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3 of spring's most anticipated novels
From the latest novel by Pulitzer Prize-winner Elizabeth Strout to a new novel by legendary author James Salter, this fiction roundup includes some of spring's most anticipated titles.
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12 promising novels for spring 2013
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Drone warfare: top 3 reasons it could be dangerous for US
Is the Central Intelligence Agency’s drone warfare campaign – secretly ordered targeted killings in countries like Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia – making America safer? Here are the top three dangers of drone warfare to America, according to new studies.
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4 ways to prevent natural disasters from becoming human tragedies
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Five tough truths about US-China relations
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Opinion: Somalia's piracy problem is everyone's problem
'Arrghh matey' isn't so funny when you know what's at stake.
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Financial crisis may worsen food crunch it eclipsed
Although commodity prices for a wide range of crops have fallen by as much as 50 percent from record highs in June, the financial crisis is expected to make food shortages dramatically worse.
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Arab countries meet to tackle Somali pirate threat
Egypt hosted Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Sudan, Yemen, and the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia on Thursday in a bid to protect valuable maritime trade routes from pirates.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about a return to a gold standard, suppressing piracy through rule of law, how a tax on gas would help the Big Three automakers, and why California's Prop 8 should be reconsidered.
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Who are Somalia's pirates?
A Monitor Q&A reveals who's behind the modern-day pirates, how they got so good at taking ships, and what's being done to stop them.
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India leads fight against Somali pirates
An Indian warship sank a Somali pirate 'mother ship.' At least 91 ships have been hijacked this year off the coast of Somalia.
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Opinion: To turn the tide on piracy in Somalia, bring justice to its fisheries
A coalition force tasked with fishery protection would address a root cause of the crisis.
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Oil capture spotlights Somali pirates' reach
A supertanker hijacking helped boost the price of oil early this week.
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India destroys pirate ship off Somalia
India's increased presence in the Gulf of Aden may serve to demonstrate its military reach.
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Somali pirates attack tanker loaded with oil
Saturday's attack highlights the difficulty international forces face in patrolling the waters off Africa's coast.
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Arms race, uneasy peace in Sudan
In the south, the parliament voted to double its budget to cover military spending, and the north spent 20 percent of its budget on the military.
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Report confirms 'shadow war' waged by US special forces
A 2004 classified order authorized the military to attack Al Qaeda operatives around the globe. As many as a dozen raids occurred under this mandate.
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Denied US asylum, an Eritrean prison guard appeals to high court
He says he was forced to stand guard as others were tortured and killed.
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Somali pirates seize Turkish ore freighter
Five other attacks were foiled this week, authorities say. But a unified international response could be difficult.
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