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Bestselling books the week of 5/31/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Looking back: The Monitor's coverage of 9/11
A selected archive of The Monitor's coverage of 9/11 and beyond.
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North Korean attack on South Korea: 8 provocations of the past decade
North Korea shelled South Korea Tuesday, killing two South Korean marines and injuring at least two other marines and four civilians. History shows the North is often an instigator.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/31/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Colin Powell is not endorsing Obama or Romney, yet
Colin Powell, former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under George Bush, endorsed Barack Obama four years ago. But Powell says he's "keeping his powder dry" on a presidential endorsement.
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America's open door to Chinese activist Chen
America's tradition of openness led Chen Guangcheng to knock on its embassy door. Now that openness may allow him to study in the US. The strength of many a country lies in being open to people, ideas, and technology.
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Private Empire
Pulitzer Prize-winner Steve Coll takes a close look at secretive behemoth that is Exxon Mobil.
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White House Correspondents Dinner: Obama mocks Romney, Secret Service, himself
Everyone is fair game for humorous jibes at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner. Saturday night was no exception as President Obama and MC Jimmy Kimmel made fun of the political class.
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Backchannels
Iraq war: Predictions made, and results
A look back at some of the predicted US outcomes for the Iraq war, and what happened.
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After Herman Cain, the GOP has a credibility crisis with black voters
Even before Herman Cain suspended his presidential campaign, Republicans faced a crisis with black voters. The GOP has never been able to garner more than 12 percent of the black vote – not with black appointees; not with black candidates. The party needs to become more progressive.
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Colin Powell leadership book due out in 2012
Colin Powell: According to HarperCollins, the book will include his 13 rules of leadership and 'revealing personal stories.'
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The day America changed
A timeline of events on September 11, 2001 and beyond.
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Looking back: The Monitor's coverage of 9/11
A selected archive of The Monitor's coverage of 9/11 and beyond.
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Vox News
Dick Cheney on 'Hannity': Who is he attacking now?
Former Vice President Dick Cheney appeared on Fox News's 'Hannity' to promote his new memoir. On the show, he took aim at President Obama and even President George W. Bush.
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Vox News
Might Dick Cheney really be tried for war crimes?
Lawrence Wilkerson, a former top aide to Colin Powell, with whom Dick Cheney is currently embroiled in a spat, says Cheney fears that very thing. It is highly unlikely, however.
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Vox News
Dick Cheney versus Colin Powell: Memoir feeds the feud.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney's new memoir, 'In My Time,' has passages critical of Colin Powell. The former secretary of State took his shots on Sunday, and Cheney is jabbing back.
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Chapter & Verse
Cheney's memoir: heads really did explode
Critics – including former Secretary of State Colin Powell – fulminate over Dick Cheney's memoir.
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Colin Powell accuses Cheney of taking 'cheap shots'
Colin Powell is dismissing Dick Cheney's criticism of him and others in the former vice president's new memoir.
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Chapter & Verse
Cheney's memoir: few apologies, some evasion, and critical words for Condi Rice
An early review of Cheney's "In My Time" suggests that readers of the memoir will react more with frustration than with anger.
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Chapter & Verse
Is Washington ready for Dick Cheney's explosive memoir?
Cheney dishes on his health, the Sept. 11 attacks, a secret resignation letter, and the mistakes of George Tenet, Colin Powell, and Condoleezza Rice.
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Libya after Qaddafi: We need a plan
Countries that back the NATO campaign in Libya and the Libyan rebels themselves are only starting to plan what's next, even while confidence grows that Qaddafi will be gone.
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The Vote
Is Cheri Daniels a good 'political wife'?
Cheri Daniels, first lady of Indiana, usually keeps a low political profile. But as Gov. Mitch Daniels weighs a presidential run, all eyes will be on her Thursday as she speaks before the state GOP.
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Terrorism & Security
Obama doubles down on refusal to release bin Laden photos
The White House seems to have decided that satisfying skeptics is not worth the risk of releasing 'gruesome' photos of Osama bin Laden, which could enrage radicals.
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Fewer US schools qualify as 'dropout factories'
'Dropout factories,' schools that graduate 60 percent or less of their students, fell to 1,634 in 2009, down from 2,007 in 2002, says a new report. Attention on the dropout problem has led to improvement, analysts say.
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With DADT out of the way, Harvard and military make a great couple
With Harvard welcoming the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) back to campus, the debate over ROTC's place at elite universities roils on. But here is an opportunity to show that the American military and top colleges have a critical partnership that benefits them both – and the US.
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No fly zone over Libya? Obama must take a stand soon.
The US is weighing a no-fly zone in Libya that might prevent Qaddafi from more attacks on rebel forces. Obama must weigh key lessons from history before acting.
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Kennedy Center honors 2010: Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney among five receiving accolades
Kennedy Center honors five in 2010, including Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney, Bill T. Jones, Merle Haggard, and Jerry Herman.
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Colin Powell gives Obama backing on START nuclear deal
Colin Powell and Obama warned of grave consequences if the Senate fails to ratify the New START pact, which would reduce how many strategic warheads the United States and Russia could hold and set up a system so each could inspect and verify the other's arsenal.
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