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Monitor articles for April 29, 2009
- Chávez shows restraint in latest spat with Peru
- Gurkha veterans wage tough new fight to settle in Britain
- At Europe's doorway, a Greek city grapples with growing illegal immigrant problem
- Sri Lanka rejects growing calls for cease-fire
- Taiwan wins rare UN invite
- Neither Wolf Nor Dog
- Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor's staff
- US officials ratchet up pressure on Pakistan over Taliban militants
- Letters to the Editor
- Silver lining of shrinking economy: consumer spending up
- Are you breathing dirty air?
- Is Twitter the next Second Life?
- REVOLT: The Segway-maker’s next move
- Fed: Pace of US economy's decline is easing
- Fall in US GDP worst in 51 years
- In a Georgian village, Easter hunts involve bruises, honor, and the fight over a 35-lb. ball
- In Israel, Jews and Arabs aim to bridge 'independence' and 'catastrophe' narratives
- US court allows rendition lawsuit against CIA contractor
- Beyond Specter, Republicans have a steep hill to climb
- What Afghanistan can learn from the Taliban
- What are the 'classics' of children's lit?
- The People’s History of Christianity: The Other Side of the Story
- A ray of hope for Neema?
- No rain stops play in baseball 'showers'
- Will Specter be the center's pivot?
- School flu closings put working moms in a bind
- High-schoolers have made little progress since the 1970s, study says
- Geithner's chart toward recovery
- On swine flu, officials strive to strike right note of caution
- Where did all the bailout money go?
- Finnish teacher unlocks music for special-needs students
- Hariri assassination suspects freed in blow to Syria's opponents
- Venezuela: Here, even used cars rule
- Mexico City residents adapt to swine flu restrictions
- Ahmadinejad steals Obama's campaign slogan?
- Obama channels FDR in prime time press conference
- Specter switches parties to win reelection
- Democrats' message to GOP in budget plan: We don't need you
- House passes $3.6 trillion budget plan
- Editor responds: How's the Web-first Monitor doing?
- Refusing the trap of evil
- Morning briefing: climate, security, and politics
- More Republican craziness? Now Huntsman isn't good enough for GOP
- Gibbs: Obama has few regrets thus far except "stupid" plane ride
- Enchanted? Really.... enchanted? Twitter reacts...
- Obama to discuss flu, budget, economy, and other stuff
- Air Force One fiasco -- Obama demands review
- Pelosi now giving advice to Republican Party
- President Obama's news conference -- full text
- Obama, Biden welcome Specter -- all stress he's "mavericky"