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Monitor articles for July 12, 2012
- In Syria: Why is Turkey reluctant to take the lead?
- Nike pulls Joe Paterno name off child care center
- Material world: Tips to help children grow up free of entitlement
- Biggest loser in DirecTV-Viacom feud? Both.
- Cities going broke: Can Scranton's minimum wage plan work?
- Study: With OxyContin harder to misuse, abusers shift to harder drugs
- Before Stockton: five other big financial crises for US municipalities
- Stocks slide on Wall Street for sixth straight day
- Keeping perspective: Taxes do not always drive the economy
- CommentaryWomen warriors: How close to combat?
- Humongous solar flare erupts in our direction
- Sunset to transform New York City into 'Manhattanhenge'
- Penn State scandal: Will new bombshells overshadow career of Joe Paterno?
- Hubble telescope reveals mysterious 'ghost galaxies' of ancient universe
- Why aid money has returned to Malawi
- FBI report: No evidence George Zimmerman is racist
- Native Americans arrived in at least three waves, finds DNA study
- Second quarter predictions continue to decrease as stocks fall
- Pluto's new moon could cause problems for space probe, says NASA
- Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.'s 'mood disorder' raising questions
- Why won't China sign the South China Sea code of conduct?
- Garlic scapes and pan-fried sea bass
- Was Mitt Romney hoping to be booed during NAACP speech?
- '666 Park Avenue': A show worth watching this fall
- How to toss an anklebone and shoot an arrow like a Mongolian
- Recovery of most complete skeleton of human ancestor to be streamed live
- Kristin Chenoweth thanks fans for 'their prayers'
- Evidence exists to bring Syria war-crimes case: French diplomat
- Why Democrats are hesitant to vote on Obama's tax plan
- French Alps avalanche is the deadliest since 2008
- Teen Vogue protest: More demands for unaltered photos
- Isuzu SUVs recalled for corrosion include 11,000 cars. Are you affected?
- Extended unemployment numbers show further slight declines
- Women bring a new approach to philanthropy
- Myanmar open for US business, but is it a safe bet?
- San Bernardino bankruptcy: Exacerbated by criminal acts?
- Syrian army accused of attacking hundreds
- When did Romney leave Bain?
- Mont Blanc avalanche: 'Scary and tragic'
- Pluto now has at least five moons. Can we go back to calling it a planet?
- WikiLeaks scores big win against Visa
- In a France suspicious of religion, evangelicalism's message strikes a chord
- Why is Romania's president facing impeachment vote?
- Regressives and Progressives: A new brand of partisanship
- Oregon cave discovery suggests lost ancient American culture
- Michael Jordan rejects Kobe Bryant's 'Dream Team' comparison
- Jerry Sandusky probe: Penn State showed 'total disregard' for kids' safety
- Teens waiting to get drivers' licenses, prefer public transport
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- Another day, another defector from Assad's Syria
- Shakira, Obama help some Afro-Colombian communities threatened with displacement
- Somalia sends troops to rescue aid workers nabbed by pirates
- Queen Latifah a mom? Star says she may adopt a child.
- US eases sanctions on Myanmar in rare difference with Aung San Suu Kyi
- DirecTV loses MTV, Nickelodeon, and Viacom's free online shows
- Days after woman executed, Karzai asks Taliban to enter politics
- Paul Krugman versus Paul Krugman
- Adoption: US-Russian pact met with caution, hope
- Mass. housing complex flag ban enrages tenants
- Yahoo hack steals 400,000 passwords. Is yours on the list?
- OpinionEhud Olmert could be Israel's comeback kid – and make peace with Palestinians
- Five tough truths about US-China relations
- Jobless claims plunge to a 4-year low. Good sign?
- Jamie Dimon: 4 questions for CEO as bank earnings loom
- North Korea leader gives thumbs up to 'Rocky,' Disney characters
- Amazon smart phone rumors: we could see a 'Kindle Phone' in 2012
- Joe Biden's NAACP rebuttal to Mitt Romney
- Who would be better for Cuba: Romney or Obama?
- Wells Fargo to pay $175M in discrimination lawsuit
- Joe Biden fires up NAACP. Where was President Obama?
- Abuse on campus: Will Florida A&M death bring crackdown on hazing?
- Syrian ambassador's defection boosts idea of booting Assad, keeping others
- Russian crackdown on dissent goes virtual
- The Big Read: National initiative returns for its seventh year
- The Monitor's ViewEssence of Penn State report on Sandusky scandal: Protect children's innocence
- OpinionSandusky report: Penn State the institution was more important than individuals
- Bizarre prehistoric giant turtle was almost perfectly round
- Penn State scandal: Joe Paterno vs. Louis Freeh
- China adoption diary: Matters of trust involve a headlock on Dad
- 10 best comic works in all of literature
- Henry David Thoreau: 12 quotes on his birthday
- For region's Islamists, Morsi win in Egypt expands sense of the possible
- Get out of town: the world's 10 best-reviewed hotels
- Avalanche in French Alps leaves at least nine dead, several missing
- A Christian Science PerspectiveHow can 'now' be eternal?
- Mortgage rates fall to 3.71 percent, hit yet another record low
- Saudi Arabia to send first-ever female athletes to Olympics