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Monitor articles for December 12, 2012
- Why no new Christmas carols?
- Apple TV set on the way? Maybe, but don't hold your breath.
- Honda recall: 870,000 minvans and SUVs for ignition defect
- Raising Medicare's eligibility age: How much money would it save?
- Facebook again streamlines privacy settings. Will it help the average user?
- Sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar bridged India and the West
- 3 compelling photo books for gifting this winter
- 'Insulting religion': Blasphemy sentence in Egypt sends a chill
- What happens if Venezuela's Hugo Chávez misses his inaguration?
- Monitor BreakfastWould a 'fiscal cliff' deal imperil John Boehner's tenure as House speaker?
- Mo Yan's Nobel acceptance speech draws ire from critics
- Google Zeitgeist reveals the most searched terms of 2012
- Obama's pollster: Republicans have a tolerance problem
- Tax hikes ahead. Time to accelerate dividend payments?
- Electric vehicle awareness: the key to boosting sales
- Oregon mall shooting: Another case of a gunman firing at random
- North Korea rocket launch: Why China only 'expresses regret'
- Honduran lawmakers fire four Supreme Court judges
- FocusBaltic nations offer ex-Soviet states a Western model
- 'Man of Steel' trailer shows character exploration, big-budget visuals (+trailer)
- 'Storage Wars' lawsuit: Former cast member says show is rigged
- Pope Benedict XVI, now with one million followers, launches first Tweet
- 'Downton Abbey' insider Jessica Fellowes shares her behind-the-scenes take
- 12-12-12: An auspicious date for a $1,212,120 wedding?
- 'Game Change' sequel will come next fall
- OpinionEgypt and other Arab democracies will not survive without including more women
- Opposition pushes 'no' vote on Egyptian referendum as 'unity' talks postponed
- FocusA Russian island encircled by Europe: Kaliningrad's dual existence
- Jenna Bush Hager pregnant: George W. Bush to be first-time grandpa
- Nurse left suicide note, Aussie radio sets up $525,000 fund
- Travelling on a budget? Bring your own food and drinks.
- Following Alaska serial killer's suicide, mysteries remain
- Opening of upscale hotels marks turning point in Haiti's reconstruction
- University of Iowa first to ask incoming students about sexual orientation
- As North Korea celebrates surprise rocket launch, alarm mounts abroad
- Ravi Shankar: Sitar virtuoso and father of the rock benefit concert
- A Christian Science Perspective'How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is given'
- West Virginia natural gas explosion wipes out homes and I-77
- Software pioneer John McAfee deported from Guatemala, lands in Miami
- X-37B: US launches super-secret, orbiting, robotic plane
- Why billionaires will still pour millions into politics
- FocusLeft behind? Russian-speaking minorities struggle in new Baltics
- SAG award nominations: 'Argo' and 'Lincoln' top the list
- Give to people on the street? In cities, it's a daily dilemma
- Costco profit soars 30 percent on high sales, low prices
- Will US recognition of Syrian opposition group open channels for weapons support?
- N. Irish police involved in Belfast lawyer's 1989 murder, says report
- Top 5 product recalls in US history
- Boehner: Don't make Christmas plans, 'serious differences' remain in 'fiscal cliff' talks
- England census: Why have the ranks of the religious declined?
- Enbridge set to invest $6.28 billion in oil pipeline
- Global ViewpointHow to survive in a tech-driven economy
- Paul McCartney to front Nirvana for a benefit concert?
- In human rights spat, Russia poised to target US adoptive parents
- Lena Dunham's legal representative asks that leaked book proposal be taken down
- Is a new 'Harry Potter' short film in the works?
- Why Amsterdam is banning marijuana use in schools
- 'Sesame Street' tackles the big 'D,' Divorce
- Sandy benefit concert: Rock legends hit the right notes
- US hesitates to forcefully condemn North Korean rocket launch
- For newly recognized Syrian rebel coalition, a first dispute with US
- 9/11 trial: Any mention of torture is classified, military judge rules
- West Virginia gas pipeline explosion – just a drop in the disaster bucket
- The high price of confirmation-biased shopping
- Why more people didn't die in Clackamas mall shooting
- Ravi Shankar bridged cultures by bringing sitar to the West, but at a cost
- The Monitor's ViewWhy a US-EU trade pact would be historic
- Small business vs. big business: The divide widens
- SolarCity IPO share price slashed. Cloudy skies ahead for solar?
- Pasta with chestnuts, pancetta, and sage