Topic: United States
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Bestselling books the week of 5/19/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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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
The Internal Revenue Service is under the microscope now, as revelations have emerged 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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Why won't ABC air that clean-energy ad?
ABC refused to air an ad from the Alliance for Climate Protection. How come?
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People pressure: Is immigration an ecoissue?
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New estimates on global warming
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'The Forever War'
Chilling on-the-ground accounts of war in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
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'The biggest selling writer in English you've never heard of'
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The yo-yo used in ways you won’t recognize
Aficionados converge in California to compete in a national championship that is more performance art than child’s play. Have you seen a 'spirit bomb?'
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
A 'delicious' Latin music mix, quilts that qualify as art, the Iditarod from the comfort of your sofa, and more.
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No longer so incensed about incentivized
In the wake of the Wall Street bailout deal, the Monitor's language columnist considers the vocabulary of motivation.
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Sudan makes case abroad while still bombing Darfur
President Omar al-Bashir says international interference will hamper peace. Darfuris ask: 'What peace?'
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No Afghan-Taliban peace talks, for now
Kabul may have tried to reach out to current insurgents by meeting with former Taliban in Saudi Arabia late last month.
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Poland's organic farms prove to be fruitful ventures
Economic growth, tradition, even Soviet policies make the nation well-suited for the industry.
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Will Britain's rescue plan work?
Prime Minister Brown unveiled an $87 billion plan Wednesday to buttress British banks. Hailed by some European leaders, credit markets responded tepidly.
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As violence drops, Iraqi tribes begin to make amends
Tribal elders are reviving a traditional process to heal the deep animosities resulting from sectarian bloodshed between Shiites and Sunnis.
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Syria downplays troop buildup on Lebanese border
Damascus says it's merely beefing up border security. But the US issued Syria a strong warning, and Israeli troops are on alert.
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Joint Chiefs head: ‘Enablers’ needed in troop-scarce Afghanistan
Adm. Mike Mullen is pushing to get more planes and helicopters there to make up for the lack of troops.
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Joint Chiefs Chairman Mullen readies for new boss, Afghanistan challenges
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McCain to Biden: Too early to celebrate
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Obama's middle name - not in the talking points!
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America as superpower: shaken, not deposed
Some see demise, but others cite enduring signs of US power.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about the need for US aid to reach South Ossetia as well as Georgia, mayoral term limits, and the importance of infrared emissions in cooling a home.
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Opinion: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac must go
We tried privatizing them before, in 1968. It didn't work.
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Opinion: End the US-Cuba embargo: It's a win-win
Normalizing ties would be smart policy and politics.
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The Monitor's View: Americans turn to Uncle Sam
The US is entering an era of more active government. Can Washington deliver?
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