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Monitor articles for August 14, 2012
- For Latinos, Anaheim gang sweep rubs riots' wounds. Should police have waited?
- Israeli PM appoints new homeland security minister
- The night Julia Child came to dinner
- Biggest bargain in the house? Tap water.
- 'Welfare-voter' spat in Massachusetts part of larger political duel
- Five things Yahoo CEO Mayer must do now
- Julia Child: 10 wonderful quotes on her birthday
- Paul Ryan's record: huge role in debt debate but few legislative wins
- Is American spending bouncing back? Retail business up in July
- Youths battle police in northern France riot
- 'The Closer' ends as spin-off 'Major Crimes' kicks off
- The ultimate over-billing: Connecticut woman paid for streetlights for 25 years
- What is the real threat of Islamic terrorism in Latin America?
- Eurozone economy shrinks. Germany ekes out growth.
- What 'the Ryan choice' means for Romney's evolving platform
- Social Security: $8.6 trillion deficit? $134 trillion? Both.
- Japan's poverty gap has politicians calling for rise in minimum wage
- Not with a whimper, but with a bang
- The Monitor's ViewEgypt's Morsi puts military on right side of history
- Military lingers in Tamil areas years after Sri Lanka's civil war
- Napoleon Bonaparte: 13 quotes on his birthday
- Julia Child: 8 things that may surprise you
- Paul Ryan does an about-face on Ayn Rand
- Tiny creatures with hip names
- Military judge refuses to delay trial of suspected Fort Hood shooter any longer
- Dearie
- Home Depot profit, outlook brightens
- Back-to-school stats: How much do Americans spend shopping?
- Iran will now accept quake help from abroad
- In Norway, calls for the prime minister to step down
- Chris Christie: larger-than-life keynoter for Republican convention
- Girlfriend says New Jersey man didn't kidnap her, calls him, 'a good man'
- Ecuador to decide about Assange asylum this week
- Remembering Johnny Pesky: the little big man of the Boston Red Sox
- Monitor BreakfastAFL-CIO chief's message to Obama: 'jobs, jobs, and more jobs'
- OpinionPakistan Independence Day – not really
- Off-course skydivers land on high-security military base
- Federal budget, are you ready for your close-up?
- More than $60,000 stolen at Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' home
- Poland begins uncovering story of secret US detention center
- Iowa State Fair: Ryan faces hecklers and Obama
- NASA: Mars rover Curiosity brain surgery complete
- Giant python sets records in Florida
- Has Mitt Romney given up on the Latino vote?
- Low taxes, smaller government, but not a balanced budget?
- Groupon shares: Suddenly cheaper, but a good buy?
- Standard Chartered to pay $340 million for money-laundering
- New Romney/Ryan ad plays offense on Medicare. Will that work?
- Reader recommendation: George F. Kennan
- OpinionAmerica's young 2012 Olympians are its future
- Michelle Obama on Leno show: Why did she tease an Olympian?
- Checklist for disaster first-responders: food, blankets – and wi-fi
- Syria's ex-Prime Minister: Regime on the verge of collapse
- After Jerry Sandusky scandal, Penn State receives accreditation warning
- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will deliver keynote address at RNC
- Giant pregnant python largest ever found in Florida
- What's behind the latest Israeli media frenzy on Iran?
- Afghanistan war: Can the US gains last?
- A Christian Science PerspectiveThe source of compassion in the wake of mass shootings
- Most of Syria out of Assad's control, says ex-PM
- Will Drew Peterson go free?
- Will Ryan's fundraising boost Romney's campaign?
- Midwestern drought, election year politics add to pressure on ethanol
- Mississippi most obese state: Southern diet or culture on the skids?
- Google buys Frommer’s Travel Guides
- Bestselling books the week of 8/16/12, according to IndieBound*
- Stakes high for GOP as Wisconsin voters settle on a Senate matchup
- $100 million apartment goes up for sale. A penthouse boom?
- Bob Woodward will release book on Obama and the economy
- Kristin Chenoweth will be unable to return to 'The Good Wife'
- Obama vs. Romney 101: 4 ways they differ on China