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Who's joining Thai protests?

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

More students are marching to unseat Prime Minister Samak, adding to an ideologically mixed coalition of businesspeople, royalists, and academics.

Pakistan: Uproar grows over first ground assault by US troops

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:54:00 -0500

Pakistani military officials fear American intervention in the tribal areas could spark a rebellion, derailing counterterrorism operations.

At peace with the garden

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

This garden may not be ready to grace the cover of a magazine, but it provides joy and understanding.

How getting into a good argument makes us all shine

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

In this political season it's heartening to know that the word 'argue' is rooted in the idea of 'making something clear.'

The goal – satisfying work, or your calling?

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

A Christian Science perspective on daily life.

Rafael Nadal moves relentlessly toward dethroning tennis's reigning king

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

This week will tell whether Roger Federer, the Fred Astaire of tennis, can regain his footing after losing the No. 1 ranking to the hustling Spaniard, or whether a once-in-a-generation shift is under way.

Broadway's 'Rent' exits stage left (thank goodness)

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

I never caught the musical's frenzy, and fans wouldn't cut me slack.

World

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Sarah Palin can have it all

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

I should know. I'm a writer and the mother of 12.

USA

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

How not to rescue the Big Three

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Congress must not loan $25 billion to a US auto industry that isn't doing enough itself.

Etc.

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

A new CD of foot-stomping gospel, a DVD of classic fairy tales with an irreverent twist, a Spanish author's latest love story, and more.

Following the footsteps of Flannery O'Connor

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

On this vacation, he and his wife are visiting the stomping grounds of great writers.

In dispirited Detroit, mayor pleads guilty

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Plea deal ousts Kilpatrick after an eight-month scandal. Interim mayor inherits a city in a slump.

Flooding in India: Why wasn't the government ready?

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Three million people have been displaced. Critics call for more help from the Indian Army.

France gives boost to Israeli-Syrian talks

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

French President Sarkozy, in Damascus this week, was also thought to be seeking Syria's help in dealing with Iran's nuclear program.

Abu Dhabi group makes $354 million bid for English soccer team

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

The move to buy Manchester City is expected to trigger a new spiral in player costs and a fresh backlash to foreign ownership.

Goodbye Raffi, hello hipster!

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Kid's music gets a rock 'n' roll makeover that soothes adults.

Faking it, artfully

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

A Brooklyn museum lifts the curtain on its fake Coptic sculptures and wins praise.

Cheney visit: U.S. treads tightrope on Georgia aid

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

The Bush administration announces $1 billion in aid but no military assistance.

With rousing convention speech, Palin becomes a force in McCain candidacy

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Lukewarm before, conservatives are now ready to work for the GOP ticket, delegates say.

As Gustav evacuees return to New Orleans, a varied homecoming

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Many find their houses are fairly intact. Power loss is still a problem.

Mexico City launches community gardens

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

The 21 community gardens are part of the mayor's bid to improve the city's quality of life.

Reporters on the Job

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Black holes: a sharper view

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

By synchronizing radio telescopes, scientists move one step closer to proving their existence.

Letters to the Editor

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Readers write about separatist provinces, presidential leadership, the Equal Rights Amendment, and cellphones on airplanes.

Pentagon recommends holding US troops levels in Iraq steady until February

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Proposed February troop reduction would coincide with increase in troops sent to Afghanistan.

New helmsman for Pakistan's war on terror

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Asif Ali Zardari leads the race to replace Musharraf in Saturday's presidential election.

Review: 'Trouble the Water'

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Documentary follows the human drama of hurricane Katrina through the eyes of a young married couple from the Lower Ninth Ward.

Review: 'Ping Pong Playa'

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Comedy about a basketball star who gets roped into the family table tennis business is fitfully amusing.

Review: 'I Served the King of England'

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Chaplinesque fable has an airiness that masks its tragic undertow.

Review: 'August Evening'

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Affecting drama about an undocumented farmworker and his widowed daughter-in-law trying to make ends meet.

Israel nudges Egypt to crack down harder on Gaza smugglers

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Networks of tunnels underneath the Egypt-Gaza border are used to ferry everything from food to weapons into the impoverished Gaza Strip.

Pakistani scientist seized in Afghanistan indicted in N.Y. court

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:55:00 -0500

Aafia Siddiqui, who went missing in Pakistan for five years before her arrest, is accused of trying to kill US Army and FBI officers.

NATO ground troops attack Taliban stronghold in Pakistan, officials say

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:24:00 -0500

The raid may be the first time the US has sent troops into Pakistan. Prior attacks attributed to US forces were conducted with drones.

Five steps to abundant fall roses

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Can he stop the sprawl that's eating Hong Kong's harbor?

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Scolded by his mother for ruining her view, Winston Chu took up the battle to save Victoria Harbor. Fourteen years, 1,300 acres, and a death threat later, he's succeeding.

New push to pick the president by popular vote

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

National Popular Vote initiative would change how states cast Electoral College votes.

When the company leaves town

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

A Christian Science perspective on daily life.

Letters to the Editor

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Readers write about Russia's invasion of Georgia and residency laws against sex offenders.

World

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Medvedev's 'principles'

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

In foreign policy, Russia's president is straddling two different centuries.

States make way for low speed vehicles

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

More and more permit them to travel on state roads where speed limits are low.

Reporters on the Job

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Britain mulls windfall tax on oil firms

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

A growing number of lawmakers are calling for energy companies to pay for fuel costs borne by poor Britons.

A new social contract for America

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

The American Dream can't thrive on World War II-era policies.

Obama-Biden, McCain-Palin, and the experience question

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Truman and Reagan showed that character and common sense matter more than a good résumé.

Can McCain rally the GOP?

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

In his speech Thursday he must knit the party together – and reach out to independents.

Gustav holdouts' tales give evacuees pause

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Their experiences could provide valuable lessons about evacuation versus staying put.