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The top 25 celebrity baby names of all time
Many celebrities are creative people, but seldom does their creativity get more free rein than when they’re naming their own offspring. From Beyonce and Jay-Z's firstborn Blue Ivy to Frank Zappa's daughter's avante-garde moniker Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen, there are plenty of unusual names.
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11 best books of December, according to Amazon's editors
Looking for a holiday read for yourself or a gift for a voracious reader? These are the best new titles this month, hand-picked by Amazon's editors. Amazon’s editorial director of books and Kindle Sara Nelson tells us why they were chosen.
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15 best books of 2012 – nonfiction
Here are the Monitor's picks for the 15 best nonfiction books of 2012.
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Bram Stoker books: The 5 best movie adaptations of 'Dracula'
Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' is still the most famous of his books, and the story of the deadly vampire came to the screen with these five adaptations.
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Mitt Romney's five sons: What's their role in the campaign?
There’s no “Mitt Mobile” or Five Brothers blog like there was in 2008, but Mitt Romney’s five sons – Tagg, Matt, Josh, Ben, and Craig – still play a vital role in the presidential campaign. Here's a quick look at the Romney Five and what each brings to the campaign.
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Saving Money
Eight surprising ways to raise your credit scoreBoosting your credit score from merely good to great will give you access to the best offers and best rates on nearly everything. Here are the best ways to do it.
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Stir It Up!
Cookbook review: The Food52 Cookbook, Volume 2The James Beard Award winning website Food52.com has crowd-sourced another cookbook with its signature charming style.
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn and NY maid accuser to settle
But it might not mean the end of legal troubles for Strauss-Kahn. He is awaiting a ruling on whether he is linked to 'pimping' in connection with a French prostitution ring.
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Terrorism & Security
World weighs in on UN Palestine voteWorld headlines showed a mix of emotions – but a lot of common ground on how much impact this may have on prospects for peace.
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Backchannels
Who backs Palestine UN bid? Ehud Olmert, among others (+video)Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert came out strongly in support of Palestine being given "observer state" status at the UN tomorrow.
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Decoder Wire
Amid GOP rage against Susan Rice, how Hillary Clinton has remained unscathedUnlike Ambassador Rice, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has not come under fire for Benghazi – a reflection of strong relationships she built in the Senate, and the broad popularity she currently enjoys.
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Indebted Caribbean tax havens look to tax foreign investors
Industry analysts say new fees and taxes could bring in needed money to a region where some debts are near that of Greece. But could they scare off investors?
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Energy Voices
US energy: What's oil production got to do with national security?National security and foreign policy planners can make some reasonable assumptions about what the American energy revolution and oil boom could mean for US interests, Rogers writes.
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Morsi seizes broad powers in Egypt: What does US do now?
A decree this week by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi essentially makes him a dictator, critics say. They call for US action. But the Obama administration might give him some leeway.
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Anchors resign on air, blaming management
Anchors resign on air at end of their newscast Tuesday in Bangor, Maine. Anchors not specific about why they resign on air, later citing frustration with management (which once prohibited staff from reporting on global warming).
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The Black Count
New Yorker writer Tom Reiss gives us the rattling good tale of the real Count of Monte Cristo.
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Terrorism & Security
Rebel fighters in the DR Congo enter Goma, threatening wider conflictAfter days of pushing back UN peacekeepers to close in on the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a rebel group called M23 is threatening to destabilize the region.
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Obama-Boehner 'fiscal cliff' handshake: Could it actually hold?
After a friendly meeting on the ‘fiscal cliff’, President Obama shook hands with House Speaker John Boehner. Maybe it’s the holiday spirit, but there’s cautious optimism that bipartisanship might not be dead in Washington after all.
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Leonid meteor shower: When and where to watch
Leonid meteor shower: The meteor shower peak will come tonight (3 a.m. E.T. Saturday). The Leonid meteor shower is a product of the Earth passing through the tail of the Tempel-Tuttle comet.
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The Vote
Romney blames 'gifts' on election loss. Bobby Jindal says: 'Wrong!' (+video)Mitt Romney blames gifts to young and minority voters for why he lost the presidential election. Election tensions within the Republican Party flared anew as Gov. Bobby Jindal rejected Romney's 'gifts' explanation.
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Tim Tebow and TiVo: Jets QB gets a new endorsement
Tim Tebow will be the new spokesman for DVR maker TiVo, and 'not just because the name sounds cool.' Tim Tebow will appear in six new commercials for TiVo, starting later this month.
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Where are China's women leaders?
Less than a quarter of the delegates to the 18th Communist Party Congress in Beijing, there are women. As for the select group of seven or nine top officials who in effect govern China? Not one.
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Decoder Wire
Paul Ryan blames loss on surge in 'urban areas.' Is that right?Paul Ryan is taking heat for blaming the Romney/Ryan loss on a surprising surge in 'urban areas.' But most of the battleground states ended up voting pretty much as the average of polls indicated they would.
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Decoder Wire
Could Petraeus scandal enable fiscal cliff deal by diverting media glare?With media locked on the melodrama involving the ex-CIA director and his biographer – and now ensnaring other top officials – the looming fiscal cliff wrangle is receiving less attention than anticipated. That could help.
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From taboo to hot topic: China leadership talks about corruption
Once too sensitive to be discussed in public, corruption is now the subject of editorials in state-owned media and even featured at the opening of the 18th Communist Party Congress this week.
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Terrorism & Security
Fighting grows along Syria's borders, threatening to spread warSyria's borders are getting more violent, leading some to question whether President Bashar al-Assad is purposely trying to broaden the conflict.
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Editor's Blog
What happens in a news drought?Throughout the United States, newspapers are downsizing. Whether or not you shed a tear for journalists, it's worth considering what happens in communities where no one is keeping watch on politicians, public officials, or city streets.
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Terrorism & Security
What is The National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces? (+video)The fractious Syrian opposition has come together to create a new unified front in their battle against President Bashar al-Assad.
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Republicans, Democrats dance around the 'fiscal cliff'
President Obama and Speaker Boehner want to avoid the looming 'fiscal cliff,' which will require new revenues as well as budget cuts. Can that happen without more taxes on the wealthy?
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Saving Money
The election is over. What happens to all that campaign cash?An estimated 5.8 billion was spent on the 2012 election. Where can candidates spend their leftover money? What is off limits?
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