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Monitor articles for February 17, 2011
- South Sudan's post-referendum calm ended by clashes with renegade militia
- China's latest trade visit to Africa reveals a different approach to business
- Why Uganda's 25-year ruler is unlikely to face Egypt-style protests
- Uganda election: Politics and land rights collide in the country's oil-rich east
- South Africa's now-neutral stance on Ivory Coast infuriates president-elect's camp
- Raymond Davis: Pakistan delays ruling on jailed American
- In France, US advocacy for Muslim rights raises more than a few hackles
- How to grow and prepare strawberries
- Reader recommendation: My Reading Life
- Scott Brown memoir details childhood abuse and a life of hardship
- Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia
- Cedar Rapids: movie review
- American Idol group auditions: Jaycee Badeaux and other teens shine
- American Idol tops Survivor: Will Redemption Island save franchise?
- Mickey Rooney claims stepson has kept him imprisoned in home
- Watson on Jeopardy: Watson dominates. Is HAL 9000 next?
- World's largest toy collection breaks records
- A creative partnership of games and play
- Natalie Munroe calls out 'whiny' kids: Do teacher blogs help or hurt schools?
- Can US farmers beat the heat?
- The real challenge for Internet freedom? US hypocrisy. And there's no app for that.
- Tax reform: the wheels are beginning to turn
- Can you ditch your life insurance?
- American Innovation: 13 Born-in-the-USA inventions
- Smartphones: Beware those payment apps
- Inflation rate: why prices are rising on everything from cornflakes to socks
- Apple app store: Changes roil users
- 10 most intriguing tablets of 2011
- Watch out, Netflix. Redbox and Amazon are looking for a fight.
- Trendy threads from waste
- Behavioral economists, can people really know what they want?
- Blunt and stingy, Jerry Brown suits California just fine this time around
- In Liberia, splurging on sushi to feel at home
- Belgium takes a world record – in political dysfunction
- Iran warships through the Suez Canal? Messaging, opportunism, and fearmongering.
- Where is Bahrain's unrest headed?
- Libya's antigovernment protests escalate on 'day of rage' against Muammar Qaddafi
- Maya Angelou, George H. W. Bush among those who received Medal of Freedom
- F-35 jet a waste of taxpayers' dollars, say McCain, Gates
- Crusades redux: Will Jerusalem soon be surrounded by hostile Islamists?
- Borders store closing list includes outlets from east coast to west
- Apple MacBook Pro: Is a new Mac laptop on the way?
- Solar flare wreaking havoc on Earth's radio communications
- What hibernating bears can tell us about space travel
- Solar flare 2011: How a dazzling display can wreak electrical havoc
- Growth Spurt
- A third-grader's theft
- Hungry for books
- Sen. Scott Brown's revelation of physical and sexual abuse can help others
- In debate over iPhone confession app, aftershocks of Calvinist-Catholic fault line
- Why the Islamic Right should act like the Christian Right
- In Israel, income can't keep up with GDP growth
- Social media: The Wild West of marketing
- So much stimulus, so little to show for it
- Iraq war: why US military withdrawal might not happen in 2011
- Robocop statue: A youthful lift for Detroit or a monument to blight?
- Cambodian band aims to revive music almost eliminated by Khmer Rouge
- Video: Backroom bipartisan talks 'positive,' says Obama budget director
- Video: Social Security isn't part of budget problem, says OMB director
- Chicago mayor's race: What the candidates promise
- Obama makes Silicon Valley pilgrimage in quest to boost US innovation
- Union battle echoes beyond Wisconsin: 'We’re fighting for our very existence'
- Estate taxes: States will want their cut, too
- Without friends and family, an answer to feeling lonely
- Michael Vick opts out of 'Oprah' appearance; did Eagles, dog owners force him to scramble?
- Mideast unrest: Revolution is the easy part
- Hedge fund fees finally coming down
- Bank taxes buoy New York, but teacher cuts loom
- Cable TV not losing customers to online video
- Sarah Palin doesn't want a feud with Michelle Obama. We think.
- John Boehner takes on government-funded jobs – unless they're in Ohio