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Father's Day: 12 best books for Dad
Check out these 12 books. At least one will be a perfect fit for your dad.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: 12 quotes on his birthday
Here are 12 quotes from America's 35th President.
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Fortune 500: Top 10 companies in 2013
Fortune has released its annual list of the largest corporations in the United States, and there were a few notable changes in this year’s group. Here are the Top 10.
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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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Global News Blog In Iran, death by poison salad and a hair-cream overdose
Iranian whistleblower Dr. Ramin Pourandarjan was killed by a poison salad, says prosecutor, in the fourth explanation of his Nov. 10 death. It's not the first bizarre death in Iranian political circles.
12/03/2009 12:00 am -
Rwanda rebel leaders: US, French, Spanish, and Congo business links
Leaked UN report shows FDLR, a brutal Rwandan rebel group operating in eastern Congo, operates gold, tin, and coltran mines. Key leaders still free in the US and France.
12/02/2009 12:00 am -
ElBaradei leaves nuclear watchdog with legacy of honesty, Iran leniency
Mohamed ElBaradei stepped down from his post at the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA at the end of November. He's been seen both as an honest broker and as being too soft on Iran.
12/02/2009 12:00 am -
Opinion Obama speech: kicking the can down the road in Afghanistan
But at least by establishing a withdrawal date in Afghanistan, Obama put Kabul on notice to start solving its own problems.
12/02/2009 12:00 am -
Obama's speech on Afghanistan war: Will Europe send more troops?
President Obama's speech on Afghanistan at West Point Tuesday is expected to appeal to Europe to match his troop surge. Will Europeans provide 10,000 soldiers?
12/01/2009 12:00 am -
Israel rejects European Union plan to divide Jerusalem
Israel's foreign ministry said a Sweden-led initiative to divide Jerusalem, with East Jerusalem as the eventual Palestinian capital, would marginalize the European Union's ability to foster peace.
12/01/2009 12:00 am -
Medical marijuana gains momentum – 13 states and counting
Support for medical marijuana - and outright legalization - is increasing across the US. But in some California cities, pot dispensaries have become unwelcome.
12/01/2009 12:00 am -
Opinion Swiss minaret ban: Can Europe learn to trust its Muslim citizens?
Switzerland's ban on minarets is based on inflamed stereotypes that Islam is in conflict with Swiss values.
12/01/2009 12:00 am -
The Monitor's View Swiss minaret vote and vague fears about Islam
General concern about creeping Islamic power, rather than a critical national problem with mosques, appears to have produced the Swiss minaret vote banning construction of the towers.
12/01/2009 12:00 am -
Robotic exoskeletons: Suited for superhuman power
Exoskeletons – or wearable robots – strengthen soldiers and mobilize the disabled.
12/01/2009 12:00 am -
Swiss minaret ban reflects European fear of Islam
The Swiss vote to ban minarets comes at a time when Muslim populations are growing and Europeans worry about losing traditional Christian culture.
11/30/2009 12:00 am -
Opinion The Protestant debate over justification: Here I stand.
Ignorance about how we get right with God has weakened the church. We must reassert that we're saved by faith alone.
11/30/2009 12:00 am -
Why Morocco went Hollywood
For decades, it's been a stand-in for Saudi Arabia, Tibet, Egypt, the American West – and now, Iraq.
11/30/2009 12:00 am -
Swiss vote to ban minarets showcases new populism
More than 57 percent of Swiss residents who voted Sunday – a majority in 22 out of the country's 26's cantons – approved a proposal to ban the construction of new minarets.
11/29/2009 12:00 am -
Why debt at Dubai World is shaking world financial markets
As conglomerate Dubai World delays debt payments, most analysts look for Arab Monetary Fund to step in to avert a crisis in financial markets. That's not likely, though, until Sunday.
11/27/2009 12:00 am -
Thanksgiving Day: Pilgrims were a surprisingly worldly, tolerant lot
Pilgrims who braved the Mayflower were profoundly shaped by their 11 years in Leiden, Netherlands, where they arrived 400 years ago this year. Deeply devout, they were also some of the most tolerant among Puritan groups who headed to the new world.
11/25/2009 12:00 am -
Opinion Middle East power shifting to Turkey and Iran
President Obama and the West need to adjust accordingly.
11/25/2009 12:00 am -
Too Much Happiness
A new collection of nine short stories from a master of the genre.
11/25/2009 12:00 am -
Snapdragons are simply irresistible
Hybridization has brought new heat-tolerance, cold-tolerance, sturdy habits, and stunning colors to snapdragons, making them irresistible to gardeners.
11/25/2009 12:00 am -
US to specify target for emissions cuts, at talks on global warming
A Senate bill's target for emission cuts is akin to level US is likely to offer in Copenhagen. Ahead of the global warming talks, other nations have been waiting to see US target.
11/23/2009 12:00 am -
Opinion Tempest over Thierry Henry's handball in Ireland-France soccer match: Get over it.
Irish fans should give up their hopes of a rematch and simply accept, no matter how much it hurts, that France won by breaking the rules.
11/23/2009 12:00 am -
Horizons Large hadron collider awakens after long repair outage
On Friday, scientists took the Large Hadron Collider for a whirl. Further tests will come in 10 to 15 days.
11/23/2009 12:00 am -
New Moon opening night: In India, a teen's online petition brings series to the big screen
New Moon opening night is Dec. 4 in India. The first movie, which Ritisha Mishra petitioned for, opens Nov. 20.
11/20/2009 12:00 am -
Global News Blog Putin seals Russia-Ukraine gas deal, boosting EU energy security
Russia made unexpected concessions to Ukraine, averting a winter gas stand-off. Some saw a second deal: Vladimir Putin supporting Yulia Tymoshenko to sideline her rival, pro-West President Viktor Yushchenko.
11/20/2009 12:00 am -
Opinion The real reason Iran can't be trusted
As they confront Iran's nuclear aims, negotiators must mind the Shiite doctrine of deceit called 'taqiyya.'
11/20/2009 12:00 am
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