Christian Science Monitor
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The Christian Science Monitor (CSM) is an international newspaper published daily, Monday through Friday. Started in 1908 by Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist, the paper does not use wire services and instead relies largely on its own reporters in bureaus in eleven countries around the world. While at one time reporters were drawn largely from church members, this no longer holds true. (...) The Monitor (or "CSM" as it is known in the intelligence community) is widely read by CIA and other intelligence agency analysts because of the newspaper's attention to ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Audience:
Large audience (500K-1M) (English)
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International
Political Viewpoint:
Neutral viewpoint
Owners:
The Christian Science Publishing Society, Mary Trammel | Managers: Jonathan Wells
Research
Location:
Boston, MA, US
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Edited By:
Ezra Fox
Last Edit:
Jul 23, 2006 - 7:18 PM PDT
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Nidal Malik Hasan case: Are Army psychiatrists overwhelmed?
The case of Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who is the primary suspect in the Fort Hood shooting spree Thursday that killed 13 people, is pointing up the enormous ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Iran's secret site is the missing piece in its nuclear puzzle
Iran's newly revealed second centrifuge plant hidden in a mountainside fits neatly into Tehran's nuclear program, as if it were a long-missing piece to a jigsaw puzzle that's ... -
Supreme Court justices question campaign finance law
The US Supreme Court appears poised to pare back campaign finance reform measures that sharply restrict corporate expenditures during federal campaigns. At issue in a ... -
Key Republicans bail on ‘Obama-care’; Dems’ options narrow
As key Republicans grow increasingly hostile to President Obama’s plans for healthcare reform, the Democrats are edging toward a go-it-alone approach to legislation.Posted by Derek Hawkins -
What the West needs in Afghanistan: humility
... if the experience in Afghanistan and other attempts at state-building teach anything, it is of the need to get the strategy and politics right first. At the onset of such ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Dostum's return to Afghanistan: a nod to 'warlord politics'
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has brought a notorious warlord and influential backer out of exile just ahead of Thursday's presidential vote – a sign that old-style ...via Technorati -
Health reform 101: what is in the bills
President Obama’s attempt to reform the US healthcare system is one of the most ambitious and complicated legislative efforts Washington has seen in decades. At the same ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Pakistan's Christians protest lack of protection after deadly rampage
Lahore, Pakistan - After an anti-Christian rampage left eight people dead in the town of Gojra over the weekend, Pakistani authorities arrested 100 people and offered $6,000 ...Posted by Emma Asomba -
Israel's Jerusalem Evictions Defy Obama, Undermine Peace Process
On Monday, three people protesting the eviction were arrested by the police. The two families had lived in the homes for almost 50 years. They moved into the neighborhood ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
Afghan, Pakistani conflicts spilling into Central Asian states?
A spate of militant clashes in Tajikistan may indicate that the conflicts in Afghanistan and Pakistan are spilling beyond their borders – a top concern for neighboring ...via Pakistani News
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Obama watched documentary last night? FOX botched this one… | csmonitor.com
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Afghanistan election: Karzai win spurs plans to improve governance
The Afghan elections have officially ended, and President Hamid Karzai will hold on to his office for five more years, the election commission declared Monday after rival ... -
Did President Clinton meet N. Korea's Kim Jong-il or his look-alike?
The North Korean leader may be using look-alikes to hide his poor health. One analyst says that when President Clinton visited in August, he met with an actor, not Kim Jong-il.Posted by Cynthia Gilbert -
Islamic countries push a global 'blasphemy' law
Remember the Danish "Muhammad cartoons" that set off riots by offended Muslims more than three years ago? The debate pitted freedom of press and speech against notions of ... -
Taliban attack UN Kabul guesthouse in attempt to upend Afghan runoff
Taliban gunmen stormed a private guesthouse in the Afghan capital, Kabul, in a bloody predawn attack Wednesday that killed six United Nations staff and signaled a clear intent ... -
Senate healthcare bill revives public option. But can it pass?
A public option in healthcare may be OK with Senate majority leader Harry Reid. But it has yet to pass muster with a more important audience: the full Senate itself. Senator ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
US, Pakistan agree to disagree on Waziristan offensive
"As the Pakistani Army continues its massive offensive against the Taliban's base in South Waziristan, top US officials including CENTCOM chief David Petraeus and Sen. John ...Posted by Emma Asomba -
Afghanistan election outcome: Karzai could face runoff.
Sometime this weekend, the two election bodies running Afghanistan’s fraud-riddled presidential vote are expected to home in on a final percentage of votes won by President ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
La. interracial marriage: Is life tougher for biracial kids?
Researchers are finding that multiracial kids can sometimes be better socially adjusted than single-race offspring. And with the high-profile success of multiracial progeny ...Posted by Jim Lang -
Fresh Pakistan attacks underscore reach of Taliban
A series of deadly attacks apparently aimed at testing the resolve of Pakistan's security forces ahead of a planned offensive against militants in South Waziristan left more ...
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