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begins. nasa prepares for a return to the moon, this time with much bigger ambitions. cbs mark strassmann reports tonight from the kennedy space center. >> we want to ultimately end up on mars. >> garrett: as many kids head back to school, more and more parents are turning to home schooling. cbs kris van cleave shows us why. and, cbs steve hartman goes "on the road." this is the "cbs evening news" with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. >> garrett: good evening to our ...

caring my baby to bury my baby. >> reporter: the countdown begins. nasa prepares for a return to the moon, this time with much bigger ambitions. cbs mark strassmann reports tonight from the kennedy space center. >> we want to ultimately end up on mars. >> garrett: as many kids hemoree parents are turning to home schooling. cbs kris van cleave shows us why. and cbs steve hartman goes "on the road." >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital...

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Alfred. what does it come to that were stealing other peoples zip codes to get our kids into better schools. >> the bigger problem is that public education is financed locally. so yers, if i live and im paying -- i live in a community where im paying five figures in taxes each year to fund the public school system and someone not paying taxes is getting into that school system, yes, i might feel like im getting stolen from. the larger issue is because of the way we finance public education, you ...

problems. >> these should be actual cuts. real reforms to these programs, not broad deficit or deficit targets that punt the questions to the future. and with the exception of tax hikes which, in my opinion, will destroy americas jobs, everything is on the table. >> what serious conversation about debt reduction begins by absolutely taking the possibility or discussion of tax hikes off the table? >> not very many serious discussions. i remember when i was little, my dad took me to a ca...

Financed locally. so, yes, if i live and im paying -- i happen to live in a community where im paying five figures in taxes each year to support the local school system and someone not paying those taxes is getting into that system, i may feel like im being stolen from. the larger issue is that because of the way we finance public education, you are going to get a better education depending on what zip code youre in. >> it shouldnt determine what kind of education you get, but it does. in my sch...

not broad deficit or deficit targets that punt the questions to the future. and with the exception of tax hikes, which in my opinion will destroy american jobs, everything is on the table. >> will, what serious conversation about debt reduction begins by absolutely taking the possibility or discussion of tax hikes off the table? >> not very many serious discussions. i dont know. i remember when i was little, my dad took me to a car dealership and said, this is how you buy a car. i reme...