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Monitor articles for May 30, 2012
- How Peter Carl Fabergé is the Steve Jobs of bejeweled eggs
- How climate change destroyed one of the world's largest civilizations
- 'Les Miserables' first trailer debuts online
- Two earthquakes in two weeks test Italians' morale
- Green olive and bacon pizza
- UN sees significant drop in Afghan civilian casualties
- Enormous forest fire in New Mexico sets state record for acres burned
- Repsol 'almost certain' to end offshore oil drilling in Cuba
- A mom thanks Sendak for giving her son's “Jester” his jingle
- Oslo police refute Breivik's claim of terrorist network, saying he acted alone
- Charlize Theron: diapers, dogs, adoption, and some life lessons
- OpinionWith 'God on their side,' Romney and Republicans may very well prevail
- Mortgage rates tumble to record lows. Again.
- FocusNext week's Wisconsin recall: a test drive of themes for Election 2012
- Boy played dead to survive Syrian massacre
- EU calls for "banking union" to fight debt crisis
- With nomination in hand, Romney turns focus on Obama
- French journalist released by FARC says captors were respectful
- Could gold really be on the ropes?
- Southern Great Plains could run out of groundwater in 30 years, study finds
- Is Donald Trump secretly supporting President Obama?
- Unemployed veterans skilled in doing jobs, not in finding them
- Your teen is ready to drive? Here's how to pick a driving school.
- Spelling Bee: The final 50 will compete for $30,000
- The Monitor's ViewRighting wrongs in China depends on rights
- Doc Watson, innovative guitarist and 'positive icon' for Appalachian region
- What would happen if Greece exited the eurozone?
- Facebook opens office in Dubai
- The horror in Syria, the cold realities of international action
- US Treasury bond yields hit record low as eurozone worries mount
- Taylor's 50-year sentence draws mixed reactions in Liberia
- Decoding tomato DNA: Genetics could yield sweeter fruit
- Huge mortgage debts keep the housing market tumbling
- FocusExclusive: Veteran Lebanese fighter trains new generation of jihadis – for Syria
- Bob Dylan awarded Medal of Freedom. What does that say about US?
- Mitt Romney has won the nomination. What next?
- Transit of Venus: Early 'tape measure' for size of our solar system
- Rio scrambles to prepare for impending mega-events
- Ambassador McFaul, driver of US-Russia 'reset,' becomes his own obstacle
- NBA Western finals: Spurs extend streak in defeating Thunder
- Another sign of Myanmar reform? Aung San Suu Kyi's visit to Thailand.
- 10 voices for change in Saudi Arabia
- Apple will 'double down' on Siri, says CEO Tim Cook
- Charles Taylor sentence welcomed by mom who sheltered Liberians
- Digital Vertigo
- Reader recommendation: Radioactivity
- Progress WatchIn Saudi Arabia, a quiet tide of reform
- Bestselling books the week of 5/31/12, according to IndieBound*
- Progress WatchSaudi girls find freedom in cleats
- Edwards trial: still no verdict after eight days
- Obama to Romney: congratulations on winning the nomination
- More sanctions for Syria as US targets bank
- Peter Carl Fabergé: How Communism crushed the Faberge egg
- How 'Hatfields and McCoys' became cable's biggest-ever hit
- Another sordid case of campaign fund misuse? Sen. Mark Kirk says no.
- As fears about Europe's future worsen, the Dow closes down
- New signs of global slowdown darken analyst's economic outlook
- Colombia's FARC releases French journalist
- SpaceX Dragon capsule will soon be earthbound again
- Oil subsidies: Surprise! Liberals are fans, too.
- Voracious kudzu bugs spread across South. Are they boon or bane?
- Assange gets surprise chance to fight another day
- Global ViewpointStrengthen the euro and reform the European Commission
- As gang warfare escalates in Chicago, can Facebook be a help?
- How to avoid austerity but still fix the deficit
- Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years in prison
- Strawberry mango salsa
- Five microcredit programs innovate to break the cycle of poverty
- Tony Parker leads San Antonio Spurs to 20th consecutive NBA win
- 'Once' more, as best musical?
- Google Chrome OS lives on with big update, new hardware
- Doc Watson: North Carolina's blind guitar picker extraordinaire
- Financial aid on a debit card? Students hit with extra fees.
- 'Delta Boys' director Andrew Berends talks about being arrested in Nigeria
- Verbal Energy'Expatriotism': the last refuge of a scoundrel?
- Woman rescued from rubble after earthquake in Italy
- A Christian Science PerspectiveEverything OK in the end?
- Aung San Suu Kyi's 'test run' outside of Myanmar
- Bullying and suicide: Misinformation and hyperbole link them
- Why Zimbabwe's President Mugabe was named UN 'tourism envoy'
- Facebook stock drops below $29
- Syria massacre not enough to break UN deadlock over stronger action
- Court rules WikiLeaks Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden
- How Peter Carl Fabergé turned Easter eggs into precious art