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Ben Stein: No more voodoo economics! Says U.S. will not go broke but Americans must live within our means - and can, by raising taxes on the rich and cutting programs Apr 17, 2011
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Commentaries
Ben Stein: "Arab Spring" is a fraud
Says street movements in Middle East mean U.S. is losing valuable allies - and Iran is reaping a "gigantic regional coup"
Tavis Smiley: What did birthers give us? Ignorance
Says U.S. was hijacked by factually-challenged minority that led national debate down a slippery slope
Ben Stein: No more voodoo economics!
Says U.S. will not go broke but Americans must live within our means - and can, by raising taxes on the rich and cutting programs
Ban the Benjamins!
Tim Noah tells the U.S. Treasury how it can prevent criminals and despots from hoarding and trafficking in $100 bills
Edelstein: Enough with the awards already
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Egypt Proved Change Is Possible, Sexy and Cool!
Mona Eltahawy Says Revolution Toppled Stereotypes of Arabs As Well as a Dictator
Ben Stein's Dream GOP Candidate? Barack Obama
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Healthcare Reform Opponents May Rue a Victory
Russ Ferguson: If Individual Mandate Is Ruled Unconstitutional, Government May Opt for Public Option Instead
WikiLeaks: World Leaders Are Real People, Too
Mo Rocca Finds Cables Show Major Players on World Stage Are Feckless, Vain and Know How to Party
Ben Stein: Charlie Rangel Still a Hero to Me
Says Korean War Exemplar Was Censured for Almost Nothing
Nancy Giles Talks Coffee
Getting Answers to the Burning Questions Surrounding the Beloved Bean
Ben Stein: New Boss "Same as the Old Boss"
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Candidates Should Address the Income Gap
Slate's Tim Noah Says For Decades, U.S. Incomes Became More Equal, Not Less
Ben Stein: Let Us Pledge Not to Give In to Hate
Says "Pledge to America" Too Narrow, Calls for Declaration of Conscience From Both Parties (Tea Partiers, Too)
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Space
More SpaceArtemis 2 astronauts rehearse countdown for upcoming moon launch
NASA is gearing up to send four Artemis astronauts on looping test flight around the moon in 2026.
Woman is first wheelchair user launched into space
A German aerospace engineer made history Saturday, becoming the first wheelchair user to go into space when she took a 10-minute trip aboard a Blue Origin rocket.
Blue Origin safely launches wheelchair user to space and back
German engineer Michaela Benthaus is the first person with a significant physical handicap to reach space.
Jared Isaacman, billionaire who's flown with SpaceX, confirmed to lead NASA
President Trump withdrew Isaacman's nomination for NASA administrator in April, before nominating him again in November.
Interstellar comet is making its closest approach to Earth
NASA continues to aim its space telescopes at the visiting ice ball, estimated to be up to 3.5 miles in size.
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More Latest GalleriesNotable Deaths in 2025
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The life & near death of prizefighter Christy Salters-Martin
Christy Salters-Martin dominated in the boxing ring but faced her toughest challenger at home.
Timeline: The disappearance of George Smith
Family seeks answers in death of newlywed who disappeared in 2005 while on Mediterranean honeymoon cruise.
Who is Alix Tichelman?
Meet the tattooed beauty charged in the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes.
"Son of Sam": A serial killer's reign of terror
Calling himself the "Son of Sam" in a letter left at one of the crime scenes, David Berkowitz claimed voices were ordering him to kill -- starting in the summer of 1976, he went on a 13-month spree of impulse killings in New York City that left six dead and seven injured
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Riding along on the CPKC Holiday Train
Canadian Pacific Railway decked out its first holiday train 27 years ago. Now merged with Kansas City Southern and known as CPKC, the company is delivering festive fun all across North America. Lana Zak started her travels in Milwaukee.
Inside the idea of 50-year mortgages
Carter Evans reports on the perceived benefits and downsides of 50-year mortgages.
Flu cases surging nationwide
Flu cases are on the rise across the country with CDC data showing more than 4 million illnesses this season resulting in roughly 2,000 deaths, including two children. Dr. Benjamin Abella, chair of emergency medicine at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, joined CBS News to discuss.
Thousands honor Bondi Beach victims
On the final night of Hanukkah, thousands came to Bondi Beach to honor the victims of last week's targeted attack in Australia. Leigh Kiniry has more.
Power coming back online in San Francisco
Most of the lights in San Francisco are back on after a power outage left about 130,000 customers in the dark. Nicole Valdes has more.