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Could Iraq descend into a civil war again? - CSMonitor.com

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Christian Science Monitor - By Dan Murphy - Dec. 20 (News Report) - The scars of Iraq's painful bloodletting are deep, and a powerful disincentive against a return to open warfare. But Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is moving against Sunni Arabs, his political enemies.

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In time for Election 2012, a Stephen Colbert super PAC. What is that?

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Peter Grier - Jul. 01 (Special Report) - Stephen Colbert has a “super PAC.” The Federal Election Commission on Thursday approved his application to form such a political fundraising entity. He celebrated with a balloon drop to patriotic music on “The Colbert Report” Thursday night. “I am a super PAC, and so can you!” the comedian crowed to his studio audience. But what is a “super PAC” anyway? Is it like a regular political action committee, only with a nicer office? Are its donors richer? Must its employees wear capes.

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With Weiner's exit, is his House seat safe for Democrats?

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:49:20 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Ron Scherer, Patrick Wall - Jun. 17 (News Analysis) - The House seat that disgraced Rep. Anthony Weiner (D) of New York gave up on Thursday has long been considered bona fide Democratic territory, bolstered by a 3-to-1 party advantage in registered voters. But local Republicans have more than a glimmer of hope now that Mr. Weiner has resigned, after having tweeted lewd photos of himself to various women and lied about it.

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Islamist militants take over southern Yemen city

Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Ariel Zirulnick - May. 30 (News) - Islamist militants took over the southern coastal city of Zinjibar (see map) this weekend, bolstering claims that Yemen's unrest, which borders on civil war, is leaving a vacuum that is allowing militants to gain strength. The clashes with the government have so far been concentrated in the north, around Sanaa.

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Here's what really makes it tough to create jobs

Sat, 07 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - May. 07 (Opinion) - Regulations hamstring one Maryland candle company from shifting production to the United ...

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Solar power: breakthrough could herald big drop in costs

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Mark Clayton - Apr. 16 (News) - Scientists at the University of Michigan have discovered a new effect from an old property of light, which they say could lead to an "optical battery" that converts sunlight to electricity at a fraction of the cost of today's photovoltaic cells.

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Mubarak and sons' detention a victory for Egypt's opposition

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Kristen Chick - Apr. 13 (News Report) - Egypt’s public prosecutor ordered former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons detained Wednesday for 15 days for corruption investigations, in what appeared to be a response by Egypt’s military rulers to escalating pressure from protesters to see their former ruler behind bars.

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Bradley Manning comment costs State Department spokesman his job

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Christian Science Monitor - By Brad Knickerbocker - Mar. 13 (News Report) - State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley resigned over controversial comments he made about the treatment of alleged WikiLeaks source US Army Pfc. Bradley Manning.

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Libya protests spread as barrier of fear crumbles

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Christian Science Monitor - By Dan Murphy - Feb. 21 (News) - Libya protests spread in latest sign that barrier of fear is crumbling Christian Science Monitor The son of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi tried to intimidate Libyans Sunday, warning in a TV speech of civil war and foreign plots. But Libya's wave of democracy protests is strengthening as protesters ignore violence that has claimed more than 200 ... Dozens killed in Libyan capital as Arab leaders struggle to calm unrest Washington Post Gaddafi will not survive protests: Sahad ABC Online Libyan protesters take second city The Press Association Aljazeera.net Sky News Telegraph.co.uk all 8,563 news ...

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North Korea says on 'brink of war' as US, South Korea prepare for military exercises

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Christian Science Monitor - By Tom A. Peter - Nov. 26 (News Report) - Officials in North Korea have warned that they are on the brink of war with the South, as the United States and South Korea prepare to conduct a joint training exercise in the Yellow Sea.

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Why independent voters are abandoning the Democrats

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Peter Grier - Oct. 25 (News) - With Election Day almost upon us, there’s increasing evidence that independent voters are abandoning Democrats and aligning with congressional candidates from the Republican Party. That’s a key reason the GOP seems likely to gain control of at least the House, if not the House and Senate, as a result of voting next week.

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Glenn Beck says 'collective salvation' is anti-American. Tell that to the Founding Fathers.

Sat, 09 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Sally Kohn - Oct. 09 (Editorial) - Fox News television host Glenn Beck says the idea of “collective salvation” – that our fates are linked – is “dangerous to the Constitutional republic.” He argues that related notions of social justice, redistribution, and ending oppression are fundamentally anti-American, communist creeds. American’s Founding Fathers would disagree. They embraced collective redemption and the protection of the common good.

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Want to improve US national security? Cut the defense budget.

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Lawrence Korb, Laura Conley - Oct. 08 (Opinion) - Speaking last week at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast with journalists, Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, remarked that he hoped to avoid “massive cuts” in defense, which “would be dangerous now, given the national security requirements that we have.” Yet cutting the baseline defense budget, which is now even higher than it was at the height of the Reagan buildup, may ironically be one of the best tools we have to meet our national security needs.

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In US, atheists know religion better than believers. Is that bad?

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By G. Jeffrey MacDonald - Sep. 29 (News) - A new study shows that many devout Americans know less about religion than do atheists. To some observers, it suggests a shallowness of faith. To others, it is evidence that Americans know the spirit better than the letter of religion. ...

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Courts, public opinion chipping away at ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Brad Knickerbocker - Sep. 25 (News) - In what's being seen as a legal chipping away at don't ask, don't tell, US District Judge Ronald Leighton ruled Friday that former Air Force Reserve Maj. Margaret Witt, a military nurse, should be "reinstated at the earliest possible moment." Maj. Witt had been forced out of the military because of her sexual orientation.

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Gulf oil spill: Can region keep its seafood on America's dinner tables?

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:07:52 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - Sep. 24 - The Gulf oil spill leaves the region's seafood industry with a serious image problem, the same challenge it took Alaskan fishermen 10 years to overcome after Exxon Valdez. How long will it take to restore the American consumer's confidence in the Gulf brand?

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New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case: 'Bombshell' for Obama?

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Patrik Jonsson - Sep. 24 (News) - When Department of Justice attorneys traveled to investigate a voter intimidation allegation against a black politician in Mississippi's Noxubee County in 2006, one civil rights staff attorney commented, "Can you believe we're going to Mississippi to protect white voters?" To Christopher Coates, the former head of the Department of Justice's voting rights section, the comment was more than just an attempt at irony – it was evidence that something was going wrong in the department.

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Obama: "Tea Party" Wrong on "Culprits" of Economic Woes

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

truth-out.org - By Dave Cook - Sep. 21 (News Report) - On a day when the nation’s official economic umpires said the recession ended over a year ago, President Obama spent an hour on TV Monday defending his handling of the economy and charging critics from the "tea party" with “misidentifying who the culprits” are behind economic tough times.

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Why some economists see a looming US-China trade war

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Peter Ford - Sep. 17 (News) - The storm clouds gathering over America’s trade relations with China darkened this week, prompting some observers to warn of a coming trade war between the world’s two largest economic powers.

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Reality check: Iran is not a nuclear threat

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:28:08 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - Sep. 17 - Forget the neoconservative hype. The facts show Iran is not and has not been a nuclear threat to either the United States or Israel.

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The Dow vs. the economy

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Robert Reich's Blog - By Robert Reich - Sep. 03 (Opinion) - What passes for business reporting in the United States is too often a series of breathless reports about the stock market. When the Dow rises precipitously, as it did today (Wednesday), the business press predicts an end to the Great Recession. When the stock market plummets, as it did last week, the Great Recession is said to be worsening.

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Katrina anniversary: How well has recovery money been spent?

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Bill Sasser - Aug. 28 (News Report) - Money from charitable foundations and $142 billion in federal funds have produced a substantial recovery in metro New Orleans, says a report released ahead of hurricane Katrina anniversary. The people of New Orleans may disapprove of the way President Obama has handled the Gulf oil spill, but when he arrives this weekend to mark the fifth anniversary of hurricane Katrina, he is likely to encounter mainly welcoming audiences. It's not just a matter of Southern hospitality: Residents here know their city's future is still bonded to billions of dollars in federal disaster recovery funding.

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Price for a potential Israeli strike on Iran? A Palestinian state. - CSMonitor.com

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Andy Zelleke, Robert Dujarric - Aug. 04 (Opinion) - Against the backdrop of new sanctions on Iran and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upbeat Oval Office visit in July, neither Washington nor Jerusalem can be eager to add another war to the long list of hot and warm conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Korea, and Gaza. But with the American intelligence community judging Iran to be on track to have nuclear weapons within two years, a clash with Tehran may soon be deemed unavoidable – in Jerusalem, if not in Washington.

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Massive 'dead zone' in the Gulf -- but not because of the oil spill

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Pete Spotts - Aug. 02 (News Report) - The annual Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" – a low-oxygen region of seawater that appears each spring and summer and either snuffs marine life or sends it fleeing – is one of the largest on record this year.

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NewsTrust - All Rated Stories

Could Iraq descend into a civil war again? - CSMonitor.com

In time for Election 2012, a Stephen Colbert super PAC. What is that?

With Weiner's exit, is his House seat safe for Democrats?

Islamist militants take over southern Yemen city

Here's what really makes it tough to create jobs

Solar power: breakthrough could herald big drop in costs

Mubarak and sons' detention a victory for Egypt's opposition

Bradley Manning comment costs State Department spokesman his job

Libya protests spread as barrier of fear crumbles

Top 5 overlooked stories of 2010

North Korea says on 'brink of war' as US, South Korea prepare for military exercises

Why independent voters are abandoning the Democrats

Glenn Beck says 'collective salvation' is anti-American. Tell that to the Founding Fathers.

Want to improve US national security? Cut the defense budget.

In US, atheists know religion better than believers. Is that bad?

Courts, public opinion chipping away at ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

Gulf oil spill: Can region keep its seafood on America's dinner tables?

New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case: 'Bombshell' for Obama?

Obama: "Tea Party" Wrong on "Culprits" of Economic Woes

Why some economists see a looming US-China trade war

Reality check: Iran is not a nuclear threat

The Dow vs. the economy

Katrina anniversary: How well has recovery money been spent?

Price for a potential Israeli strike on Iran? A Palestinian state. - CSMonitor.com

Massive 'dead zone' in the Gulf -- but not because of the oil spill