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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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Briefing
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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In Colorado, reconciliation for a displaced tribe
A powwow builds bridges between the town of Meeker and the White River Utes.
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Tide of illegal immigrants now being reversed
Border crackdown and tough economic times in the US are seen as reasons.
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Wealthy women give to women
Helen LaKelly Hunt of Women Moving Millions aspires to raise $150 million by next spring.
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Opinion: Help the people of Darfur: reclaim Sudan's stolen oil
Oil theft fuels the genocide. The US can stop it by creating a Clean Hands Trust.
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The Monitor's View: Why more illegal aliens self-deport
Stiffer enforcement at the workplace and at the border are forcing an exodus.
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GOP lawmakers block renewable-energy-credit bill
Legislation to extend some $18 billion worth of tax credits for renewable energy fizzled in the Senate Wednesday, as Republican lawmakers made good on their stated intent to prevent the bill from moving forward unless it were accompanied by support for domestic oil drilling.
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Program helps Arizona prisoners get ready for real life
From Day One, inmates are treated like adults, lowering the chance they will return.
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The Elephant and the Dragon
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More Mail Bag matches
Readers remember the pen pals they found through the Monitor's old Mail Bag column.
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Garden siteseeing around the US
Virtual visits to the best garden blogs
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Taliban's war of words undermines Afghanistan's nation building
A successful propaganda campaign has weakened public support for the Afghan government and its international backers, according to a new report from the International Crisis Group.
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Sons of Iraq made Iraq safer. What's their mission now?
The US military is trying to transition 103,000 Iraqi neighborhood guards into steady work.
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Iraqis more secure, but few are finding jobs
Most jobs are in the military, police, and intelligence forces. But Iraqis say those jobs are only attained through family ties or bribes.
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World
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Reporters on the Job
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USA
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Politics in U.S. hiring: When is it improper?
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Politics in U.S. hiring: When is it improper?
At the Justice Department, clear lines were crossed, report says.
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Can Iraq's new calm hold?
Improved security has boosted optimism, but US commanders want to be assured it is "irreversible."
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This week, a global bid to connect Muslims and Christians
Faith leaders' quest for understanding, commonality begins Tuesday at Yale.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about Bangladesh's counterterrorism efforts, US-Venezuela relations, and California fire prevention.
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Opinion: Why Starbucks lost its mojo
It became too common to be trendy – and lost its appeal.
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The Monitor's View: Obama and McCain as neo-neocons
They compete over who can better attack Al Qaeda in Pakistan – unilaterally.
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Tennessee church attack spotlights scapegoat mentality
Economic hard times also may have played a role in this week's attack on a Tennessee church.
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Aviation leaders urge Congress to act on energy policy – now
They call for a special session of Congress, but many are skeptical the session will get off the ground.
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