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The problem with outsourcing the military
Edward Morrissey

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Obama's boneheaded health-care fight with Catholics
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The brewing proxy war in Syria
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Robert Shrum

Nominating Mitt Malaprop
Paul Brandus

Paul Brandus

Obama's 5 biggest mistakes
Stephen Colbert scored a comic victory Wednesday night when mocking the New York Post's absurd stock market headline.

Stephen Colbert's evisceration of the New York Post's Dow cover

August 11, 2011, at 3:34 PM

After the New York City tabloid runs a bafflingly ribald front-page headline, the late-night comedian gets the last laugh

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A New York Stock Exchange ticker shows Monday's massive stock market drop -- the steepest one-day decline since the 2008 financial crisis.

The stock market's frightening volatility: Is it 2008 all over again?

August 9, 2011, at 12:28 PM

Turbulent markets, panicked investors, imperiled financial institutions... sound familiar?

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, when the stock market had its worst one-day plunge in years.

The Dow's 'scary' collapse: 6 theories

August 5, 2011, at 9:34 AM

Stocks took their sharpest drop in more than two years on Thursday. What caused the panic?

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Male investors could take some pointers from their female counterparts: Research reveals that women have more self-control, and therefore take fewer risks in the market.

Why women are better investors

June 17, 2011, at 10:54 AM

A new study suggests that the risk-averse strategy of many female investors yields more profit than men's more frenetic, reactive tactics

Home prices have fallen to their lowest level in nearly a decade, and commentors are blaming everyone from President Obama to homeowners themselves.

The double-dip housing plunge: 5 theories

June 2, 2011, at 6:45 AM

After bouncing off their recession-time lows, home prices are sinking again. Whose fault is it?

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Roughly 39 percent of homes sold last month were distressed or discounted sales.

America's falling house prices: By the numbers

March 31, 2011, at 4:31 PM

Home prices are slipping across the U.S., leading to fears of a double dip recession. Here's a quick rundown of the sobering real-estate stats

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In what may be the beginning of a tough new trend, Chase ATMs (in Illinois, first) are charging non-Chase customers $5 withdrawal fees.

The $5 ATM fee: Coming to a bank near you?

March 17, 2011, at 11:12 AM

Some of the country's biggest banks, including Chase, are reversing expectations and hiking the unpopular fees. Ouch, that hurts...

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The $7 Detroit home is a real looker.

The cheapest houses in America

March 8, 2011, at 5:12 PM

'The Fiscal Times' says you'd be surprised what your money can buy

Aspen's booming housing market has hit even the less-coveted trailer park homes; the cheapest single family home is priced at $559,000 (not pictured).

The town where a trailer costs $559,000: By the numbers

March 8, 2011, at 7:15 AM

With eager foreign buyers pushing average home prices well into the millions, Aspen, Colo., has become America's most expensive town

Despite the current push to rent, a competing survey claims that 78 percent of homeowners consider the purchase the best investment they ever made.

Forget homeownership: Is renting the 'new American Dream'?

February 24, 2011, at 2:40 PM

According to a recent survey, 87 percent of us feel that achieving an ideal life no longer hinges on owning a home

Investors are repeating past mistakes Ã¢â‚¬â€ť buying high and selling low Ã¢â‚¬â€ť "the opposite of what we are supposed to be doing," says Carl Richards at The New York Times.

Sell low, buy high: Are investors being stupid again?

February 23, 2011, at 10:46 AM

Everybody knows it's unwise to start buying stocks after the market rises sharply, says Carl Richards in The New York Times. So why do we keep doing it?

The housing markets in once-stable cities like Minneapolis now may be in more trouble than bubble markets like Miami (pictured).

Is the housing crisis spreading to 'stable' cities?

February 15, 2011, at 10:01 AM

Seattle! Minneapolis! Atlanta! The New York Times' David Streitfeld says that cities once thought to be spared from the housing collapse are now in trouble

The Frankfurt-to-London express: High-speed train travel has flourished overseas, but has stalled in the U.S.

Obama's $53 billion high-speed rail plan: 'Keep dreaming'

February 10, 2011, at 12:44 PM

Republicans say the proposal is dead on arrival. Is there any hope for the president's ambitious infrastructure plan?

Last year was the first time the number of bank-seized properties topped 1 million.

2010's record-breaking foreclosure crisis: By the numbers

January 14, 2011, at 4:10 PM

Banks seized more than 1 million homes last year, and industry experts say 2011 could be even worse

The new $100 bill featured a color-shifting image meant to foil counterfeiters.

The government's $110 billion currency goof

December 8, 2010, at 3:02 PM

Washington is destroying reams of flawed $100 bills after a massive printing error. How did this happen?

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