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Top 5 bull markets since 1929
The bull market that started in 2009 is currently the fifth most spectacular rise in stock prices since at least 1929. Can you guess which bull markets have been even more impressive?
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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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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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'A Spoonful of Sugar': 7 stories from a British nanny
From nanny training to her charges' hijinks, Brenda Ashford, Britain's longest-serving nanny, shares her stories in "A Spoonful of Sugar."
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10 influential authors who came to the US as immigrants
These 10 immigrant authors have all made significant contributions to US literature and culture.
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Medvedev visit to Germany raises hope for new era
Russia's new president arrives in Berlin Thursday for his first official visit to the West.
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World
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Food crisis softens resistance to genetically modified (GM) food
At Rome summit, UN calls for $20 billion a year to feed hungry and fund a new ‘green revolution.’
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Medvedev visit to Germany raises hope for new era
Russia's new president arrives in Berlin Thursday for his first official visit to the West.
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Difference Maker Borrow a Muslim? A 'living library' to prick stereotypes
In 12 countries, people check out people for a 30-minute conversation to challenge their own prejudices.
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Brighter future for solar panels: silicon shortage eases
New factories could end a production logjam. But consumers may not see prices drop before 2010.
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World
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U.S. rebuilds French connection
The Pentagon hopes better ties will strengthen NATO and boost the mission in Afghanistan.
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U.N. nuclear watchdog faults Iran's lack of cooperation
A critical IAEA report could spur a new round of sanctions. Iran maintains its enrichment program is peaceful.
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Iran, U.S. leaning toward talks?
Recent events suggest both Tehran and Washington may be willing to engage in dialogue.
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Guantánamo ex-detainee tells Congress of abuse
Murat Kurnaz, who testified in a landmark hearing Tuesday, says he spent days chained to the ceiling of an airplane hanger. He was determined innocent in 2002, but held until 2006.
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Reporters on the Job
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More Mail Bag matches
Readers relate experiences with the Monitor's old pen-pal column.
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World
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about environmental-action lawsuits, Israel's human rights record, and schools in Iraq.
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Dalai Lama meets a top German official – but only one
European leaders are struggling to balance growing trade ties with China and deep public sympathy for Tibetans and their exiled leader, wrapping up his first stop on a global tour.
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The Monitor's View: Safeguard on nanotechnology
Congress must fund safety research for this atom-manipulating industry.
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World
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Gandhi and Churchill: parallel lives, divergent world views
How two very different world leaders were shaped.
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Pentagon scales back AFRICOM ambitions
Opposition in Africa means the new command's headquarters will more likely be in US or Europe.
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WWF: Wildlife down by a quarter since 1970s
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How the big picture changes from tiny beginnings
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How the big picture changes from tiny beginnings
It pays to think small when forecasting environmental change.
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A Protestant town's 'conspiracy of good' in Vichy France
As the French education ministry revisits Holocaust curricula this month, advocates say Chambon-sur-Lignon's story would be 'revolutionary' for schoolchildren.
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Buried treasure: white asparagus
In Germany and the Netherlands, green asparagus plays second fiddle to the white kind.
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