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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?
George H. W. Bush in his own words: 10 stories from the updated 'All the Best, George Bush'

"All the Best, George Bush" is a collection of the personal correspondence of George H. W. Bush from his first years in the Navy in 1942 all the way to 2011. Here are 10 excerpts from the book.
Top 3 threats to the United States: the good and bad news

The annual Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community is out this week, a widely-anticipated report compiled by the nation’s intelligence agencies. Here is the good and bad news about the top three threats facing the United States, according to an unclassified version of the report.
Pentagon budget: top 3 winners and losers

In Pentagon parlance, the word “cut” is a relative term. The Defense Department’s base budget decreases from $553 billion this year to $525 billion in 2013, but it rebounds steadily to $567 billion in 2017. With this in mind, here are the top three winners and losers:
Looking back: The Monitor's coverage of 9/11

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The Generalissimo

Chiang Kai-shek has been unfairly condemned by history, argues a new biography.
Tears in the Darkness

A balanced, beautifully written book about the horrors of the Bataan Death March.
The Food of a Younger Land

How America used to eat.
Rep. Hoekstra says Iran turmoil similar to dealing with Nancy Pelosi
Nope, Dick Cheney didn't change his mind...
Monitor writers celebrate ‘unique’ moments

From crawling on the carpet with Ronald Reagan to sipping tea with the Che Guevara of Afghanistan, former staffers recount stories as the Monitor transitions to new formats.
Limbaugh versus Carville on hoping presidents fail
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Tales from a Tin Can
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about comparing the actions of Hamas and Israel.
From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1776

George Herring deconstructs US foreign policy.
Obama admits he hasn't totally kicked the cigarette habit
Whew... Obama can still be President - Supreme Court declines case
Dec. 7, 1941 – the day that changed the world

She was only 7 when bombs were dropped on Pearl Harbor, but she'll never forget that day.
Dec. 7, 1941 – the day that changed the world

She was only 7 when bombs were dropped on Pearl Harbor, but she'll never forget that day.
'Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt'

H.W. Brands’s new biography on FDR is detailed, insightful, and reads like a novel.
Opinion: After Bush: How to repair US alliances

Bush's exit won't suddenly fix things. Both sides need to step up.
Studs Terkel
Will U.S. bailout work?

The Treasury's $700 billion rescue would push US into uncharted territory.
Now students take field trips online

High fuel prices make virtual field trips popular with schools – but no substitute for the real thing.
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about talking to Hamas.
'Hollywood' Bob McRae gets his classic cars on the Big Screen

The retired automobile dealer owns a fleet of 45 old vehicles, which he rents to studios for about $300 per scene. You've probably seen them – in 'The Aviator,' 'Pearl Harbor,' and 'Seabiscuit.'
'Casablanca' star lives in the shadow of his character

Paul Henreid, who played Nazi resistence leader Victor Laszlo, never achieved the fame of some of the movie's other stars and played largely European-type roles.