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Test your Gangnam style?
Pop music sensation Psy has taught his signature horsey dance to everyone from the UN’s Ban Ki-moon to Britney Spears. But how much do you know about the artist?
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Playing the IRS card: Six presidents who used the IRS to bash political foes
Since the advent of the federal income tax about a century ago, several presidents – or their zealous underlings – have directed the IRS to use its formidable police powers to harass or punish enemies, political rivals, and administration critics. Here are six infamous episodes.
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IRS 101: Seven questions about the tea party scandal
How the tables have turned: The Internal Revenue Service is the one under the microscope now, as revelations emerged Friday that the agency wrongly targeted conservative groups seeking nonprofit status. Here’s an accounting of what has happened, along with the ramifications.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/12/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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3 priorities for Pakistan's new government
After 14 years, Nawaz Sharif is back at the helm in Pakistan. The nuclear-armed country faces a welter of problems, from terrorism to tensions with Afghanistan, India, and the United States. To move Pakistan forward, Mr. Sharif must focus on three priorities.
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Opinion: More U.S. troops to Afghanistan?
Before sending more brave men and women there, let's question conventional wisdom. It will take more than military might to succeed in Afghanistan.
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UN climate chief says media not getting it
Speaking at a gathering of US environmental journalists last week, the chair of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, said that the news media has not done enough to communicate the severity of global warming.
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Ecofriendly is good business
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The Ayatollah Begs to Differ
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor Staff
A sultry Cape Verdean songstress, an MP3 player for under 20 bucks, a chance to say Boo at the Zoo, and more.
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Polishing our understanding of a useful little prefix
The Monitor's language columnist shows how verbs starting with "re" aren't all alike.
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Cash-strapped Pakistan finds few friends in time of economic need
Pakistan asked the IMF for a loan Wednesday, after allies rebuffed its requests for aid.
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In Pakistan, US airstrike kills at least 8, but misses target
Frustration with such strikes is rising in Pakistan. On Thursday, the parliament called for making talks with militants the 'top priority.'
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Afghans to Karzai: You failed us.
Perceived as ineffective and corrupt, the Afghan president faces an uphill battle to reelection.
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Biden's "rhetorical flourishes" lead to Palin-like seclusion?
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A push for development abroad
Despite economic crisis, Bush urges the US and other wealthy nations to maintain foreign aid.
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US Air Force seeks to fix nuclear mission
A new command and headquarters are part of the plan to refocus on its nuclear responsibilities.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about expanding Internet access, how Israeli settlements effect relations with the Palestinian Authority, nuclear waste, and expanding your family via adoption.
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Opinion: What golf and the financial crisis have in common
Freedom entails the freedom to fail. But instead of taking responsibility, we've grown accustomed to covering up mistakes with mulligans – do overs.
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The Monitor's View: Value a forest, cool a planet
The true economic worth of trees isn't recognized. That has to change – and quickly.
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As US shoppers retreat, can world thrive?
Consumers were the biggest engine of global growth. But indebtedness prevents that now.
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For Eastern Europe, the cost of going green will be a challenge
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (r.) and his foreign minister, Franco Frattini, spoke to the media Wednesday at an EU environmental conference in Brussels.
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Hubble telescope back on track
NASA reignites effort to get the aging Hubble working again
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The Tyranny of Oil
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Garden 'siteseeing' in warm climates
A visit to garden blogs in Portugal, Brazil, and the south of France.
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Moon mission takes India's space program in new direction
Chandrayaan, launched Wednesday, will map the moon's surface. But most Indian space projects look for applications on Earth, such as telemedicine or distance learning for its far-flung population.
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France's Sarkozy emerging as leading figure
President Nicolas Sarkozy heads to Asia this week to broach the idea of bringing India and China together with G-8 nations in a 'Bretton Woods II' framework of economic rules.
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