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5 national security issues next president must tackle
President Obama and Mitt Romney battle over foreign policy issues in the third and final presidential debate. No matter who wins the presidential election November 6, Mr. Romney or Mr. Obama will have to confront five urgent national security issues in the first weeks of his term.
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Fall books: 19 smart nonfiction picks
Here are 19 fall 2012 nonfiction titles worth checking out.
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Briefing
Defense cuts: three things Americans should know
The US House approved a bill in July that’s likely to spark a showdown on military spending.
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Looking back: The Monitor's coverage of 9/11
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In Pictures: 50th anniversary of the Berlin Wall
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U.S. to open Berlin embassy on symbolic land
German critics have lambasted the building's design ahead of its festive July 4 inauguration.
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German bunker tour offers return to cold war
A bunker designed to shelter 400 people for two weeks – including the leader of the former East German state – opens for tours in August.
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On the road – from Germany to Cambodia – in a communist jalopy
Towed by camels and laughed at by pedestrians, the lowly Trabant is a modern-day Marco Polo for a good cause.
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Along U.S.-Mexican border, an erratic patchwork fence
At the border near Naco, Arizona, there are as many kinds of fences as there are ways over them.
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People can change
A Christian Science perspective on daily life.
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Where U.S.-Mexico border fence is tall, border crossings fall
In Yuma, Ariz., border patrol agents tout the success of a high triple-and double-layered wall. But such a fence is unlikely to stretch the entire border.
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Cai Guo-Qiang has a blast with explosive art
The Chinese artist, whose pyrotechnics will feature heavily at the Beijing Olympic ceremonies, is the focus of a major exhibition at New York's Guggenheim Museum. His favorite medium: gunpowder.
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Why Kosovo's independence bid is unique
Effort may lack UN legality, but is politically practical, say many diplomats, despite Serb anger.
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State elections a test for Germany's left
Members of former East Germany's ruling communist party could emerge as a powerful force in Sunday polls.
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