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Opinion 4 factors to consider in US options for North Korea
North Korea has captured global attention with its provocative behavior in recent months. What will Kim Jong-un do next? Here are four factors to consider when thinking through US options on North Korea.
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Briefing Chemical weapons 101: Six facts about sarin and Syria’s stockpile
President Obama said Assad's use of chemical weapons would be a 'red line' for US. Did he use sarin or any other chemical weapon against his own people?
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CSMonitor editors share their favorite people to follow on Twitter
Twitter turned 7 this week. In celebration of the social network's birthday, The Christian Science Monitor compiled a list of favorite Twitter accounts. Each is informative and useful in its own way. Find out what each section recommends for you.
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When dictators fall, so do their banknotes
The following now defunct or possibly soon-to-be defunct banknotes are imbued with the symbols and iconography of their leaders, past and present.
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5 big losers in press freedom: Mali and ... Japan?
The annual World Press Freedom Index released today shows gains for Myanmar and others. Japan tumbled due to an informal ban placed on independent coverage of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster. Here are five of the notable winners and losers on this year’s list.
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World
07/30/2008 01:00 am -
Reporters on the Job
07/30/2008 01:00 am -
Can Iraq's new calm hold?
Improved security has boosted optimism, but US commanders want to be assured it is "irreversible."
07/30/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Obama and McCain as neo-neocons
They compete over who can better attack Al Qaeda in Pakistan – unilaterally.
07/30/2008 01:00 am -
USA
07/29/2008 01:00 am -
World
07/29/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion A better benchmark for Iraq: lawyers
Lawsuits signify social progress. We don't kill people; we sue them.
07/29/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion How the best and the brightest plan to fight terrorism
A peek at how the next generation will tackle the ‘Long War’.
07/29/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Istanbul bombings heighten tensions in an increasingly divided Turkey
Seventeen people are killed and over 150 wounded in attacks that occurred hours before the country's highest judicial body rules on whether the governing AK party should be banned.
07/28/2008 01:00 am -
How Obama's foreign tour plays at home
He burnished his foreign policy credentials, analysts say, but will his Berlin speech backfire?
07/28/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Does the American flag belong in church?
Our allegiance belongs to God, not state power.
07/28/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion A tipping point in America's mood
There is a new awareness of the challenges we face.
07/28/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green US Army seeking to cut its CO2 emissions
The US Army has begun taking steps to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent by 2015, to comply with a 2007 order by President Bush.
07/28/2008 01:00 am -
For athletes accused of taking drugs, a Perry Mason of their own
Attorney Howard Jacobs, who has defended athletes from Marion Jones to US swimmer Jessica Hardy, believes the system is tilted too much toward antidoping agencies.
07/28/2008 01:00 am -
Labour defeat a blow for Britain's Gordon Brown
The prime minister faces intense pressure for change after his party lost in a once-safe Scottish constituency.
07/26/2008 01:00 am -
How Obama's foreign tour plays at home
He burnished his foreign policy credentials, analysts say, but will his Berlin speech backfire?
07/26/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorist Hunter
07/26/2008 01:00 am -
In Berlin, Obama calls for stronger U.S.-Europe partnership
The Illinois senator addressed an enthusiastic crowd of some 250,000 that stretched for a mile to the storied Brandenburg Gate.
07/25/2008 01:00 am -
Berliners welcome Obama as they did JFK
The Democratic presidential nominee, who delivers the sole public foreign policy speech of his overseas tour here Thursday, was dubbed 'president of the world' by Der Spiegel.
07/25/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Closing 'Gitmo' won't be easy
Where will the inmates go? Where will they be tried? Tough choices for the next president.
07/25/2008 01:00 am -
Obama tries to balance solidarity and neutrality
The latest stops in his Mideast tour included the rocket-besieged Israeli town of Sderot and the West Bank town of Ramallah.
07/24/2008 01:00 am -
World
07/24/2008 01:00 am -
McCain camp cries foul
Media coverage favors Obama, his campaign says.
07/24/2008 01:00 am -
Military revisits Afghanistan plan
A key component is likely to be more troops, but the strategy must go beyond that, experts say.
07/24/2008 01:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about military service and free trade.
07/24/2008 01:00 am
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