform dilemma: Cut family visas to woo computer engineers?
Focus
Obama arrives in a Middle East upended since his 2009 visit
Michelle Shocked concerts canceled. What did she say? (+video)
Carnival cruises canceled. Ship out of service until June. (+video)
Nude beach shut down in Wisconsin on weekdays only
Is good health the natural state of each of us?
Fran Warren dies, leaves 'Sunday Kind of Love' legacy (+video)
The Simple Dollar
Where has all your money gone? Into small, daily purchases.
Opinion:
President Obama's Israel visit highlights common goals and a rare friendship
A witness in Galilee
Rewriting Biblical history? Agriculture might be 5,000 years older than believed.