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A handbook for Muslim teens

Being a young Muslim in the US got much tougher after 9/11, so a brother-sister team came up with a book to help peers in their faith.
01/03/2008 12:00 am
Global elections watch: All eyes on U.S. race

Who would foreigners like to see at the helm of the world's superpower – a Republican or Democrat?
01/02/2008 12:00 am
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01/02/2008 12:00 am
Ron Paul: an absolute faith in free markets and less government

The 10-term congressman from Texas has been a strict constitutionalist since he came into public life some 30 years ago.
01/02/2008 12:00 am
Does a safer Iraq mean more US troops can exit?

Service member fatalities fell to 21 in December, compared with 126 in May.
01/02/2008 12:00 am
Home prices: Where's the bottom?

Down 3.3 percent in the past year, median US home values are still 7.6 percent above 2004 levels.
01/02/2008 12:00 am
America: Step up on climate change

Global warming is the nuclear issue of our age.
12/31/2007 12:00 am
Monitor Breakfast Zogby: Iowans, New Hampshirites angry but less focused on Iraq

Veteran pollster finds Huckabee and Romney neck and neck in Iowa, while Clinton's lead shrinks in the Granite State.
12/06/2007 12:00 am
Monitor Breakfast Edward Lazear: Lower growth expected for 2008

White House may soon take new steps to deal with the troubled housing market, president's chief economist hints.
11/30/2007 12:00 am
Monitor Breakfast The economic outlook of the White House budget director

Jim Nussle strikes a note of caution on government finances as the economy potentially slows down.
11/15/2007 12:00 am
Monitor Breakfast The view from the House majority leader

Rep. Steny Hoyer has strong criticism for the Iraq war and sees potential political fallout from economic turbulence.
11/09/2007 12:00 am
Monitor Breakfast After much anticipation, Rep. Tom Davis won't seek U.S. Senate seat in Virginia

The spate of Republican retirements will make it difficult for his party to take control of Congress in 2008, he said at a Monitor breakfast Thursday.
10/26/2007 01:00 am
Monitor Breakfast Giuliani's popularity in '08 race alarms religious conservative leaders

Tony Perkins, of the Family Research Council, and Gary Bauer, of American Values, were guests at a Monitor breakfast Wednesday.
10/11/2007 01:00 am
Monitor Breakfast Nancy Pelosi: Activists should persuade GOP lawmakers to work to end war

The House speaker touted Congress's domestic accomplishments, but recognized Americans' frustration at a lack of action on the Iraq war at a Monitor lunch Tuesday.
10/10/2007 01:00 am
Municipal Wi-Fi thrives – on a small scale

Big-city wireless Internet plans took a hit this summer, but places like Owensboro, Ky., and Rio Rancho, N.M., put networks in place.
09/13/2007 01:00 am
New tool to fight global warming: Endangered Species Act?

A recent deal to protect the habitat of endangered coral may offer US environmentalists new leverage.
09/07/2007 01:00 am
How do you make electronics easier to recycle?

A UN-led group is grappling with the growing crisis of high-tech trash.
03/08/2007 12:00 am