Presidential Parenting: Three takes on President Obama’s strategy to prevent his daughters from getting tattoos.
There’s a loophole in Obama’s tattoo plan, says a newly tattooed mom
Obama daughters: Tattoos for Dad, too. Will that gambit work?
Obama’s tattoo plan for the girls: ‘Mommy and me will get the same exact tattoo’
It’s Tax Day! Do you know where your dollars go?
Are your taxes fair? Increasingly, Americans say no.
Obama’s tax rate is 18.4 percent. Is that too low for a millionaire?
Tax Day freebies: Curly fries, Cinnabon, and document shredding
Graphic by Rich Clabaugh
How the Deals Get Done in Congress: DC Decoder correspondents David Grant and Gail Russell Chaddock profiled two senators who are forces of change, as well as deals that shaped history.
Sen. Tom Coburn: How ‘Dr. No’ helps others say ‘yes’
Lindsey Graham: The senator who revels in the ‘ugly’ issues
Photos: (top) Sen. Tom Coburn, R-O.K., reads in his office March 21 in Washington, D.C. Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor
(left) Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. (r.), walks through the US Capitol with this aides. Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor
President Eisenhower (r.) receives ideas for a massive highway program in 1955. Byron Rollins/AP
Decoding Obama’s Budget: A sketch of President Obama’s new budget proposal shows a modest amount of deficit reduction
Obama budget plan would cut deficits - but enough?
Cuts to Social Security? What Obama is proposing.
Liberals to Obama: not so fast on Social Security cuts
Photo: President Barack Obama speaks at the Police Academy in Denver last Wednesday. Susan Walsh/AP/File
The US spends twice as much per person on health care as other advanced economies, and Medicare is one of the biggest culprits.
Taming Medicare costs: What are the options?
Medicare: Could Rep. Paul Ryan’s reform plan work?
Graphic by Rich Clabaugh/The Christian Science Monitor
Foreign Policy Decoder: The US response to the North Korea threat
North Korea: US signals strength, but speaks softly
Amid another North Korea storm, look who’s calm
US jets to Korea: Why sent stealth fighters to the region?
Photo: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (c.) uses binoculars to look at the South’s territory from an observation post at the military unit on Jangjae islet last month. AP Photo
Watch Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as she touches on a variety of topics at this week’s Monitor Breakfast. Learn how student hackers can help counter cyberthreats, why lawmakers want a rating system for border security, and even why Secretary Napolitano doesn’t use email!
Video from CSPAN
The Politics of Gay Marriage: Opinions are changing quickly as the Supreme Court hears two cases on gay marriage this week
How close is GOP to changing its stand?
Gay marriage: Why presence of chief justice’s lesbian cousin at court matters
On gay marriage, political ground shifts rapidly: Will Supreme Court take note?
Photos: (Top) Marcus, (l.), and Daniel German-Dominguez stand outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, before the court’s hearing on California’s voter approved ban on same-sex marriage. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
Sen. Rob Portman (c.) poses with his family (from left to right) son Will Portman, wife Jane Portman, daughter Sally Portman, and son Jed Portman. Senator Portman is now supporting gay marriage and says his reversal on the issue began when he learned his son Will is gay. Office of US Sen. Rob Portman/AP
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Yesterday, GOP presidential nominee hopeful Rick Santorum followed other candidates Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney along with President Barack Obama...
LIN-OTYPE A selection of recent Taiwanese newspapers. Jeremy Lin’s parents both hail from the island nation, though his popularity is growing...
This week’s cover story examines the return of the culture wars and how Obama set a contraception trap for the right.
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