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Sports in 2012: here are some Monitor highlights
It’s impossible to list all the records set in 2012, but here’s a short rundown of some heralded highlights, plus 20 of our favorites, including some you might have missed.
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'Les Misérables': 15 memorable quotes
To mark the Dec. 25, 2012, opening of new 2012 movie new movie adaptation of "Les Misérables," directed by Tom Hooper, here are 15 memorable "Les Mis" quotes.
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3 compelling photo books for gifting this winter
These photo books capture the world in images that are by turns amusing and heartbreaking.
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Bram Stoker books: 9 things you didn't know about the 'Dracula' author
Bram Stoker is the godfather of the vampire craze, but the writer is often a mystery to modern readers. Here are 9 facts you probably don't know about the author.
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'Casual Vacancy' + two more noteworthy fall novels
'Casual Vacancy' + two more noteworthy fall novels
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Jamie Dimon scores big win in bank shareholder vote
Jamie Dimon's chairmanship of JPMorgan Chase easily survived a vote from the bank's shareholders Tuesday. The vote was a major victory for Dimon, but shareholders sent a message that the bank needs better oversight by giving only narrow approval to three of the bank's board members.
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Tumblr CEO: To drop out or stay in school, that is the question for wunderkinds
Tumblr, engineered by computer science wunderkind and high school dropout David Karp, was just purchased by Yahoo for more than a billion dollars. Should gifted youngsters end their education early or would they do better by staying in school?
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7 horses test positive for steroids, say British horseracing officials
7 more horses test positive for steroids, including the 2012 St Leger winner Encke. Mahmood Al Zarooni was banned from horse racing after 11 horses in his stable tested positive for steroids.
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Robert Reich How corporations pressure government into tax breaks and subsidies
Google, Amazon, Starbucks, every other major corporation, and every big Wall Street bank, are sheltering as much of their US profits abroad as they can, Reich writes, while telling Washington that lower corporate taxes are necessary in order to keep the US 'competitive.'
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Country Girl
Trailblazing Irish novelist Edna O'Brien delivers the memoir she once believed she'd never write.
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Between the shopping malls, is there space in Dubai for dissent?
The United Arab Emirates has arrested more than 100 alleged dissidents since 2011 in a bid to maintain the Gulf state's reputation for stability.
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Christianophobia
British journalist Rupert Shortt documents and examines the persecution of Christians around the world – a problem of which many Westerners are unaware.
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David Beckham, English soccer's golden boy, heads for the exit (+video)
The A-list celebrity and star midfielder announced his retirement from soccer today, after a career playing for the top clubs in nations across Europe.
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Modern Parenthood Kirstie Alley slams Abercrombie (+video): Moms, will you be shopping there?
Kirstie Alley slams Abercrombie & Fitch about their skinny 'look,' and refusal to sell clothes for consumers over size 10. But the company has weathered criticism before. Will Kirstie Alley's slam make a difference?
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Iran's presidential race: 'Wild card' entry creates dilemma for Khamenei
Controversial candidates like former President Rafsanjani could draw high voter turnout, but may challenge the supreme leader's ability to control the process of replacing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Global News Blog Friendly with the Dalai Lama? Good luck talking with Beijing
Meeting the Dalai Lama can have sharp diplomatic and economic consequences with Beijing, as Britain's Prime Minister Cameron, who wants to lead a trade mission to China, has found out.
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Fugitive caught sunbathing in Spain
Fugitive caught sunbathing: British fugitive, Andrew Terence Moran, was caught while sunbathing in Spain some four years after he assaulted and escaped from security guards during an armed robbery trial in the United Kingdom.
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Bloomberg L.P.: Letting reporters access client data was 'mistake'
Bloomberg L.P. says it has cut off its journalists' special access to its clients' financial services information, describing such access as a 'mistake' in its newsgathering policies. The Federal Reserve is now investigating whether Bloomberg journalists tracked data about top Fed officials.
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Prince Harry can be 'too much army' at Warrior Games – and not embarass anyone (+video)
Britain's Prince Harry lent his considerable clout to the Warrior Games, a four-year-old international sports competition for wounded veterans. He hopes it could be as big as the Paralympics one day.
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Olive Press Fashionable – and thrifty – amid fire in southern Israel
Liat Azran had two goals when she opened a hip secondhand clothing store in Sderot, which bears the brunt of rocket fire from Gaza: helping heal the town and encouraging sound financial judgement.
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Japanese yen plunges to four-year low. G7 unlikely to act.
Japanese yen's plunge vs. the dollar makes its exports cheaper and its companies more competitive. G7 finance ministers will focus on the Japanese yen at talks in the UK this weekend.
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Chapter & Verse FDR vs. Lindbergh: Lynne Olson discusses America's debate over WWII
'Those Angry Days' examines the battle over whether America should enter the international conflict.
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In Israel, Women of the Wall hit raw nerve over religious clout in state life (+video)
Today, Israel's Women of the Wall went to the Western Wall to pray for the first time since a court said they could worship there without fear of arrest. But they met plenty of opposition.
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Difference Maker He brought Christianity into the streets to promote civil rights
Episcopal priest Malcolm Boyd has taken the message of Christianity outside the walls of church to champion minority rights and show that God is everywhere.
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A Delicate Truth
John le Carré is still at the top of his game with this heady tale of espionage in the age of the war on terror.
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Hawking snubs Israeli conference in protest
Advice from Palestinian academics guided Stephen Hawking's decision not to attend a June conference in Israel. The prominent British scientist is protesting the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands, according to Cambridge University.
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The Monitor's View: In Boston and Cleveland tragedies, a case for more neighborliness
The twin tragedies of the Boston bombings and Cleveland kidnappings reveal a need for those close to would-be perpetrators to both care more and be more alert. Balancing the two isn't always easy.
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Google's Eric Schmidt: Internet will let Chinese rise up
In an interview, Google’s Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen say the connectivity of the digital age will empower individuals as never before. This will make revolutionary movements against autocratic regimes such as China easier to start – but harder to finish.
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Ray Harryhausen was a special-effects pioneer
Ray Harryhausen perfected the stop-motion method of effects, creating characters that were from 3 to 15 inches tall for his sequences. Ray Harryhausen is cited as an inspiration by director George Lucas and writer Ray Bradbury.
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Africa Monitor Are South Africans 'backward'? Zambia's white VP says so.
In an unfiltered interview with the Guardian last week, Zambian Vice President Guy Scott had fighting words for the continent's economic powerhouse. Now Pretoria is demanding an explanation.
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