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Monitor articles for December 20, 2012
- Kids online will now be protected by new federal guidelines
- OpinionObama must remind Vladimir Putin of human rights, religious freedom concerns
- 2012: the year of self-publishing
- Will GOP's 'Plan B' push Obama closer to 'fiscal cliff' deal?
- Geography of joy? Where the world's happiest people live.
- Midwest blizzard leaves some stranded
- California meteorite reveals secrets thanks to crowdsourcing
- How the Zetas drug gang took Monterrey
- Sen. Ben Affleck? Fearing loss of Mass. Senate seat, Democrats scramble.
- The rifle: Its history and its place in the future
- Political bickering over fiscal cliff persists
- Instagram retreats following backlash
- Putin, EU likely to remain at odds
- Brothers Grimm: Why Disney is the master of adapting their stories
- Stocks edge up as investors await fiscal cliff deal
- Facebook $1 fee? New scheme aims to make money, cut spam.
- Newtown post office flooded with condolences
- Unused school offers Sandy Hook a new home, and path forward
- The top 5 things never to ask your child right after school
- Energy predictions from last year: Did they come true?
- Egg nog pie
- Brothers Grimm: 4 gruesome plot twists you may have forgotten
- Electric and hybrid taxis gaining in popularity
- In India, a Hindu nationalist rebuilds image with Muslim votes
- Fiscal cliff could impact low-income families the most
- The real Brothers Grimm were stranger than fiction
- Hunting for hidden gems
- The most important thing
- Blizzard conditions, from Kansas to Wisconsin, close schools
- Olivia Culpo, a 'cellist nerd,' takes Miss Universe crown
- General Motors to buy back US-owned stake. US to lose billions?
- 3 YA books just perfect for adults
- Code Name Verity
- Boehner's 'Plan B' vote delayed
- How is winter storm affecting holiday travel?
- Kids and violent video games: One senator calls for research
- Pressure mounts on Obama to change tactics on Iran
- The Monitor's ViewKids and digital media: removing the fears
- Fiscal cliffhanger: Obama's unwise concessions
- Are cheap cars safer than expensive ones?
- OpinionIsrael's settlement push kills two-state solution, leaving Palestinians few options
- NRA's Sandy Hook press conference: What can it say?
- Shopping procrastination? Tips for last-minute Christmas gifts online.
- 'Les Miserables': Is the story of Jean Valjean a model for newly released inmates today?
- Peter Madoff sentenced to 10 years in prison for role in ponzi scheme
- Guns in schools? Sandy Hook rekindles hot debate on arming teachers.
- Egypt's opposition: If we can't beat constitution, amend it
- Putin presser: chilling news for orphans, but warm words for Depardieu
- South Korea's president-elect promises 'new era of change'
- Brothers Grimm saved classic fairy tales by changing them forever
- How utilities can turn pilots into partnerships
- Teacher inherits $7 million in gold coins from reclusive cousin
- Newark's Booker won't run for NJ gov, sets sights on US Senate seat
- End of the world on 12/21/12? Not just yet, says the Vatican's top astronomer.
- OpinionSandy Hook: Mental health, not gun control, is the answer to mass shootings
- Full steam ahead? How economy might look if 'cliff' deal is struck.
- A Christian Science PerspectivePeace among enemies
- Path introduces social search that's more intuitive than Facebook
- 13 resolutions to improve the world's food supply in 2013
- Ban Ki-moon, UN Security Council slam Israel on settlements
- Christmas without butter?! Norway's perpetually uncertain butter supply
- Lessons from the Maya prophecy – whether the world 'ends' or not
- Palestinians begin returning to Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria
- In Texas, a town where the teachers carry guns
- Syrian rebel infighting could take dangerous turn if Assad falls