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  • Fiscal deal will cost you: 8 tax changes

    [Editor's note: This story was updated on Jan. 2 at 10:00 am ET.]

    Congress has passed a fiscal deal that averts the worst of the tax increases under the "fiscal cliff." But most Americans will still end up paying more in federal taxes. Here are eight tax changes under the fiscal deal that may hit your pocketbook:   

  • 2012's 'good news' stories

    2012 saw jobs returning to the US, health concerns improve in historic numbers, and more.

  • 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.

  • Briefing
    US gun industry by the numbers

    As the debate over gun control rages on, the firearms industry in the United States is thriving. Here are seven key figures. 

  • Top 5 product recalls in US history

    Product recalls happen nearly every day, but these five had a lasting impact. Can you guess which product recall was the most significant?

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Doing Good

 

What happens when ordinary people decide to pay it forward? Extraordinary change...

Estela de Carlotto has spent nearly 34 years searching for her own missing grandson.

Estela de Carlotto hunts for Argentina's grandchildren 'stolen' decades ago

Estela de Carlotto heads the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, who seek to reunite children taken from their mothers during Argentina's military dictatorship with their real families.

 
 
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