Today in Slate: The Fight Over the Debt Limit Is Familiar; Plus, The Airplane That Saved the World

Today: May 16, 2011 We've Seen This Movie Before The fight over the debt limit is following a familiar Washington script. By John Dickerson READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics The Airplane That Saved the World What the RAF's World War II Spitfire can teach us about nurturing innovation and radical ideas. By Tim Harford READ FULL STORY | More Business and Tech A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away … I Was a Star Wars Fan I'm still recovering. By Will Carlough READ FULL STORY | More Arts Dominique Strauss-Kahn Conspiracy Theorists Are Embarrassing Themselves Huckabee's Decision Not To Run in 2012 Is the End of Compassionate Conservatism Bugs, Daffy, and Friends Return in a Seinfeld-esque Sitcom. What Your Sunglasses Say About You Advertisement Briefing Obama's town hall, Bin Laden's raid, and Twitter foolishness: The week's most interesting Slate stories. Doctors injected stem cells into pitcher Bartolo Colon's injured arm. Does that really work? News & Politics Obama's health care lawsuits: Should we reconsider judicial review? Lunch with Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda. Arts Dylan's birthday present: Free Bob from the Bobolator cult. Paula Fox's News From the World: How the author of Desperate Characters balances chaos and control. Life Cat fanciers, fat boyfriends, violent video games, and risqué wardrobes: Prudie chats live with readers at Washingtonpost.com. Medical marijuana: I give my autistic son pot. Science D.R. Tucker's "Confessions": How do climate skeptics change their minds? Was the Bin Laden raid a manhunt or an intelligence grab? Podcasts & Video Hang Up and Listen on Heat-Bulls, Jose Bautista, Rick Welts, and the decline of the sports nickname. Dear Prudence: Meddlesome Pediatrician? (VIDEO)

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