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Focus The Monitor's top 11 US stories of 2012
From storms to politics, the year was a wild ride. What are the most meaningful US stories of 2012? Here's the Monitor's list, in roughly chronological order.
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Cuban Missile Crisis: the 3 most surprising things you didn't know
Fifty years ago, the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the United States and the Soviet Union within a hair’s breadth of nuclear war. Here are three things that many Americans don’t know about what historians routinely call “the most dangerous moment in human history.”
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Expert Q&A: Who is Hafiz Saeed and why the $10 million bounty?
For a clearer picture of who Mr. Saeed is, the Monitor talked with a noted scholar and author on the region.
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5 best books by 2012 presidential hopefuls
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Election 101: 11 questions about Rick Perry and his White House bid
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Decoder Wire Five things you may not know about the Fourth
Buried in the history of this annual celebration are some surprises.
09/24/2009 01:55 pm -
Decoder Wire The time-honored practice of Astroturf lobbying
Grass-roots lobbying, or reaching out to potentially sympathetic groups and individuals, has grown into a huge and sophisticated business.
09/24/2009 01:05 pm -
Honduras: Ousted Zelaya predicts attempts to assassinate him
Interim Honduran President Micheletti is downplaying Zelaya's return, though the Brazilian Embassy's utilities were cut off and police beatings have increased.
09/24/2009 01:00 am -
ECONOMIC SCENE: Afghanistan will cost US more than Iraq
Funding for war in Afghanistan will eclipse Iraq for the first time in next year's budget.
09/15/2009 01:00 am -
For Massachusetts mourners, Kennedy was 'one of their own'
The long line of Bay Staters waiting to pay their last respects to the senator Thursday was evidence of the intimate and powerful connection he had with his home state.
08/27/2009 01:00 am -
A short guide to tools for citizen journalists
Before you sign up as an amateur reporter, here are some essentials.
08/12/2009 01:00 am -
Obama strikes note of unity at Mexico summit
Despite human rights concerns, President Obama affirmed support of President Felipe Calderón's aggressive war on drug trafficking during Monday's North America Summit in Guadalajara.
08/10/2009 01:00 am -
Beyond scandal, Paraguay's president faces deeper challenges
The revelation of Fernando Lugo's affairs as a priest may be less of a problem than the stagnation many say characterizes his government.
08/06/2009 01:00 am -
Bill Clinton's 'rock star status' delivers in North Korea
The former president succeeded in securing the release of two American journalists partly because he brought Pyongyang the prestige it craves.
08/05/2009 01:00 am -
Honduras crisis: Critics from both sides slam US
Chief mediator Oscar Arias asked for a 72-hour extension and warned of civil war after talks broke down Sunday.
07/20/2009 01:00 am -
Africans reflect on Obama's 'tough love' message
The president used his first African visit – to the democratic bastion of Ghana – to signal a harder-line US approach to dealing with corrupt African leaders.
07/12/2009 01:00 am -
Clinton's high-wire act on Honduras
US backs Costa Rica's Arias to mediate the crisis, wary of being seen as interfering in the region – as it has in the past.
07/08/2009 01:00 am -
'Multiracial' identity gains acceptance
California considers expanding data on its state forms to allow for multiple answers under race.
07/01/2009 01:00 am -
For Gitmo Uighurs, new life is no walk on the beach
The former detainees, including Uighurs released to Albania, say they are eager to put "terrorist" label behind them.
06/16/2009 01:00 am -
Embargo on Cuba loosens, by stages
But more trade and eased travel restrictions appear unlikely to win much in return from the island nation.
06/12/2009 01:00 am -
How far will Obama's words of respect carry US-Muslim relations?
A new tone can defuse 'residual anger' among Muslims over the Iraq war, but it's likely to hit its limits in dealing with Iran.
06/04/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog OAS welcomes Cuba back after nearly 50 years
Latin American leftist leaders are hailing the Organization of American States' move Wednesday as a symbolic 'end to the cold war.'
06/03/2009 01:00 am -
Will potential US-Cuba thaw dominate OAS meeting?
This week's meeting of the Organization of American States could pave to way to Cuba's reentry into the group after nearly 50 years – and toward lifting the US embargo.
06/02/2009 01:00 am -
Discoveries Is Bolden right for NASA?
05/28/2009 01:00 am -
Atop new NASA leader's agenda: human spaceflight
The Constellation program is gearing up as the shuttle winds down. But other shuttle replacements have been scuttled before.
05/27/2009 01:00 am -
From Albania, freed Guantánamo prisoner watches detainee debate unfold
As Congress worries about the dangerous prisoners, a Chinese Uighur asks: Why not release those deemed innocent?
05/23/2009 01:00 am -
Raúl Castro puts his own stamp on Cuba's leadership
He replaced some of Fidel Castro's protégés in favor of his own allies.
03/04/2009 12:00 am -
Independent Kosovo faces new realities
On its first birthday, Kosovo is coping with widespread unemployment and massive corruption.
02/18/2009 12:00 am -
Global court starts with a fumble. Warlord grins.
Witness recants testimony during start of Congo militia leader Thomas Lubanga's trial.
01/30/2009 12:00 am -
Bolivia sets new global high mark for indigenous rights
A new constitution approved handily Sunday also risks dividing the nation.
01/27/2009 12:00 am
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