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Monitor articles for September 30, 2011
- Why dictators now face civilian revolt, from Syria to Swaziland
- Pakistan's military and legislators plan peace talks with Taliban
- The state of democracy a year after Ecuador's coup
- Hugo Chávez tries to silence health rumors with his usual flair
- Obama's Cold War with Cuba: the fuel Fidel needed
- Amanda Knox trial closes, but doubt over Italian prosecution, media's role remain
- Seat warmer: Russia's Medvedev stepping aside for 'more popular' Putin
- The lion within
- A pair of killer true-crime books
- Bill O'Reilly writes a thriller-style book on the Lincoln assassination
- Walter Payton abused painkillers, had affairs, claims new biography
- 'Magic School Bus' series celebrates its 25th anniversary
- E-book errors in Neal Stephenson's 'Reamde' annoy Kindle users
- Ghosts by Daylight
- River of Smoke
- Michael Shannon stars in 'Take Shelter': movie review
- Anna Paquin, Matt Damon star in 'Margaret': movie review
- Top Picks: New Tony Bennett CD, social media scorecard, PBS' Prohibition documentary and more
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen in 50/50: movie review
- El Bulli: movie review
- Claire Danes in 'Homeland': The Futon Critic first look
- '50/50' cast discusses new comedy in roundtable
- Taxes and energy policy
- Scarlett Johansson cellphone pictures aren't all that smart phone hackers are after
- 5 Simple rules to protect yourself against phone hacking
- Baseball playoffs: the ultimate fan quiz
- Pastors who play politics from the pulpit
- How Neo got his juice: Do you know your sci-fi energy?
- Stanford's Institute of Design: School for world changers
- Debit card fees: Why Bank of America will charge $5 for debit card use
- Lettuce recall: latest sign of listeria
- Debit card fee at Bank of America is only the latest
- Stock market: worst quarter since 2008
- Unemployment benefits applications fall but joblessness remains high
- Good Reads: Model-Plane Bomber, Mass Graves in Kashmir, and Occupy Wall Street
- Peru becomes gastronomic destination
- Gov. Mitch Daniels on Obama 'obsession' with taxing rich: wrong place to look
- Ron Paul's faves: Grover Cleveland, 'freedom movement,' not the Fed
- AU forces in Somalia get 3,000-troop boost
- Hundreds of Congo's registered voters may be fake
- Bill Clinton marks 20th anniversary of presidential bid this weekend
- Tahrir activist's imprisonment shows Egypt is still not free
- Herman Cain: Five signs that Cain's got momentum
- Alabama immigration law leaves schools gripped by uncertainty
- Rick Perry slips on immigration banana
- Reader recommendation: The White Mouse
- Gears of War 3 tops 3 million sales in one week
- Ice Cream Sandwich, Jaunty Jackalope, and other bizarre code names
- Inchworm
- Jones Beach, Early Autumn
- Pay off school loans, or build up savings?
- Morally indefensible budget cuts
- Limiting itemized deductions for the rich will hurt soup kitchens?
- Al Qaeda drone attacks on US? Soon it won't be so far-fetched.
- Paramedic: Dr. Murray's report on Michael Jackson didn't add up
- Anwar al-Awlaki dead: what it means for US, Yemen
- Defecting Syria soldiers join ranks with protesters
- The Monitor's Weekly News Quiz for Sept. 25-30, 2011
- Baseball’s Roger Maris: the slugger who surpassed the Babe
- Baseball playoffs 2011 begin with AL divisional games Friday
- Terry Francona was no longer the right fit for these Red Sox
- Mahmoud Abbas: 'Of whom should I be afraid?'
- Hope for Afghanistan – with its new generation of law students
- Relationships and happiness
- The advantage of starting a business young
- Cash will get more valuable
- Listeria outbreak: Victims file lawsuits, but will they receive damages?
- Boeing drug bust shows alarming spread of prescription pill epidemic
- Anwar al-Awlaki strike: why it's important, but not a death-blow for Al Qaeda
- Stephen Colbert vs. Karl Rove: Who's better at 'money laundering'?
- Herman Cain's '999 plan': long overdue tax reform or job killer?
- Chris Christie electability: Would his girth be a campaign issue?
- Did Florida just quash a possible Chris Christie campaign?