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Backchannels Inside AIPAC and out, Obama's opponents turn up the heat

Attack ads from lobbying groups, warnings of nuclear doom from GOP hopefuls, and saber-rattling from the punditocracy surround AIPAC's annual meeting.
Opinion Christmas gift to America 20 years ago – a Russia to be thankful for

When the Soviet Union collapsed 20 years ago on Christmas, doomsayers had a field day. But seen strictly from the perspective of what matters most to Americans, the good news is that the nightmares that experts realistically expected about Russia have not happened.
12/25/2011 09:00 am
Backchannels Iraq war: Predictions made, and results

A look back at some of the predicted US outcomes for the Iraq war, and what happened.
12/22/2011 12:04 pm
Backchannels Obama taking heat for asking for US drone back? Pay little heed.

The loss of a stealth drone that was spying on Iran isn't the disaster some make it out to be. And if you think Obama's request for it back was awkward, remember what JFK did after we lost a spy plane.
12/15/2011 03:17 pm
Terrorism & Security Iran's keeping the US drone. But can they figure it out? (VIDEO)

Many commentators argue that the RQ-170 'Beast of Kandahar' drone is too advanced for Iran to reverse-engineer.
12/13/2011 08:13 am
Halliburton 'destroyed' evidence after Gulf oil spill, BP charges

BP alleges that Halliburton, a subcontractor working on the Deepwater Horizon rig, destroyed evidence pertaining to what might have caused the explosion that triggered the Gulf oil spill.
12/06/2011 12:45 pm
Supreme Court to weigh: Can man sue Secret Service agents in Dick Cheney case?

Two Secret Service agents arrested a Colorado man who criticized US policy in Iraq during a public appearance by Dick Cheney in 2006. The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take the case.
12/05/2011 12:34 pm
5 great gift book ideas: something for everyone

Got a sports fan on your gift list? An Angophile? An art lover? No problem. Here are some gift book ideas that should allow you to please everyone on your shopping list this year.
12/02/2011 12:24 pm
Mikhail Gorbachev: We should have preserved the Soviet Union

On the 20th anniversary of the Soviet Union's collapse, former President Mikhail Gorbachev says the US should have backed his promotion of perestroika, or political and economic reforms. He says that Vladimir Putin is dragging Russia backward.
10/13/2011 02:28 pm
Bill Clinton marks 20th anniversary of presidential bid this weekend

You can almost hear Fleetwood Mac's 'Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow' in the background as the former First Couple prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of Bill Clinton’s announcement of his presidential candidacy in Little Rock, Ark., this weekend.
09/30/2011 10:41 am
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.'
09/27/2011 10:58 am
Bestselling books the week of 9/22/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
09/20/2011 05:23 pm
Robert Reich The Republican weapon of mass cynicism

77 percent of Americans mistrust the government. But a lack of faith is bad for all of us.
09/16/2011 03:00 pm
Green Economics NASCAR goes green

Will fans follow suit?
09/13/2011 05:00 pm
Bestselling books the week of 9/15/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
09/13/2011 03:43 pm
Top Picks: Remembering 9/11

'Engineering Ground Zero' on PBS, The New York Philharmonic plays Mahler's Resurrection Symphony also on PBS, Paul McCartney's 'Concert for New York City' on Showtime, and more.
09/08/2011 01:19 pm
Bestselling books the week of 9/9/11, according to IndieBound

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America
09/07/2011 05:44 pm
Opinion The decade since 9/11 has eroded – and confirmed – American values

US actions over the past 10 years have called into question America’s commitment to justice, freedom, and respect for human rights. But the decade has also confirmed how resilient the country's democratic values really are.
09/07/2011 02:59 pm
Monitor Breakfast A decade after 9/11, cyberattack is biggest worry, says Janet Napolitano

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the US has become 'categorically safer' since 9/11. Cyberterrorism now tops the list of security concerns, she said at a recent Monitor breakfast.
09/06/2011 05:50 pm
Looking back: The Monitor's coverage of 9/11

Ten years ago, The Monitor had recently moved into a renovated newsroom on the second floor of the venerable Christian Science Publishing Society in Boston. It featured new, modular desks, carpeting instead of linoleum, and many large TV monitors hung from the ceiling. They were tuned to various network and cable channels, but with the sound turned off, normally. So the first indication of a crisis on 9/11 was a chilling silent image of smoke billowing from the North Tower of the World Trade Center, an image that spread from screen to screen across the newsroom. When the second plane hit, 17 minutes after the first, it was clear that the United States was under attack. We had four hours till deadline that day. Four hours in which to try to make sense of what had just happened. Reporters, editors, photographers, editorial writers, columnists, feature writers, even editors and writers of the religious article that appears in the Monitor daily, sprang into action. It was the beginning of days, weeks, and months of reporting and analysis of that incident and its aftermath that would follow. The list below represents some of the most significant reporting and writing we did that day and on subsequent days. The 9/11 stories and images are The Monitor's first draft of the history of that moment. Like most first drafts, some could do with some revising now. But give credit to the swiftness with which they had to be written -- especially those produced that first day and week -- and the decades (if not centuries) of accumulated wisdom, knowledge, and expertise they represent on the part of a staff that worked around the clock to bring them to you.
09/06/2011 03:00 pm
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.
09/02/2011 02:04 pm
Chapter & Verse The one truly great – and truly humble – presidential memoir

Ulysses S. Grant may not be remembered as our best president, but his memoir is often cited as the best of all presidential writings.
09/02/2011 11:12 am
Chapter & Verse Condi Rice fires back at Dick Cheney

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joins Colin Powell in protesting claims made by Dick Cheney in his memoir.
09/01/2011 06:26 pm
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.
08/31/2011 03:04 pm
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.
08/30/2011 05:10 pm