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Calm in Guam as islanders doubt North Korean missile aim

The US territory's crisis-ready inhabitants are trusting God, Uncle Sam, common sense, and poor aim to keep them safe from a ballistic assault by North Korea.
New generation of vets find camaraderie, services online

Web-savvy veterans are using the internet more frequently to connect with one another, and traditional veterans programs are following suit. The Department of Veterans Affairs and the VFW are reaching out to vets in unconventional ways.
Focus In Spain, public distrust feeds economic meltdown

In Spain, misinformation and cover-ups have undermined Spaniards' trust in their government and its plan for economic recovery, with repercussions that could resonate all the way in Brussels.
The Daily Reckoning New signs of global slowdown darken analyst's economic outlook

Data released this week may show new signs of a global slowdown. But one analyst isn't surprised. From the tech bubble burst to the housing collapse to the resurgence of gold, he's been (mostly) right. Not that he's saying 'I told you so.'
Stir It Up! Travel: Discovering Ponce, Puerto Rico

A culinary highlight was 'mamposteao,' a simple rice and bean side dish.
Honor in the Dust

The historical lessons of Gregg Jones's exhaustively researched book about the US's campaign in the Philippines deserve to be remembered.
Island of Vice

Teddy Roosevelt takes on New York City: the Rough Rider vs. the Rotten Apple
Chapter & Verse That 'Crazy Daisy' who started the Girl Scouts

On the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts, biographer Stacy A. Cordery talks about Juliette Gordon Low, the unusual woman behind one of the world's most beloved organizations.
Opinion: Proud to serve: We're soldiers, not victims

Sometimes, people who aren't members of our tribe seem not to know what to think of us. Give America's soldiers your support, not your pity.
USS Olympia, one-of-a-kind steel cruiser, battles for survival

USS Olympia either will sink at its moorings on the Delaware River, be sold for scrap, or be scuttled offshore without a major refurbishment.
The Sugar King of Havana

The true story of a sugar baron’s star-crossed life in Cuba.
Notes from the road: words that bind a nation

On a cross-country trip, a book on the great sound bites of American history provides food for thought for the Monitor's language columnist.
Classic title for Memorial Day 2010: This Republic of Suffering

The horror of the Civil War revolutionized the treatment of US war casualties.
A 51st state? Congress takes up Puerto Rico statehood

A bill in the House of Representatives would give Puerto Rico's 4 million residents a vote on whether they want to transition to statehood or independence.
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US no longer towers over Latin America

As America became distracted by the war on terror after 9/11, the region sought other partners.
From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1776

George Herring deconstructs US foreign policy.
Opinion: What's next for the Ron Paul revolution?

The effort to renew the Founding Fathers' vision is good for America.
When death came marching home

Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust examines the enduring shock of the US Civil War.
When death came marching home

Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust takes up the unanswered challenges of the Civil War.