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The 25 best movie musicals of all time
The American Film Institute picks the best song-and-dance stories ever put on film.
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Briefing
Chechnya: How a remote Russian republic became linked with terrorism
The main suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing are two brothers from Chechnya, a Russian republic that has been the scene of cyclical revolts and brutal crackdowns for the past 200 years.
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Thomas Jefferson: 16 quotes on his birthday
Here are 16 quotes to mark the birthday of American founding father Thomas Jefferson.
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3 of spring's most anticipated novels
From the latest novel by Pulitzer Prize-winner Elizabeth Strout to a new novel by legendary author James Salter, this fiction roundup includes some of spring's most anticipated titles.
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International Women's day: 3 challenges women face around the world
Issues such as violence, inequality at work, and traditional expectations confront women on every continent around the world. Here is a sampling of challenges women faced this year:
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Opinion: EU should welcome Ukraine as a partner for Europe's own good
Ukraine is important to Europe as a source of economic growth and energy security, as well as a bridge to Russia. Western interests and values are best served by engaging Ukraine as a solid European partner.
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Long Shot
In 'Long Shot,' 12-time all-star Mike Piazza recounts his unlikely path from suburban Philadelphia to the big leagues and even how it led to a trip to the Vatican.
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Energy Voices How high oil prices lead to financial collapse
Financial collapse is related to high oil prices, Tverberg writes, and also to higher costs for other resources as we approach their limits.
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Latin America Monitor Knowing neighbors through art: Rio houses new Latin American art museum
Rio de Janeiro’s Latin American contemporary art museum aims to spark dialogue among artists across the diverse region.
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Clean fuel regulations: EPA, oil industry vie over effect on gas prices
EPA on Friday proposed new regulations to require refineries to make cleaner gasoline. The cost? EPA says less than a penny a gallon. Oil industry says nine cents a gallon – and higher gas prices.
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Modern Parenthood 4,109 miles from home, expat couple in Norway role plays each other's family members
Expat couples heading abroad leave behind a support network of friends and family. To fill in those roles, expat couples become one another's action-movie obsessed brother, chatty sister, or stew-cooking mom.
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Put your orchids on ice
They're not as fragile as you think. and here's how to help them thrive.
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Energy Voices Cyprus gets bailout offer from Russian gas giant Gazprom
Cyprus could get an economic boost from Russia's Gazprom if Cyprus is willing to sell exploration rights to the promising offshore natural gas deposits in the Mediterranean Sea, Kennedy writes.
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With Cyprus desperate for bailout help, Russia plays hardball
Russia is worried about an economic meltdown on Cyprus, which hosts both Russian corporations and bank accounts. But so far, it has yet to bite on the Cypriot finance minister's offers.
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Opinion: President Obama's Israel visit highlights common goals and a rare friendship
President Obama will be welcomed in Israel today by a spirit of friendship built on shared values, opposition to a pursuit of nuclear weapons by Iran, and commitment to a peaceful solution with the Palestinians. Such cooperation is not common in the Middle East.
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The Monitor's View: Euro crisis: Why a Cyprus bailout must be seen as 'fair'
As Europe tackles its latest euro crisis, a Cyprus bailout deal must follow the path of being perceived as 'fair.' A tax on small-time savers isn't seen that way.
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Energy Voices Behind the oil boom lurks oil well depletion
Recent oil discoveries sound large, Cobb writes, but, when put into the context of how much we consume, they won’t extend the oil age by much. Current oil wells are constantly being depleted.
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How European Catholics see Pope Francis
The more devout and orthodox the believer, the more likely they are to welcome the pope, but even liberal Catholics are willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
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Will Jesuit identity help Pope Francis repair 'fractured church'?
The Catholic Church is getting not only its first Latin American pope, but its first Jesuit leader. He hails from an order known for outreach and fresh thinking.
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Pope Francis signals core mission – returning Catholics to the church (+video)
In his first blessing from the Vatican balcony, Pope Francis spoke of the 'evangelization' of Rome, a clear sign he would carry on the 'New Evangelization' legacy of John Paul II and Benedict XVI.
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Robert Reich Deficits are not the real economic problem
The biggest economic problems we face are unemployment, stagnant wages, slow growth, and widening inequality, Reich writes, not deficits.
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France dials up pressure on US to arm Syrian rebels
France and Britain are pushing the European Union to drop an embargo against arming Syrian rebels. Their push is at odds with with current US policy.
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Argentine pope: A reflection of Catholicism 'south of the equator'
Residents of Buenos Aires met the papal announcement with surprise, checking smartphones in the street and asking each other if the news was true.
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Louis Agassiz: Creator of American Science
A new biography sheds light on some of the 'undelightful' aspects of the life and work of eminent Swiss zoologist, glaciologist, and paleontologist Louis Agassiz.
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Pope Francis: representative of God - and Latin America?
Pope Francis is the first Latin American pope, a prospect that fills many in the region with hopes for better representation of their concerns at the Vatican.
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Stocks up; Dow on longest streak since '96
Stocks closed up on Wall Street Wednesday with the Dow Jones industrial average notched its ninth gain in a row, giving the index its longest winning streak in more than sixteen years. Demand for stocks has been propelled this year by optimism that the housing market is recovering and that companies have started to hire.
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The Monitor's View: Recalculating the privacy debate after Google Maps penalty
Google's string of privacy invasions reveals a need to rethink privacy and end a piecemeal, reactive approach. Asserting privacy as an asset would help.
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Pope Francis emerges to cheers of 'Viva il Papa'
The selection of Jorge Bergoglio, a Jesuit from Argentina, to be the next head of the Catholic Church electrified Rome.
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Comandante
Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez was ‘this close’ to being a dictator.
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Neanderthals were more visual, less social, say scientists
An analysis of Neanderthal skulls suggests that Neanderthal brains had bigger visual-processing regions than their Homo sapiens counterparts, but that left them with less space for social cognition.
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