Albania's electoral shortcomings could delay EU bid Jul 2, 2009
An armed policeman stands by as ballot boxes are transported to counting offices in the Albanian capital Tirana after voting to elect 140 new lawmakers ended Sunday. The Balkan nation's vote Sunday struggled to meet international standards potentially embarrassing the US, which backed Albania's successful bid for NATO membership. (Christian Science Monitor)
Showdown looms in Honduras Jul 2, 2009
Soldiers stand guard on a corner near the presidential residence in Tegucigalpa, Wednesday. Honduras' interim president, Roberto Micheletti, warned that the only way ousted President Manuel Zelaya will return to office is through a foreign invasion but a potential showdown was postponed when Zelaya delayed his plans to return to Honduras. (Christian Science Monitor)
Malaysia's Najib targets affirmative action Jul 2, 2009
At an investment conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak announced a major liberalization of the Malaysian economy, relaxing a host of restrictions on foreign investment, including a controversial rule that required businesses to be partly owned by ethnic Malays. The prime minister, his ruling coalition under pressure, vows to end policies that favor ethnic Malays and to boost foreign investment. (Christian Science Monitor)
New twist on government control of data: use of subpoenas Jul 2, 2009
from the December 18, 2006 edition. Justice officials have asked a court to make the ACLU return a classified document. (Yahoo News -- Privacy Issues)
'Multiracial' identity gains acceptance Jul 2, 2009
American faces: Pedestrians in downtown Los Angeles. California is home to the largest population in the United States who identify themselves as multiracial. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
A 'Cairo moment' for Obama in Moscow? Jul 2, 2009
A 'Cairo moment' for Obama in Moscow. A 'Cairo moment' for Obama in Moscow. (Christian Science Monitor)
Milton Glaser documentary is a drawn-out lovefest Jul 2, 2009
Drawing out the career of a graphic design icon ... What I like is working on all levels of the culture, the graphic designer Milton Glaser says at one point in Wendy Keys s documentary about him, Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight ... His I NY slogan/logo and his Bob Dylan poster, which shows the singer s head in silhouetted profile topped with a tangle of psychedelic colors, are among the most famous images in the history of graphic design. (Boston Globe)
Census report: for more seniors, rising well-being Jul 2, 2009
from the March 10, 2006 edition. He bicycles his age in miles - this year, that means 76 - then does just as many push-ups and sit-ups. (Yahoo News -- Aging)
India weighs troop reduction in quieter Kashmir Jul 2, 2009
opposition: Indian police detained activists at a protest against Indian human rights violations in Srinagar Friday. India is studying proposals to demilitarize the region. (Yahoo News -- Kashmir Dispute)
School of Rock Jul 2, 2009
ETS also offers graphic design, from photography to a visit by an architect. . (Cassopolis Vigilant, MI)
Progress on political rights for Kuwaiti women Jul 2, 2009
from the May 19, 2005 edition. V FOR VICTORY: In Kuwait City, some women expressed their feelings at getting the right to vote. (Yahoo News -- Kuwait)
Georgia on Obama's mind? Jul 2, 2009
Georgia on Obama's mind. Georgia on Obama's mind. (Christian Science Monitor)
What's the tipping point for revolution? Jul 2, 2009
What's the tipping point for revolution. What's the tipping point for revolution. (Christian Science Monitor)
Swine flu concerns rise in Southern Hemisphere Jul 2, 2009
A man wears a mask as part of preventive measures against the H1N1 flu in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. Enrique Marcarian/Reuters. (Christian Science Monitor)
GOP voter discontent allows new entrants for '08 Jul 2, 2009
The Republican field swells to 13 presidential candidates, official and potential. from the March 13, 2007 edition. (Yahoo News -- Presidential Election 2000)
In Kenya, corruption exposé is too hot to sell Jul 2, 2009
Back: Former anticorruption adviser John Githongo (second from left) arrived in Kenya last August, ending his exile. Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom/File. (Christian Science Monitor)
The Ricci ruling's real message Jul 1, 2009
The heated, even political debate among the justices calls for a national race debate. By the Monitor's Editorial Board. (Christian Science Monitor)
Deposed Honduran president finds a platform at the UN Jul 1, 2009
The US condemned the coup but finds itself defending a president allied with leftist critics such as UN General Assembly president d'Escoto and Venezuela's Chvez. from the June 30, 2009 edition. (Christian Science Monitor)
France passes new law to ban 'gangs' Jul 1, 2009
France passes new law to ban 'gangs. President Sarkozy's law-and-order push now includes three years in jail or a 45,000 euro fine for being a member of a gang. (Christian Science Monitor)
Supreme Court leaves hanging the case of detained Uighurs Jul 1, 2009
In this photo, a guard and a Chinese ethnic Uighur Guantnamo detainee communicate at Camp Iguana detention facility, at Guantnamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba, June 1. The justices' inaction this term probably extends the 13 detainees' time at Guantnamo. (Christian Science Monitor)
Michael Jackson and prescription drugs: a window on a broader US issue? Jul 1, 2009
Michael Jackson and prescription drugs: a window on a broader US issue. Michael Jackson and prescription drugs: a window on a broader US issue. (Christian Science Monitor)
Billy Mays: quintessentially American Jul 1, 2009
He offered not just a product but an entire life of do-it-yourself, business-casual, suburban ease. from the June 30, 2009 edition. (Christian Science Monitor)
When the law chases the Internet Jul 1, 2009
from the March 17, 2006 edition. The Monitor's View Both Congress and the courts have always played catch up with Internet crime, from credit-card theft to child porn. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
The Ricci riddle and the law's limits Jul 1, 2009
What you thought about the New Haven firefighters case was probably shaped less by logic or law than by your attitudes about the world. from the June 30, 2009 edition. (Christian Science Monitor)
Latin leaders unite against junta in Honduras Jul 1, 2009
Leftists are urging Hondurans rise up against the coup leaders while conservatives denounce Sunday's ouster of President Zelaya. from the June 30, 2009 edition. (Christian Science Monitor)
Business Briefcase Jul 1, 2009
She previously owned King Pelican Design Co. She studied art and graphic design at the University of Montana-Western and interior design at MSU-COT Great Falls. Recognition. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Iraqi cities: Could violence bring US forces back? Jul 1, 2009
Iraqi cities: Could violence bring US forces back. Iraqi cities: Could violence bring US forces back. (Christian Science Monitor)
Buy new? Pickup owners say no. Jul 1, 2009
Doing fine: Dareem Rashid, with Sabrina Richardson (center) and Carolyn Walden, uses a 1995 Chevrolet Silverado to tow a barbecue rig. Next-generation trucks are beyond his budget, he says. (Christian Science Monitor)
A tighter rein on faith-based initiatives Jul 1, 2009
from the June 12, 2006 edition. A court ruling last week against an Iowa prison program insists upon church-state separation. (Yahoo News -- Church-State Issues)
Iraqis celebrate US troops' pullback Jul 1, 2009
In Basra,Iraq's second-largest city, Iraqi security forces react Tuesday as US troops pulled out of Iraqi cities, in the first step toward winding down the American war effort by the end of 2011. Amid a huge display of national pride, some expressed concerns that violence could spike again. (Christian Science Monitor)
Whose Internet is it, anyway? Jul 1, 2009
Whose Internet is it, anyway. from the March 24, 2006 edition. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Stroke fighting tech gets $21M Jul 1, 2009
The U.S. Small Business Administration armed Joey Johnson with the money and motivation to step out and launch her graphic design business. Johnson formed Graphic Mechanic Design Studio in October 2006, after running the company on the side for nearly a decade. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
One Gaza fisherman's tale of tribulation Jul 1, 2009
Mohammed Hassuna says he was recently arrested by the Israeli Navy while fishing within the legal zone, and forced to strip down and swim to the gunboat. from the June 30, 2009 edition. (Christian Science Monitor)
Leader of Kashmir: new hope for a troubled state? Jul 1, 2009
Leader of Kashmir: new hope for a troubled state. Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, center, attends a meeting of state task force for industrial development with the Confederation of Indian Industry, in New Delhi, India, June 15. (Christian Science Monitor)
International pressure builds to reinstate Honduran president Jul 1, 2009
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya addresses a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York Tuesday. The UN General Assembly condemned the coup Tuesday, but analysts say any peaceful resolution to the crisis would need to give a hearing to all sides. (Christian Science Monitor)
For black America, Jackson was an icon who transcended race Jul 1, 2009
Elisa Gomez Taylor sits in a coffee shop in Los Angeles, Calif. "[Michael Jackson's] music reached out to every type of person around the world, and most of his message was about love and getting along and acceptance and respect," says Ms. Taylor, a singer and songwriter. (Christian Science Monitor)
Jobless opt for entrepreneurship over job hunting Jul 1, 2009
Clara Mateus, a graphic designer, arrived home from work in tears ... But the next day, Borza, also a graphic designer, was laid off from his job at a landscape architecture firm ... They formed their own firm and chose to tap the green movement by marketing themselves as eco-conscious graphic designers. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
For some Comorians, the Yemenia Airways crash is no surprise Jul 1, 2009
Relatives of missing passengers aboard the Airbus A310-300 plane that crashed wait outside El-Maarouf national hospital in Moroni, Comoros, Tuesday. The plane from Yemen with 153 people on board, including 66 French nationals, crashed into the sea off the Indian Ocean archipelago as it approached in bad weather early on Tuesday, officials said. (Christian Science Monitor)
Dallas Cowboys to get new product hub Jul 1, 2009
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Sweden revisits prostitution law Jul 1, 2009
Clean streets: Pedestrians move through the city center in Stockholm. Legislation here in 1999 all but eliminated street prostitution. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
How Israel's naval blockade denies Gazans food, aid Jul 1, 2009
Israeli naval vessels head into port in Ashdod. The Israeli navy boarded a boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists and humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in defiance of an Israeli blockade and brought the vessel to a port in Israel. (Christian Science Monitor)
Home-Based Business Ideas for Dads Jul 1, 2009
Home-Based Graphic Design Business. Dads with graphic design skills can easily start a home-based design business, offering anything from catalogues to newsletters to greeting cards ... All that's needed is a good computer and a graphic design program. (Suite101.com)
Supreme Court rules protests at troops' funerals can continue Jun 30, 2009
The high court won't intervene in free-speech case involving a church's antigay demonstrations. from the June 29, 2009 edition. (Christian Science Monitor)
Iraq's next milestone: the Kurdish question Jun 30, 2009
The survival of the country depends on bridging the Kurd-Arab divide. By the Monitor's Editorial Board. (Christian Science Monitor)
GOP voter discontent allows new entrants for '08 Jun 30, 2009
The Republican field swells to 13 presidential candidates, official and potential. from the March 13, 2007 edition. (Yahoo News -- Presidential Election 2000)
Iran holds partial recount Jun 30, 2009
The tally so far in one district gave President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad even more votes than he had on June 12, according to Iran's state news agency. from the June 29, 2009 edition. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Argentine voters deliver a sharp blow to the Kirchners Jun 30, 2009
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's Peronist Party lost power in both houses of Congress in Sunday's legislative elections. Her husband, former President Nestor Kirchner, lost in his bid for a congressional seat. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
This guy’s running for his life Jun 30, 2009
He works in sales at American Marine and helps his wife, Renee, with her graphic design business. The other two days of the week he runs for one to two hours. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Up for a creative challenge? Jun 30, 2009
If you are a secondary school student with your heart set on a graphics design career, youll be pleased to know that your favourite IT pullout and the One Academy school of communication design is holding the Creative Media Award 2009 ... Penny Tan, marketing manager for Buena Vista Columbia TriStar Films (Malaysia) which is the local distributor for Up, said the Creative Media Award is also meant to show that a career in graphics design is not to be sniffled at ... They still think that a... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
India weighs troop reduction in quieter Kashmir Jun 30, 2009
opposition: Indian police detained activists at a protest against Indian human rights violations in Srinagar Friday. India is studying proposals to demilitarize the region. (Yahoo News -- Kashmir Dispute)
US troops to exit Iraq's cities but new role still evolving Jun 30, 2009
In Mosul, the mechanics and effectiveness of US supporting role are not yet clear. from the June 29, 2009 edition. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Iran today: 1979 revolution redux? Jun 30, 2009
Iran today: 1979 revolution redux. Iran today: 1979 revolution redux. (Christian Science Monitor)
Adobe Systems, Apollo Group, General Mills, H&R Block: U.S. Equity Preview Jun 30, 2009
Adobe Systems, Apollo, Ctrip, H&R Block: U.S. Equity Preview - Bloomberg. Updated: New York, Jun 30 04:10 London, Jun 30 09:10 Tokyo, Jun 30 17:10. (Bloomberg -- US)
In two Israeli settlements, a booming demand for more space Jun 30, 2009
Laborers work on a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Modiin Illit Monday. Controversy over the settlements is likely to be a key issue on the agenda when Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak meets US President Barack Obama's envoy George Mitchell in Washington Monday in search of a formula to renew stalled peace negotiations. (Christian Science Monitor)
Winds of Islamism make Pakistani artists shiver Jun 30, 2009
Fashion, Passion: Models walk the runway at a charity fashion show in Lahore, Pakistan, to benefit refugees from Swat Valley fighting. Merchants burned CDs and DVDs in Lahore in October they had been threatened with suicide bombings if they kept selling their goods. (Christian Science Monitor)
After a lull, protests revive in Iran Jun 30, 2009
Protesters flash victory signs during a demonstration in Tehran Sunday. Defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi on Saturday rejected authorities' proposals for a partial recount of votes from this month's election and repeated his demand the entire ballot be annulled. (Christian Science Monitor)
Firefighter ruling dials up heat on Sotomayor Jun 30, 2009
lead plaintiff in the the 'New Haven 20' firefighter reverse discrimination case speaks to the media outside of Federal Court in New Haven, Conn. The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn. (Christian Science Monitor)
Leftist leaders hold emergency meeting over Honduras coup Jun 30, 2009
Source: World Bank/ AFP. Hugo Chavez, Daniel Ortega, and other leaders met in Nicaragua Sunday night to offer a response to the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya. (Christian Science Monitor)
UN probe into Gaza conflict Jun 30, 2009
UN investigator Richard Goldstone visits the destroyed house where members of the Samouni family were killed in an artillery strike during Israel's offensive in January in Gaza City, in this June 3 file photo. Ashraf Amra/ AP/ File. (Christian Science Monitor)
Should renewable energy include nuclear? Jun 30, 2009
Should renewable energy include nuclear. Greenpeace activists painted a skull surrounded by the symbol of radioactivity on the reactor dome of Unterweser nuclear power plant near Nordenham, Germany on June 22. (Christian Science Monitor)
Court rules for white firefighters, reversing Sotomayor panel Jun 30, 2009
The Supreme Court rules 5 to 4 that officials in New Haven, Conn. violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act in throwing out the results of a promotion exam. (Christian Science Monitor)
Can Lebanon's Hariri work with Hezbollah? Jun 30, 2009
Can Lebanon's Hariri work with Hezbollah. Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri arrives to begin consultation meetings with the parliamentary bloc on the formation of a new government at Parliament in Beirut Monday. (Christian Science Monitor)
After 19 years, Souter and the Supreme Court part, with poetry Jun 30, 2009
As the New Englander retires, he and Chief Justice John Roberts exchange warm letters of farewell and a few verses of Robert Frost. from the June 29, 2009 edition. (Christian Science Monitor)
Honduran coup tests waning US clout in Latin America Jun 30, 2009
The coup happened apparently against US wishes, showing the erosion of Americas influence in a region it once controlled. from the June 29, 2009 edition. (Christian Science Monitor)
Can Gitmo's terrorists be rehabilitated? Jun 30, 2009
Can Gitmo's terrorists be rehabilitated. Can Gitmo's terrorists be rehabilitated. (Christian Science Monitor)
