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Election 2012: 12 reasons Obama won and Romney lost
President Obama went into his reelection fight facing significant head winds – most important, high unemployment and slow economic growth. But for a multitude of reasons, including Obama’s positives and Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s negatives, Obama succeeded. Here’s our list.
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NaNoWriMo: 6 things you need to know about the writing challenge
Flipping to the November page on your calendar means that it's time for NaNoWriMo again. Here's a primer on the challenge that's produced bestselling novels and made novelists of many.
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Six points where Mitt Romney and his economic advisers are mostly wrong
Mitt Romney’s economic plan is largely based on a whitepaper written by several “heavyweight” economists. The problem is, it's riddled with fundamental flaws. Here are six points where Mitt Romney and his economic advisers are mostly wrong about what ails the American economy and how to fix it.
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3 views on what the US should do about Iran's nuclear program
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday, saying Iran is under a "continued threat by the uncivilized Zionists." As the fourth installment of our One Minute Debate series for election 2012, three writers give their brief take on what the United States should do about Iran's nuclear program.
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16 books set to be adapted into movies in 2012-2013
Read these books before they hit the big screen!
All Content
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'Fiscal cliffs' and debt ceilings: learning lessons
A Christian Science perspective.
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Sandy Hook shooting: why Obama is acting fast (+video)
President Obama announced a White House-led effort that will send a proposal to Congress in a matter of weeks, focusing on firearms as well as mental health, school safety, and law enforcement.
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Paper Economy
Long term unemployment decreases in NovemberWorkers unemployed 27 weeks or more decreased to 4.79 million or 40.1 percent of all unemployed workers in November.
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Chapter & Verse
Writer David Nasaw discusses the turbulent life of Joseph P. KennedyFrom his role as a father to powerful politicians to his job as a movie industry mogul, Nasaw says that 'unlike other outsiders who fight to get inside... once [Kennedy] gets inside, he refuses to play by the rules.'
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Energy Voices
Did oil decide the last three American elections?How has energy policy influenced Americans in recent elections?
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Election 2012: 12 reasons Obama won and Romney lost
President Obama went into his reelection fight facing significant head winds – most important, high unemployment and slow economic growth. But for a multitude of reasons, including Obama’s positives and Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s negatives, Obama succeeded. Here’s our list.
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Robert Reich
Election 2012: A house dividedWe come to the end of a bitter election feeling as if we’re two nations rather than one, Reich writes.
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Opinion: Obama's economy is driving well, considering the hand brake is on
Smart choices by President Obama and Congress have saved the economy from another recession and put it on the path to recovery. Policymakers can continue to help the economy by removing the obstacles to faster growth, such as helping struggling states retain teachers.
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Unemployment rate ticks up: Will it affect the election? (+video)
The October unemployment rate came in at 7.9 percent, up 0.1 points. But job creation was higher than expected. Both campaigns are spinning the numbers furiously.
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NaNoWriMo: 6 things you need to know about the writing challenge
Flipping to the November page on your calendar means that it's time for NaNoWriMo again. Here's a primer on the challenge that's produced bestselling novels and made novelists of many.
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Six points where Mitt Romney and his economic advisers are mostly wrong
Mitt Romney’s economic plan is largely based on a whitepaper written by several “heavyweight” economists. The problem is, it's riddled with fundamental flaws. Here are six points where Mitt Romney and his economic advisers are mostly wrong about what ails the American economy and how to fix it.
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Final pitch for Obama, Romney: Which one will convince voters about 'change'?
Post-hurricane Sandy, both campaigns are back in full swing. Mitt Romney says he's the man who can take the nation on a different course, but President Obama says he, too, represents change.
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Cover Story
Is Europe really on the brink?Europe's biggest crisis in the postwar era is not just about the economy. It's about a search for identity – and a rationale for staying unified.
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Energy Voices
Debate fact check: Romney stumbles on energyIn Tuesday's presidential debate, energy and energy policy came up repeatedly. At several points, Mitt Romney was right on energy facts but wrong on the context.
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Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
Timothy Egan's book is a stunning portrait of Edward Curtis, the photographer who made it his mission to photograph Native Americans.
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The Monitor's View: China bashing in the presidential race
Romney and Obama try to compete in bashing China. Yet both the history and future of US-China ties point to a need for calm debate on how the two economic giants can cooperate.
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Will black voters give Obama what he needs in Southern swing states?
Black voters who do go to the polls are near-certain to vote for Obama. But in Virginia and North Carolina, concern is rising that the black voters who sealed the deal for Obama in 2008 will stay home.
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Decoder Wire
Post debate, some ask: What happened to the charismatic Obama of 2008?In the wake of Wednesday's listless debate performance, Democrats and Republicans alike have been speculating about why Barack Obama may seem different from four years ago.
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Will jobs report give a timely lift to Obama's record on the economy?
At 7.8 percent, the US unemployment rate is now back to the point it was when President Obama took office. But Mitt Romney say it's still not a recovery – and that the real jobless rate is closer to 11 percent.
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Opinion: In quest for jobs, Fed chair Bernanke's money spigot hurts economy in long run
US unemployment fell to 7.8 percent (a possible boon to President Obama, whose economic leadership Mitt Romney criticizes). But job growth remains slow. Fed Chair Bernanke's quantitative easing policies aim to boost the economy, but they will more likely spur inflation and capital flight.
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Where did the mammoth US budget deficits come from?
Let's go back about a decade, when budget surpluses were predicted for the foreseeable future. Somehow, the math went terribly wrong, by trillions of dollars. Here's an accounting of what happened.
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3 views on what the US should do about Iran's nuclear program
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday, saying Iran is under a "continued threat by the uncivilized Zionists." As the fourth installment of our One Minute Debate series for election 2012, three writers give their brief take on what the United States should do about Iran's nuclear program.
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Home prices rise – so does faith in housing turnaround
Home prices in top 20 markets rose 1.2 percent in the past year. A growing minority of Americans now believe their homes will be worth more a year from now.
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Opinion: A sure-fire place to cut the US defense budget
The US Department of Defense has said that the air-defense program known as MEADS will never be operational. Yet Defense Secretary Leon Panetta insists that Congress reinsert $400 million in the defense budget for the program. Amazingly, Congress is falling for his line.
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Chapter & Verse
New manuscript by Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay is discoveredA Columbia University graduate student found the manuscript in a box at the school.
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