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Obama or Romney? How 5 undecided voters are making up their minds.
Last month, the Monitor profiled five undecided voters whose allegiances were especially prized because they live in swing states. Now, less than two weeks before Election Day, we check in with them to see what they’re thinking now.
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Foreign affairs: 23 new books I wish Obama and Romney would read
In preparation for the upcoming presidential debate on foreign policy, check out these 23 books that offer the kind of nuance and context mostly overlooked during a campaign.
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Obama or Romney? Why 5 undecided voters are still on the fence.
The presidential election will be decided by a tiny fraction of American voters – those in swing states who have not made up their minds. What are these 1 million people waiting for? The Monitor talked to five undecided voters to find out.
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Roe v. Wade anniversary: Study says 'unsafe' abortions on rise
Roe v. Wade, the landmark legislation legalizing abortion in the United States, marks its 39th year this week. As Americans debate abortion rights in the midst of an election year, a new study indicates abortion rates are steadying worldwide, though the frequency of dangerous abortions is rising. Here are the answers to five questions related to abortion laws globally, and their effects on women.
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Technology 2012: Four tech trends to watch
Technological innovations lay at the heart of many of last year's biggest stories -- from citizen-recorded videos that fanned the flames of the Arab Spring to the social-media organized Occupy movement. So what new technologies – and unexpected uses of them – will change social habits and relationships this year? Here are four 2012 technology trends that are sure to play a role:
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Does Iran play role in Yemen conflict?
Surge of fighting with Yemen rebels has raised concern about a proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia, which has been drawn into the conflict.
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Ida kills 124 in El Salvador, storm could reach US Tuesday
Ida left scores dead in El Salvador and shut down oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane has been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to make landfall in the US Tuesday.
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UN to withdraw 600 staff from Afghanistan after Kabul attack
After attacks in Afghanistan that killed five UN workers last week, the international body announced it is pulling out 600 of its foreign workers while it builds a fortified complex.
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Massachusetts town says yes to Guantánamo detainees
The small college town of Amherst, Mass., voted to accept detainees released from the Guantánamo detention camp in Cuba. Congress has previously voted that Guantánamo detainees will not be allowed to settle in the US.
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Pakistan releases 11 Iranian guards after cross-border incursion
Iran said the guards were just chasing drug dealers when they crossed into Pakistani soil Monday. But some in Pakistan suspect it has to do with last week's deadly suicide bombing in Iran.
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Palestinian TV airs daring satire
A rarity in the mideast, the political show spares no one – but even President Mahmoud Abbas is chuckling.
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Saudi Arabia's new university to let women unveil and study with men
The King Abdullah Science and Technology University opened Wednesday is meant to break ground on Saudi Arabia’s scientific learning and gender norms.
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Clinton and Chavez weigh in on Zelaya’s stealth return to Honduras
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New protests surge in Iran as Ahmadinejad denies Holocaust again
A rally in Iran turned violent Friday as opposition supporters defied warnings and thronged the streets. Meanwhile, President Ahmadinejad repeated his claim that the Holocaust was a lie.
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Indonesia claims to have killed region’s most-wanted terrorist
Police said Thursday they were 90 percent sure they had killed Noordin Mohammed Top, who is suspected of planning every major terrorist attack in Indonesia since 2002. But they have made such claims before, and his death is not confirmed.
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Yemen rejects peace talks with rebels
The country has instead launched fresh attacks on a Houthi stronghold. The conflict threatens to destabilize the country, increasing its potential to become a terrorist haven.
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Truck bomb hits increasingly violent northern Iraq
The attack killed at least 19 people Thursday, two days after another bomb left three US soldiers dead. Insurgents may be moving north as coalition forces push them out elsewhere.
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Massive blast in Afghanistan kills dozens
The bombing in Kandahar – one of the largest in a year – underscores the deteriorating security situation in the country.
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Sri Lanka: Tamil Tiger leader arrest could be key blow
Selvarasa Pathmanathan led the remnants of the rebel organization that was militarily defeated by Sri Lanka three months ago.
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Arafat death probe may appease Fatah's divided delegates
The Palestinian party also extended its historic summit to try to ease disputes that have marred the gathering.
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Drone strike reportedly kills wife of Pakistani Taliban chief
US and Pakistani forces have been homing in on Baitullah Mehsud with missile attacks on his stronghold in South Waziristan.
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Abbas's big move to revamp Fatah
On Tuesday, the Palestinian president convened his party's first congress since 1989 to strengthen its position in negotiations with Israel, Hamas.
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Israel's Jerusalem evictions defy Obama, undermine peace process
The international community objected strongly as Israel moved settlers in and longtime Palestinian residents out.
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Afghan, Pakistani conflicts spilling into Central Asian states?
Tajikistan blames recent attacks at home on fighters fleeing anti-Taliban offensives. Security was the topic at a regional summit in Dushanbe Thursday.
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Egypt's peace role – and its influence – under fire
As one of the few parties to speak to both Israel and Hamas, Cairo sees itself as a natural mediator. But now Turkey has called into question its effectiveness.
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Nigerian militant killed after days of violence
The head of Boko Haram, a militant Islamist movement responsible for attacks this week, was killed. But the police response has raised questions about the use of excessive force.
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Protesters worldwide rally for Iranian opposition
People in more than 80 countries demonstrated against Tehran's crackdown over disputed elections in an 'Iran Global Day of Action.'
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Taliban suicide bombers attack two Afghan cities
The attacks are part of a spike in violence as US troops pour into the country ahead of elections next month.
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Why Palestinian leaders have banned Al Jazeera
Ahead of a major Fatah leadership conference, the Arab TV network reported Tuesday that President Mahmoud Abbas had been involved in an assassination plot against his predecessor, Yasser Arafat.
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China warns citizens in Algeria of Al Qaeda threat
The terrorist group has reportedly vowed to attack Chinese in North Africa to avenge the deaths of Muslim Uighurs in China's Xinjiang Province.
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