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Dana Liebelson

The problem with outsourcing the military

Edward Morrissey

Obama's boneheaded health-care fight with Catholics

Daniel Larison

The brewing proxy war in Syria

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Nominating Mitt Malaprop

Paul Brandus

Obama's 5 biggest mistakes

Can you get a dream house from the Big House?

The tax credit housing scam

June 24, 2010, at 10:47 PM

Americans, including prisoners, have taken advantage of the system and gotten houses unlawfully. Watch an ABC report

Can't pay your mortgage? Some families say it isn't necessary.

'Force me out if you can': Homeowners vs. banks

June 2, 2010, at 12:05 PM

More and more Americans are simply blowing off their mortgage payments. Are they just serving lenders their just desserts?

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More people are walking away from their mortgages, leaving the banks to figure out how to make the money back.

Bad mortgage? Walk away

June 2, 2010, at 8:19 AM

Watch an MSNBC report about how some homeowners are beginning to "strategically default" on their houses

Beautiful people are more likely to get ahead at work. What's so wrong with that?

America's bigoted love of beauty

May 24, 2010, at 11:48 AM

We've barred discrimination over so many things, says Deborah L. Rhode in The Washington Post, so why is the unfair treatment of unattractive people still okay?

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The new $100 bill throws a wrench into counterfeiters' plans

The big business of fake money

May 21, 2010, at 9:52 AM

The new $100 bill is the U.S. government’s latest bid to stay one step ahead of counterfeiters.

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What was behind the Dow's precipitous fall?

The Dow Jones 'flash crash': 5 theories

May 7, 2010, at 11:35 AM

The stock market lost more than $1 trillion in 15 minutes yesterday, before gaining most of it back. What triggered the "flash crash"?

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The Dow's 1,000-point plunge: What happened?

May 6, 2010, at 4:50 PM

Seemingly out of nowhere, the stock market plummeted in the middle of the trading day. Was it a technical error, or something more worrying?

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America's fancy new Benjamin is (nearly) inimitable.

$100 bill redesign: By the numbers

April 27, 2010, at 11:51 AM

Each new C-note costs only 12 cents to print, but will pose big hassles for counterfeiters — including the kingpin of ersatz currency, Kim Jong Il

New $100 bill: Take a look

April 27, 2010, at 11:46 AM

Watch a CNN report about the new, revised $100 note

The latest Tweets on the 'New $100 bill'

April 27, 2010, at 11:18 AM

Unfiltered, real-time commentary from around the world

What's your opinion on the new $100 bill?

April 22, 2010, at 2:55 PM

The U.S. Treasury has unveiled a high-tech redesign that's fueling debate. Weigh in with our reader poll

New $100 bill: Too sci-fi?

April 21, 2010, at 6:38 PM

The Treasury unveiled a revamped version of the $100 bill, complete with futuristic new security features. Some critics want a refund

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Forty-seven percent of Americans don't pay taxes. How is that possible?

Freeloader nation: Does half of America pay no taxes?

April 15, 2010, at 6:12 PM

Headlines claim that 47 percent of American households pay no income tax at all—leaving the wealthiest half of American pick up the tab. Is this true?

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