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Opinion 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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‘Long Shot’: 8 observations shared in Mike Piazza’s autobiography
Check out some of Piazza's thoughts on baseball from his autobiography 'Long Shot.'
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North Korea abandons armistice: 4 key questions answered
Tensions on the Korean peninsula are ratcheting up. The US has started its annual war games with South Korean forces, and North Korea has used that fact to declare that it is invalidating the armistice agreement that ended the Korean War in 1953. What really has North Korea upset, though, is the tough, new sanctions passed by the United Nations in response to the North's nuclear test last month.Here are the top four questions analysts are wrestling with on the heels of these developments.
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Pentagon's budget nightmare: How each branch would handle sequester cuts
With the threat of a mandatory, across-the-board series of cuts known as sequestration looming over the Pentagon, each of the services has begun its worst-case-scenario planning. Here is where the cuts stand now:
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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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Olympics blog Winter Olympics medal table: What are US chances on Day 13?
America's best chance at the Winter Olympics medal table will come in women's bobsled. Alpine skier Julia Mancuso and women's short track team could also medal, but are not favorites.
02/24/2010 07:49 am -
In Pictures The 20 weirdest fish in the ocean
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Olympics blog Olympics Day 12: What are US medal chances today?
Tuesday's best chances for the US to win Olympic medals come in the team Nordic combined event and the men's giant slalom, where Ted Ligety and Bode Miller will ski.
02/23/2010 09:15 am -
How America can create jobs
The nation's entrepreneurial prowess may be the best hope to stem 9.7 percent unemployment. Companies from a laser-tech firm to a baby-sitting network are harnessing new ideas – and helping reinvent the economy.
02/22/2010 04:00 pm -
Olympics blog Why the Winter Olympics beat American Idol's ratings
The Winter Olympics beat the US audience ratings of TV's most popular show, American Idol – a feat no other TV show has done in six years. That popularity extends worldwide with a record 82 countries participating, including newcomers from Pakistan to Peru.
02/22/2010 09:58 am -
Global News Blog South Korea cleans up its snack carts
In South Korea, a new standard of cleanliness has emerged as the government tries to regulate the county's ubiquitous outdoor snack carts.
02/19/2010 11:16 am -
Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 02/17
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Choi Hyun-mi, teen boxing champ, spurs fellow North Korean defectors to keep fighting
Choi Hyun-mi, who fled to South Korea as a girl and soon won a world boxing championship, has helped boost the morale of fellow North Korean defectors who continue to struggle in their adopted country.
02/17/2010 03:14 pm -
In Pictures Figure skating costumes
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New role for robot warriors
Drones are just part of a bid to automate combat. Can virtual ethics make machines decisionmakers?
02/17/2010 11:01 am -
The Reformed Broker Droppin’ Knowledge: Volcker On America’s Ability To Compete
02/16/2010 11:15 pm -
Difference Maker Former prisoner of North Korea builds university for his former captors
Decades after being imprisoned by North Korea on espionage charges, Dr. Kim Chin-Kyung is opening the first privately funded university in the north as a way to increase dialogue with the closed-off country.
02/16/2010 01:00 pm -
For Swiss, an Olympic skiing gold is good - beating Austria makes it great
One of the Winter Olympics' best rivalries – the Swiss vs. the Austrians in alpine skiing – has been one-sided in recent years. But a gold Monday and the promise of another Tuesday shows Switzerland is making a comeback.
02/16/2010 08:05 am -
North Korea edges toward new nuclear talks
UN undersecretary-general Lynn Pascoe said today that North Korea is 'not eager to return to six-party talks,' but others say Kim Jong-il appears ready for renewed dialogue.
02/12/2010 11:05 am -
Whistler and Vancouver: a tale of two Winter Olympics
Amplifying a recent trend, the 2010 Winter Olympics will be split between two cities – Vancouver and Whistler – almost completely separate from each other. Critics say it undermines the Olympic spirit of unity.
02/11/2010 05:06 pm -
Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 02/09
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Why the Olympics still matter
Vancouver opens a quadrennial rite that, with its daring triple axels, suborbital ski jumps, and inspiring teamwork, can uplift a world weary of conflict and recession.
02/08/2010 04:31 pm -
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Figure skating
Though figure skating will have some hot competition from Canadian favorites hockey and curling at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, the perennial crowd-pleaser is sure to wow fans – especially South Koreans, who could win their first medal.
02/08/2010 04:12 pm -
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Short track
Watch for the Korean and Chinese powerhouses to turn in more stellar performances, and for the return of American favorite Apolo Anton Ohno. After the 2006 Torino Olympics, Anton Ohno will be looking to defend his Olympic gold medal in the 500m and upgrade his bronze in the 1,000m.
02/08/2010 03:57 pm -
Obama's export goals: Will China trade be a sticking point?
Unless the US-China trade gap is seriously addressed, some economists say, Obama’s goal of 2 million new trade-related jobs will be unattainable.
02/04/2010 06:23 pm -
In North Korea, angry crowds and rising prices spur power plays
North Korea fired its chief financial planner in wake of a currency revaluation that sparked public anger, according to reports in South Korean media. One outlet reported that crowds were besieging marketplaces as prices rise.
02/04/2010 11:54 am -
Terrorism & Security US unable to guard against cyber attacks: Intel director Blair
Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair testified Wednesday of the growing sophistication of cyber attacks. He also said that foreign terrorist groups are using the Internet to organize attacks, give instructions, and arrange financing.
02/04/2010 08:14 am -
Global News Blog South Korea: Chinchilla with your chai?
South Korean cafes are adapting odd twists – such as a side of chinchilla, chow-chow, or flesh-eating fish – to set themselves apart.
02/01/2010 04:32 pm -
In Pictures Airshows
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