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Meet the nine richest self-made women
Forbes has released its annual billionaires list, and nestled among the usual suspects were women who have made or helped make their own fortunes, in industries ranging from television to real estate to clothing. These are the nine richest self-made women on Forbes 2013 Billionaires List.
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Opinion 5 factors for peace in Afghanistan
Given that Afghanistan has been in a state of war for nearly 35 years, only a broad-based reconciliation can resolve the fighting. Peace talks are a vital part of that process. Here are five factors necessary to achieving a sustainable peace in Afghanistan.
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10 coffee table books that make great gifts
Stuck for a present for that friend that's hard to shop for? Check out one of these gorgeous coffee table books.
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How well do you know these authors?
Here's a quiz that mixes some lesser known works with the titles more commonly found on required reading lists. How deep does your literary knowledge run?
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The 5 most educated countries in the world
The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development recently released its Education at a Glance 2012 report. Here are the five most educated countries in the world.
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A global war on inflation
Many nations have begun to tighten their credit reins in an effort to curb rising prices.
07/01/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green Spain to grant some human rights to apes
Spain's parliament approved a measure Wednesday to extend some human rights to gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans, becoming the first country to explicitly acknowledge the legal rights of nonhumans.
06/27/2008 01:00 am -
Diggin' It Click here to visit gardens
Four of the best garden blogs
06/26/2008 01:00 am -
Outsourced athletes
A sprinter's artificial legs help pose questions about fairness – and personhood.
06/02/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Outsourced athletes
A sprinter's artificial legs help pose questions about fairness – and personhood.
06/02/2008 01:00 am -
At the close of the Civil War, a unique moment in US culture
The hummingbird became the symbol of an era for 19th-century America.
05/31/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Return to paper ballots? Not so fast.
History shows that the US gave them up for good reason.
05/30/2008 01:00 am -
Portraits from Ireland's fringe
A revealing look at a nomadic group, the Travellers, was decades in the making.
05/30/2008 01:00 am -
A Protestant town's 'conspiracy of good' in Vichy France
As the French education ministry revisits Holocaust curricula this month, advocates say Chambon-sur-Lignon's story would be 'revolutionary' for schoolchildren.
05/14/2008 01:00 am -
U.S. high court allows apartheid claims against multinationals
The suit argues that by doing business with South Africa, the companies abetted the racist former regime.
05/13/2008 01:00 am -
From our files: Israel recognized by U.S.: Nation launched minus pomp
Sixty years ago, on May 15, 1948, the Monitor covered the establishment of the new state of Israel.
05/08/2008 01:00 am -
Media survey: Politicians rethink food-based ethanol
Drawbacks appear in a process once touted as an answer to global warming.
05/07/2008 01:00 am -
Media survey: Politicians rethink food-based ethanol
Drawbacks appear in a process once touted as an answer to global warming.
05/06/2008 01:00 am -
IMAX 'Alps' a cold adventure
The film chronicles a real mountain-climbing adventure in Switzerland.
04/10/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Olympic boycotts – a bad idea
They don't work. Instead, promote the Olympic truce.
04/09/2008 01:00 am -
World
04/02/2008 01:00 am -
Essay: Up a bonnie, bonnie hill by Loch Lomond
It was a day calculated to turn anyone into a hiker.
04/01/2008 01:00 am -
April fools for kids
The first day of April is fun for kids – a time to play pranks on family and friends. Here's why – and how!
04/01/2008 01:00 am -
Pritzker architecture prize goes to Jean Nouvel of France
This year's winner is known for light, transparency, and 'poetic' use of technology.
03/31/2008 01:00 am -
In Europe, widening probe targets tax haven
Some 10 countries are investigating suspects, including the US, which estimates that it loses up to $100 billion a year in unpaid taxes.
03/25/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Is democracy a natural state of mankind?
Maybe Alexander Hamilton, not Thomas Jefferson, was right after all.
03/25/2008 01:00 am -
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03/24/2008 01:00 am -
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02/21/2008 12:00 am -
World
02/12/2008 12:00 am -
Impoverished Serb tennis on a roll
Things are looking up: Practice is no longer held in the drained Olympic-size pool.
02/11/2008 12:00 am
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