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Two Arrested In Al Qaeda Us-Canada Train Plot – Directed From Iran | Christian Science Monitor

April 22, 2013

As Peter Bergen, wrote for CNN last month, "According to US documents and officials, in addition to [Suleiman] Abu Ghaith, other of bin Laden's inner circle who ended up in Iran include the formidable military commander of al Qaeda, Saif al-Adel, a ...

Boston Marathon Bombings: What Could The Motives Have Been? | Christian Science Monitor

April 15, 2013

National security analyst Peter Bergen said on CNN that the attack could be the work of “right-wing extremists.” For the so-called “patriot” groups, anything from tax day to the heated national debate on gun regulations could have been the triggers for ...

What's Needed For Preschool to Pay Off? Two Studies Offer Insights | Christian Science Monitor

March 29, 2013

New Jersey also has focused on improving K-3 education. That’s “really important for making sure the gains that are made in preschool programs are sustained all the way up,” says Laura Bornfreund, senior policy analyst for early education at the New America Foundation, a public policy think tank in Washington.

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Does It Matter Who Runs U.S. Drone Program? Pentagon Could Supplant CIA | Christian Science Monitor

March 20, 2013

“Whether transparency increases really depends on who at the DoD [Department of Defense] the program goes to,” says Jennifer Rowland, program associate with the National Security Studies program at the New America Foundation. Sen. John McCain (R) ...

Hacker 'Weev' Sentenced To 41 Months In Jail For Ipad Hack | Christian Science Monitor

March 19, 2013

Both Auernheimer and Mr. Swartz were charged under the terms of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which Mr. Couts calls "absurdly vague and outdated" and professor and journalist Tim Wu has called "the worst law in technology." Under the CFAA and ...

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Good Reads: The Meteors We Miss, Tesla's Frigid Review, Car-Buying Woes ... | Christian Science Monitor

February 25, 2013

asks Konstantin Kakaes in Slate. Probably not, at least not yet. The meteor was most likely too small for current instruments to detect. But as Mr. Kakaes writes, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has made huge strides in locating ...

Want To Jailbreak Your Apple iPhone 5? Here's How. | Christian Science Monitor

February 4, 2013

In a thoughtful essay published in 2011 in Slate, Tim Wu, who unlocked his own Apple device, admitted the process wasn't "for the faint of heart." There's some risk in jail-breaking – from voiding of your warranty to breaking your iPhone – but there's ...

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On Europe's Foreign Agenda: How To Handle Israel | Christian Science Monitor

December 10, 2012

“Europeans have, so far, not developed a narrative or tools for managing their Israeli relations,” says Daniel Levy, the director of the Middle East and North Africa Program at the European Council on Foreign Relations in London. ... When the vote in ...

Is Karl Rove's Media Career Kaput? | Christian Science Monitor

December 5, 2012

It's all part of an effort by head honcho Roger Ailes to freshen story lines and change the network's cast of characters, writes New York's Gabriel Sherman. It didn't help that Rove and Mr. Morris both predicted a big election victory for Mitt Romney ...

Europe's Big Powers Unify to Push Against Israel Settlement Plans | Christian Science Monitor

December 4, 2012

"I think there is as much of an effort as possible, in general, to get an 'E3' consensus especially," says Daniel Levy, a former Israeli peace negotiator currently working as the director of the Midle East and North Africa Program at the London-based European Council on Foreign Relations, a pan-European ...

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