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Print Edition for Jan. 2nd, 2008

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Home prices: Where's the bottom?
Down 3.3 percent in the past year, median US home values are still 7.6 percent above 2004 levels.


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As his lead slips, Romney targets McCain and Huckabee
Polls released Sunday show Romney in dead heats in both Iowa and New Hampshire.


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Grannies of South Africa's AIDS orphans look to 'Mama' for support
Ingrid Moloi runs a support group for grandmothers of AIDS orphans in a poor township in Johannesburg.


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Ron Paul: an absolute faith in free markets and less government
The 10-term congressman from Texas has been a strict constitutionalist since he came into public life some 30 years ago.

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World


Reporters on the Job


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Bhutto's rise carved path for Pakistani women
But analysts say the slain leader was adept at transcending the politics of gender.


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Can Kenya stop violence after vote?
Government forces are cracking down on protesters in the wake of Thursday's controversial vote.


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Family dynasty fills Bhutto vacuum in Pakistan
Benazir Bhutto's party named her son and husband as new leaders, following a South Asian tradition of keeping political power in the family.


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Israeli-Palestinian fatalities drop, but other issues persist
In its year-end report, the leading Israeli human rights organization B'tselem noted a roughly 50 percent reduction in fatalities.


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Global elections watch: All eyes on U.S. race
Who would foreigners like to see at the helm of the world's superpower – a Republican or Democrat?


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Celebrating Rumi, Islam's poet of peace
The Sufi mystic's message of love still reverberates on the 800th anniversary of his birth.

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USA


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Does a safer Iraq mean more US troops can exit?
Service member fatalities fell to 21 in December, compared with 126 in May.


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Do polar bears need U.S. protection?
A federal agency is poised to say whether global warming means the bear should be added to the 'threatened species' list.

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Commentary


Build trust in electronic voting
Colorado, Ohio, and other states must tackle security risks found in electronic voting machines.


Happy Introvert Day
Finally – a breather for those who prefer the company of one.


A better way to pay CEOs
Smarter incentives could reduce the risks they pursue.
Today's Cartoon

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Living


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Every day should be 'pie day,' they insist
Two women have opened the Pie Bakery & Cafe in a Boston suburb in order to spread the news of this simple comfort food.

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Sci/Tech


Six tech trends to watch in 2008
Phone companies are on the run, and – look out! – Apple is plunging into movies. Privacy, meanwhile, is out the window. And watch for the emerging battle of the software titans: Microsoft vs. Google.

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Books


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When a pound of cure is too much
Another phase of the US healthcare crisis: patients who are overtreated.


Culinary lessons in Paris: less than totally dreamy
A journalist writes of her year at Le Cordon Bleu.


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'People of the Book' offers lessons in tolerance
The new novel by Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks features a book that becomes a witness to history.


Garrett Graff describes 'The First Campaign' to go truly digital
How can the 2008 presidential candidates best speak to a tech-savvy, global generation?


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In 'Breakfast with Buddha,' an average Joe meets a Siberian monk
A road trip to North Dakota proves a gentle forum for spiritual lessons.

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The Home Forum


It's not just audiences who watch
Performers respond to the audience just as much as the audience responds to them.


January Morning
A poem


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Mealtime made simple
Posole became a favorite dinner after they adopted the 'Sunday night soup' cycle.


System restore for the new year
A Christian Science perspective on daily life.

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News In Brief


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World

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Image LIVING With Iowa and New Hampshire races close, a hustle for turnout
Image Most polls show a very close race among the top candidates in both parties, so the outcome hinges on which campaigns are best at turning out their supporters.
Image LIVING A handbook for Muslim teens
Image Being a young Muslim in the US got much tougher after 9/11, so a brother-sister team came up with a book to help peers in their faith.
Image 2008: A LOOK AHEAD What trends are likely to garner media attention in 2008?
Prognostication is a risky business – ask any economist. But Monitor editors and reporters have come up with eight global themes – including the outlook for oil prices, national and international leadership changes, and where peace might break out this year – for readers to keep an eye on.

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