The Christian Science Monitor back issues from November 2004:
Winning the Peace Next Time.(EDITORIAL)
Nov 01, 2004 ... In what amounts to a list of "lessons learned," the Pentagon has drafted a directive to the military's four-star regional commanders who oversee US forces around the world to develop plans that would reduce in future conflicts the instability seen in post-Hussein Iraq. The ...
From Osama Video, Unity?(EDITORIAL)
Nov 01, 2004 ... The October Surprise wasn't exactly what anyone expected. At least by those who think in simplistic partisan ways. Like a Halloween goblin, Osama bin Laden flew into the US presidential campaign on Friday in a videotaped speech that, for a brief moment, united President Bush and ...
Video games muscle in on movies; Latest version of 'Grand Theft Auto' moves industry into the spotlight.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Gloria Goodale Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor LOS ANGELES -- Traces of the word "video" linger beneath a new sign that just went up on a suburban Blockbuster store here. In its place hangs a logo for Game Rush, a new division created by the movie-rental ...
A savings account alternative; Savers tired of earning next to nothing from US bank accounts can look overseas. But there are risks.(FEATURES)(WORK & MONEY)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Todd Crowell Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor SEATTLE -- It's not exactly un-American to seek a better return by opening a savings account in a foreign currency in this country. It's just difficult. In contrast with many other countries, it is ...
The new rags to riches; Entrepreneurs still pursue the American dream. Only now, many are pushed into it by a sour economy.(FEATURES)(WORK & MONEY)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Clayton Collins Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Imagine a one-time corporate climber who wound up in a job that revolves around buckets and mops, and you might expect a tale about a professional fall from grace - more sad residue of a long economic slump. ...
A bankruptcy's effect on your credit depends on the Chapter.(FEATURES)(WORK & MONEY)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Steve Dinnen Q: I filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy and was discharged in 1995. At that time, I thought the bankruptcy was supposed to remain on my credit record for seven years. Now I learn that it will be reported for 10 years. Should it be on my credit for only seven years? ...
When the blue chips are down, seek value.(FEATURES)(WORK & MONEY)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Jonathan P. Decker Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON -- It's not that easy to find value in the market these days. The third quarter was not kind to growth funds, blended funds, or value funds - all of which were losers. As a result, mutual-fund ...
A Week's Worth.(FEATURES)(WORK & MONEY)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Laurent Belsie Work & Money editor * Lackluster: The economy grew 3.7 percent in the third quarter, a reasonable spurt but less than the 4.3 percent rise in gross domestic product that analysts expected. One explanation: high oil prices. * Investing rebound: ...
John Zogby; The president and CEO of Zogby International discusses the upcoming election.(WEB)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: David T. Cook Pollster John Zogby of Zogby International was the guest at Friday's Monitor Breakfast. Here are excerpts from his remarks: On the election outlook: "Months ago I said I thought John Kerry would win .... I am still sticking with [that ...
Life lessons in what we really possess.(THE HOME FORUM)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Robert P. Hey As I pad into the bedroom, Alba is crouched beside the recliner, dark eyes locked on my mother-in-law, gently patting the nonagenarian's arm. It is too private a moment: I stop and quietly back out of the room. This is a difficult moving day, ...
The many faces of freedom.(THE HOME FORUM)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Melanie Stetson Freeman Staff photographer Most of us are acutely aware of how politically divided our country feels now. Negative campaign ads, documentaries in support of one side or the other, arguments between friends and among family members are common. Iraq is a ...
One woman, one vote - on the other side of the world.(THE HOME FORUM)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Cornelia M. Wieck If I were voting Tuesday in my small town in America, I would enjoy a peaceful visit to the polls. I'd leisurely walk uptown, passing tidy lawns, well-kept houses, and well- paved streets on my way to complete my civic duty. But here in southwestern ...
The Presidency - standing tall; Bringing a spiritual perspective to daily life.(THE HOME FORUM)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Like most people I know, I've been feeling a little on edge about the presidential election. But an unanticipated meeting with the President a few weeks ago really helped calm me down. My husband and I spent a couple of days in California's Sequoia National Park, home of the ...
In an anti-Bush world, key backers; A roundup from Monitor correspondents around the world.(WORLD)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Abraham McLaughlin By most accounts President Bush is almost universally disliked, even reviled, around the world. Seven out of 10 French citizens would vote against him if they could. So would 68 percent of South Koreans and two-thirds of Australians. On ...
Osama bin Laden casts himself as Muslim elder statesman; Latest video is less threatening, but raises new questions about the Al Qaeda leader's current location.(WORLD)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Faye Bowers and Owais Tohid WASHINGTON AND ISLAMABAD -- The Bush administration has rarely voiced his name. Kerry's campaign has uttered it as often as possible. But Osama bin Laden spoke for himself Friday in his first videotaped comments in more than two ...
Delicate dance for Cambodia king; Cambodia has crowned an unknown as ruler, taking the place of the beloved Sihanouk.(WORLD)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Wency Leung PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA -- Halfway around the world from his native Cambodia, Prince Norodom Sihamoni lived for years out of a modest apartment in Paris, taking the Metro to work. Trained in ballet and choreography, the 51-year-old bachelor fit easily into the ...
US troops prep for Fallujah fight; Marines practice urban warfare even as they cope with comrades' deaths from Saturday's suicide attack.(WORLD)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ -- The white Suburban with the bullet riddled windshield looked suspicious, half-hidden just off the road, as the US Marine convoy passed by on Saturday. But it was the killer's ...
Reporters on the Job.(WORLD)
Nov 01, 2004 ... * UNDERSTANDING BUSH 101: It's true that Germany's largest mass daily endorsed President Bush recently. But finding Bush supporters in Germany, says correspondent Andreas Tzortzis, poses a "massive difficulty (page 1)." Still, Andreas soldiered on, asking Germans about Tuesday's election ....
Demoted Iraqi judge fears for his country's future.(WORLD)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor BAGHDAD -- Keeping a watchful eye on the powers that be in the new Iraq is dangerous work. So the young Iraqi judge knew his days as chief investigator for Iraq's Central Criminal Court were probably numbered ....
Letters.(OPINION)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Journalism school: waste of time or head start? The question posed in the headline of the Oct. 26 article "Journalism students ask: Why am I here?" is really a comment on the content of the discipline at both the graduate and undergraduate level. I would expect such a question ...
Lost love: Americophilia fades away.(OPINION)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Ian Buruma ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- There is such a thing as Americophilia. It doesn't have the rich pedigree of Anglophilia or Francophilia, or even Germanophilia. In fact, it's not always recognized as a bona fide "philia" at all. But it exists. It existed in ...
Why political virtue matters in the voting booth.(OPINION)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Lee Hamilton WASHINGTON -- When Americans step into the voting booth to choose the people they want representing them in Washington, high on the list of qualities they'll be looking for in the candidates is personal integrity. To be sure, they will weigh other ...
Final factor: who will turn out voters.(USA)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Liz Marlantes Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor COLUMBUS, OHIO -- As President Bush and Sen. John Kerry hurtle into the final two days of the presidential race, the campaign has in some ways already moved out of their hands - and into the hands of people like ...
Two approaches to school accountability; Kerry calls for more money as Bush looks to extend testing emphasis into high school.(USA)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Gail Russell Chaddock Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON -- A leading issue in the last presidential campaign, education has been nearly off the radar in a race fixed on the question: Will the nation be safe? Still, there are clues in the 2004 ...
Bin Laden tape may help both Bush and Kerry, at the margins; It focuses attention on the terror war, a Bush strength, but is also a reminder that the Al Qaeda leader remains at large.(USA)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Linda Feldmann Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON -- The timing of Osama bin Laden's late-breaking appearance on America's Friday evening newscasts seemed, at first blush, to leave little time for reflection before Tuesday's election. ...
Florida braces for fights at the polls over who can vote; Republicans consider challenges to some voters. Democrats claim that's an intimidation tactic.(USA)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Warren Richey Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. -- Since the 2000 presidential election, Florida Republicans have signed up 462,000 new party members. During the same period, they have watched with dismay as more than 1 ...
Branches appearing on human family tree; Fossils of tiny people further theory that two or more humanoid species lived at the same time.(USA)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: Mark Sappenfield Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor OAKLAND, CALIF. -- When researches unveiled evidence of an extinct race of dwarf humans on a remote island in the Indonesian archipelago last week, the news bordered on fantasy - even to anthropologists. ...
Matthew Dowd, Mike Donilon, and Michael Whouley.(USA)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Byline: David T. Cook Bush campaign strategist Matthew Dowd and Kerry-for-President aides Mike Donilon and Michael Whouley were guests late last week. Here are excerpts from their remarks: On the growing trend in voting before election day: (Donilon) "You ...
Big Campaign Donors on the Run; McCain-Feingold increases roll of small donors.(EDITORIAL)
Nov 02, 2004 ... When the spending for this year's presidential and congressional races is finally tallied in December, a record $3.9 billion - at least - will probably have been spent, some $1.2 billion of that on the Bush-Kerry contest alone. Those staggering figures, according to the ...
Total-immersion business ed; Colleges create residences where students can stay in business mode night and day.(FEATURES)(LEARNING)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Jodi Helmer Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor BEAVERTON, ORE. -- Blake Robertson started his first company in high school but quickly realized he did not have the skills to run a business. "I was filling out forms to apply for a business license and asking ...
Costumes of choice for 2004's trick-or-treaters.(WEB)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Compiled by Staff The latest "Spiderman" movie, with its attendant marketing blitz, is having a lingering impact even though it was released back in June. According to the National Retail Federation, Spiderman is emerging as 2004's most popular Halloween costume. That ...
A new hope?(WEB)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Jeremy Dauber csmonitor.com NEW YORK -- Yes, things are coming down to the wire, presidentially speaking; nobody knows what's going to happen on November 2 (and, potentially, November 3, 4, 5, and so on, if the Daily Show's tagline "Prelude to a Recount" has any truth to ...
US business schools reinvent the MBA.(FEATURES)(LEARNING)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Randy Dotinga Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Since the master's degree in business administration first appeared decades ago, critics have rapped the MBA as an ivory tower creation with little relevance to real life. Indeed, many MBA graduates barely set ...
A trip to the outdoors opens children's minds.(FEATURES)(LEARNING)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Seth Shteir Childhood obesity rates are up. Scores on science exams are down. Parents and teachers worry that children lack empathy for others and for the planet. While there is no panacea for these contemporary problems, introducing children to the natural ...
When kids vote, parents tend to turn out, too.(FEATURES)(LEARNING)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Teresa Mendez Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor PLYMOUTH, MASS. -- They're a tough crowd, this group of seventh- and eighth-grade voters. Technically, all 50 are ineligible to participate in Tuesday's election, but that doesn't make them any less opinionated ...
Chalk talk.(FEATURES)(LEARNING)
Nov 02, 2004 ... College students rock the vote ST. PAUL, MINN. - Surveys and news reports around the country show a strong and potentially decisive increase in political interest and activism among college students. A new Harvard University study suggests an attitudinal shift, with 91 percent ...
Inside the monolith of Washington's mind; Supreme self-control gave him the confidence to be modest where others would have been king.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Terry W. Hartle We know the myths - throwing the silver dollar, chopping down the cherry tree - both false, it turns out. And we appreciate the accomplishments - leading the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and ...
The real cost of witnessing war for readers back home; The murder of a friend kills a reporter's objectivity in the Middle East.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Ron Charles When foreign correspondents pass through our Boston newsroom, they radiate a kind of Old World glamour. For us Walter Mittys who confront nothing more dangerous than a jammed photocopier, the experiences of intrepid reporters working in the world's hot spots ...
Tinkering with Tinkerbell; A new prequel shows how Peter Pan learned to fly and how Molly forgot.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Christina McCarroll "Peter and the Starcatchers" is a prequel with a tall order: Match the magic of "Peter Pan" without coasting on coattails a century old. It is, like so many children's classics, a tale of good and evil: cruelty versus innocence, evildoers versus near ...
A look at the National Book Awards finalists / Young People's Literature.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)
Nov 02, 2004 ... For two reasons, young adult books will be featured more prominently at this year's National Book Awards ceremony: First, the unusual obscurity of all the fiction finalists means that attention won't be focused on a few celebrity novelists. Second, Judy Blume will receive the National Book ...
Scared of the dark? For kids.(THE HOME FORUM)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Lucy lived with her mom and dad and three little sisters on a dairy farm. Her dad had to get up really early every morning to milk the cows. Because he had to be up so early, he was very strict about not being disturbed at night. Lucy loved her dad and knew that he loved her, too, so she ...
Feldman answers questions you didn't know you had.(THE HOME FORUM)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Christine Armario It seemed impossible to answer. And that is why David Feldman was interested. Why do women open their mouths while putting on mascara? Friends didn't know. Neither did the ladies at the makeup counters at department stores. Then he got a tip to call a ...
Arab view dims on Iraq rebels; Insurgent tactics are drawing rebukes from the Arab world.(WORLD)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Dan Murphy and Nicholas Blanford CAIRO AND BEIRUT -- More than a year and a half after the US invasion of Iraq, popular support in the Arab world for the insurgents is softening - somewhat. With images of civilian casualties from US airstrikes set against ...
Is Britain ready for Las Vegas? Parliament debates easing gambling restrictions this week. Proponents cite tourism; critics fear addicts.(WORLD)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Mark Rice-Oxley Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor WEMBLEY, ENGLAND -- Rosie Scott barely looks up. The machine in front of her, named Double Jackpot, requires feeding, and the octogenarian doesn't really want to talk. She prods a succession of coins into ...
Drugs complicate Colombia's peace plan.(WORLD)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Rachel Van Dongen Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor BOGOTA, COLOMBIA -- Francisco Javier Zuluago, otherwise known as "Gordolindo," is one of Colombia's most notorious drug traffickers, having served as a trusted aide in one of the country's powerful drug ...
Reporters on the Job.(WORLD)
Nov 02, 2004 ... * Covering Another Bombing: Tuesday's story about a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv, Israel (page 7), presented several journalistic challenges for correspondent Ben Lynfield. Since he lives about 45 minutes away, in Jerusalem, he wasn't sure that there would be anything to see or anyone to ...
Timing an issue in Tel Aviv hit; Suicide attack was the first since Arafat's hospitalization.(WORLD)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Ben Lynfield Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor TEL AVIV -- Ilan Moscovsky was heading out of his apartment to buy vegetables in Tel Aviv's Carmel Market Monday at the moment a 16-year-old Palestinian suicide bomber detonated himself. The explosion ...
Campaign premortem postmortem.(OPINION)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Dante Chinni WASHINGTON -- So you want to know who's going to win, right? That makes sense, and it's only fair. You deserve something for sitting through Zell Miller's GOP convention speech and Bob Graham's monologue at the Democratic show. Well, everyone in ...
Talking about 'Talking with the Enemy'; In response to the Monitor's recent series, readers weigh in on America's polarized climate - pinpointing its challenges, suggesting solutions, and offering hope.(OPINION)
Nov 02, 2004 ... This "Talking to the Enemy" series is a great service to the public because so many of us, including myself, are polarized to an unhealthy degree. These articles are giving me a chance to sit back and say to myself, "Now wait a minute, what's going on here?" Atwood Dunham ...
Winner's tough task: governing; The race has left Americans even more polarized, creating a daunting challenge for next president to unite a nation.(USA)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Peter Grier Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON -- After the thrill of victory fades and the inaugural balls have ended, the winner of Tuesday's election may face an unpleasant reality: Winning was the easy part. Governing the nation in the wake of ...
Can it really be this close, again? Four years after a disputed election, voters go to polls Tuesday in one of the most intense races in a half century.(USA)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Liz Marlantes and Linda Feldmann Staff writers of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON -- Four years after a disputed election that left the nation bitterly and almost evenly divided, Americans return to the polls Tuesday facing yet another excruciatingly tight ...
Bear-hunting measure creates a steel-trap divide in Maine; The referendum would limit trapping and 'baiting,' fostering a rift between north and south, urban and rural.(USA)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Sara B. Miller Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WINTHROP, MAINE. -- It has been described as a battle between North and South, between urban and rural, between Old Maine and New Maine. At issue? A bear referendum, which would outlaw hunting of ...
Initiatives span political spectrum; Voters drawn to the polls by ballot issues - from minimum wage to medical insurance - could affect presidential race.(USA)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Daniel B. Wood Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor LOS ANGELES -- Alaskans will decide whether to decriminalize marijuana use by adults. Californians are weighing whether the three-strikes law that set a get-tough standard for the nation needs to be toned ...
US-Muslim relations: hard choices ahead; American leaders will have to balance concerns about regional stability with pressure for reforms.(USA)
Nov 02, 2004 ... Byline: Howard LaFranchi Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON -- For George W. Bush, the defining issue of this campaign is the war on terror. For John Kerry, the most important foreign-policy issue is nuclear nonproliferation and access to weapons of mass ...
Curbing a Lame-Duck Congress.(EDITORIAL)
Nov 03, 2004 ... Members of Congress are expected to return for one week later this month in a lame-duck session - so named because some members will have lost their seats in yesterday's election, making passage of legislation that much more difficult on Capitol Hill. All the more reason for the ...
Failing in Fallujah.(EDITORIAL)
Nov 03, 2004 ... Forcing democracy onto a terrorist-prone Arab nation like Iraq was the most radical idea of the Bush administration after 9/11. The idea was born of neoconservatism, and then enshrined in the national security strategy. Yet this aspect of the Iraq war was little debated in the campaign. ...
Merrily down the Seine: in the footsteps of the Impressionists.(FEATURES)(TRAVEL)
Nov 03, 2004 ... Byline: Wolf Arnold Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor PARIS -- After World War II, when a large collection of Impressionist paintings was moved to the Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume in Paris, a curator expressed the hope that the works would help viewers overcome ...
Early man recorded history on the walls.(FEATURES)(TRAVEL)
Nov 03, 2004 ... Byline: Karoline Cullen Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor LES EYZIES, FRANCE -- "I'll light this candle," the guide explains, "so you'll be able to see this as the artist did." The dim flame wavers as he crouches below a painting and holds the candle close to the ...
Rodin's work, seen his way.(FEATURES)(TRAVEL)
Nov 03, 2004 ... Byline: Christine Vovakes Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor PARIS -- If you walk into the Rodin Museum in Paris and feel as if you have that great master as an unseen docent, there's a good reason. Converted from the Hotel Biron, the museum was Auguste Rodin's Paris ...
Breakfast, lunch, and a brighter future.(FEATURES)(LIVING)
Nov 03, 2004 ... Byline: Elizabeth Lund Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor TRENTON, N.J. -- It could happen in any restaurant. A customer knocks over a glass of soda, dousing his tablemate and the floor. Two waiters quickly appear with towels. "Don't worry about it. Not a problem," ...
Changing habits, expanding waistlines; Are rushed lunch hours, lack of recess, and taking the school bus contributing to increased childhood obesity?(FEATURES)(LIVING)
Nov 03, 2004 ... Byline: Marilyn Gardner Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Like many adults, Debbie Mandel of Lawrence, N.Y., has fond memories of walking to school when she was young. Now, as the mother of three children who have all depended on school buses for transportation, she ...
Seniors say, 'I'd buy a cellphone if ...'.(FEATURES)(LIVING)
Nov 03, 2004 ... Byline: Marilyn Gardner Colorful full-page ads in newspapers show people happily chatting on cellphones. In one ad, a proud father snuggles his baby. Another ad features a 30-something businesswoman. Still another shows a young man grinning broadly as he clasps a tiny phone to ...
Please, Walk beside me; Bringing a spiritual perspective to daily life.(THE HOME FORUM)
Nov 03, 2004 ... I had arrived in the Swiss Alps exhausted. Since I had recently moved my household and had been sleepless on the plane, train, and bus rides, the last thing in the world I thought I could do was hike the two hours to the chalet. To make things worse, my guide and host was thoroughly ...
A quiet visitor on a cold winter day.(THE HOME FORUM)
Nov 03, 2004 ... Byline: Maureen Ann Connolly The bird settled in for a respite on a morning when snow fell as a mix of tiny pearls and sparkling flakes. I was headed for the mailbox, along a slick walkway, when I looked to the cylindrical bird feeder that hangs from our oldest lilac. In the ...
Where the wild things really are.(THE HOME FORUM)
Nov 03, 2004 ... Byline: Bob Sloan My wife and I live on 30 acres of Kentucky "holler." We face the Daniel Boone National Forest to the north and abut it to the south. There's little human traffic in the vast woods that surround us, and nobody - not even wildlife officials - seems to know ...