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20 most obscure team nicknames in pro sports
Most pro team nicknames make sense at some level. But there are a fair number of head-scratching nicknames. Here are 20 with explanations on their selection:
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4 ways US can boost cyber security
The US needs a proactive cyber foreign policy that goes beyond naming and shaming. Here are four steps the US can take to bolster its diplomatic efforts to address cybersecurity threats.
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Are you a savvy global traveler? Take the quiz
How much of a savvy traveler are you? Take our quiz!
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Bestselling books the week of 3/10/13, according to IndieBound*
See what's selling in bookstores across America.
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Five energy challenges for Venezuela
With the passing of Hugo Chávez, the issue of what Venezuela chooses to do with its oil moves to center stage for the energy industry – and for environmentalists. Here are five energy challenges that Venezuela will have to face.
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Conservative bishops propose a competing North American Anglican church
Recent moves within the American Anglicanism, like recognizing an openly gay bishop, lead some traditionalists to set up a new church.
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The abundant fossil fuel you’ve never heard of
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World
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Will NATO do more for Obama?
Obama's popularity abroad may not get him the extra forces in Afghanistan from NATO allies.
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Is lobster the new turkey for Thanksgiving?
Cornish hens and Tofurkey also vie as holiday dishes.
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My encounter with actor Kiefer Sutherland at the airport
I approach the actor with stealth, as befits the star of the TV series, ‘24.’
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On the trail of the blue butterfly
Travelers to Costa Rica discover that butterflies continually capture their attention.
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How air imperils the sea
Rising levels of carbon dioxide make oceans more acidic, putting shellfish, corals, and more at risk.
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Reviews of "I See You Everywhere" and "The Flying Troutmans"
Two new novels center on the complex, competitive love between sisters.
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Latin jitters over Obama's free-trade policies
Business elites and conservative governments worry about his opposition to free-trade deals.
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Can more spending revive the American dream?
Why any new stimulus plan should boost spending on infrastructure and education.
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With crisis spreading, G-20 leaders eye quick relief
The G-20 nations, representing most of the world's economy and population, are convening with the knowledge that they will sink or swim together.
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Obama’s emerging foreign policy team faces a troubled world
The goal is continuity in international relationships with a clear break from Bush’s approach.
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More Mail Bag matches
Readers write about the pen pals they found through the Monitor's old Mail Bag column.
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Who says the young don't read?
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World
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Global survey: youths see spiritual dimension to life
In the most ambitious such review to date, young people in 17 countries most often defined spirituality as belief that life has a purpose, belief in God, and being true to one's inner self.
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Climate change threatening lemmings
The Arctic rodents, often mistakenly believed to be suicidal, have stopped experiencing their characteristic population booms.
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What Obama’s election means abroad
Barack Obama’s victory was met with euphoria in many nations by those who see him as restoring their faith in American ideals.
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Be a fugitive slave for a night in “Escape on the Underground Railroad”
Cleveland offers the historically curious a sample of the heart-pounding panic, anger, and tears of escaped slaves making their way to freedom in Canada
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Will Canadian educational beacon go dark?
A unique adventure tourism site in New Brunswick is run entirely by students. But its founder is retiring.
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Reporters on the Job
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Opinion: A closing argument for John McCain
His mettle has been tested; he's ready to lead.
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