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NEW POLL

Most Americans Favor 'Soak
the Rich' Tax

Populism is in, and half think Wal-Mart best symbolizes America

Sep 28, 09 5:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - As if tea parties weren't screamingly pointing to its existence, there lurks a deep vein of populism in recessionary America, and a wide-ranging Vanity Fair/60 Minutes poll ran into it. Some 48% of respondents chose Wal-Mart, though the mag notes an element of cynicism, as the firm that 'best symbolizes... More »

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health care • Michelle Obama • Vanity Fair • poll • recession • 60 Minutes • George Clooney • Wal-Mart


 Book Tour 
 Puts Ted Jr. 
 in Spotlight 

Kennedy son, advocate for the disabled, may yet enter politics

Sep 13, 09 5:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Ted Kennedy Jr. starts publicizing his late father’s memoir on 60 Minutes tonight, he will emerge into a political spotlight he has shunned since losing a leg to cancer more than 30 years ago, the Boston Globe reports. Friends have tried to prod him into office, but for... More »

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politics • Ted Kennedy • disability • 60 Minutes • Ted Kennedy Jr

Obama on Health Reform:
'I Own It'

Says he 'intends to be president for a while,' expects credit, blame

Sep 12, 09 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Voters can rest assured that Barack Obama is doing his best to get health care reform right, because his political future depends on it, the president tells 60 Minutes in an interview airing tomorrow. “You know, I intend to be president for a while, and once this bill... More »

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Barack Obama • health care reform • 60 Minutes • interview • President Obama

Obituary

 60 Minutes Creator 
 Don Hewitt, 86, Dies 

TV legend directed Cronkite, Murrow in nearly 60 years at CBS

Aug 19, 09 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Don Hewitt, one of the pioneers of TV news, died today at 86 of pancreatic cancer, CBS reports. Hewitt all but invented television news over the course of his more than 60-year career, directing legends Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite. He was behind the 1968 launch of 60 Minutes,... More »

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obituary • pancreatic cancer • 60 Minutes • CBS News • Walter Cronkite • television news • Don Hewitt • Edward R. Murrow

 Why Obama's Everywhere 
 You Look, Listen, Read  

President looks to get past media filter

Mar 24, 09 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - When it came to getting past what he called “the media filter,” President Bush’s favorite strategy was to go around it. President Obama’s style is more to go over, under, around, and through, courting both the new and mainstream media in an effort to communicate directly... More »

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media • online media • New York Times • talk radio • blogger • 60 Minutes • Huffington Post • niche • Robert Gibbs • President Obama • White House press corps

 Prez: 'Cheney 
 Stirred US Hatred' 

Cheney's philosophy hasn't made America safer, he says

Mar 22, 09 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama yesterday returned a jab from Dick Cheney on terrorism by accusing the former vice president of putting the US at risk by revving up anti-American sentiment, reports Politico. Cheney charged last week that the president's plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility increased the risk of a... More »

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War on Terror • Barack Obama • Dick Cheney • Guantanamo Bay • 60 Minutes

 Obama: Geithner's Job Is Safe 


Mar 21, 09 10:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has a message for those who want Tim Geithner out at Treasury: Forget about it. And if Geithner himself decides he's had enough and tries to resign, the president has a ready answer: "Sorry, Buddy, you've still got the job." In an interview with 60 Minutes... More »

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60 Minutes • interview • Treasury secretary • President Obama • Timothy Geithner • Obama Cabinet

 Bernanke Optimistic 
 in Rare TV Interview 

Fed chairman sits down for rare one-on-one amid crisis

Mar 16, 09 2:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The recession will likely end this year, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke declared yesterday on 60 Minutes in his first interview since taking office. Fed chairmen don't typically give TV interviews—the last one was Alan Greenspan in 1987—but Bernanke ventured out from behind the curtain to reassure the public.... More »

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Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • AIG • 60 Minutes • financial crisis • President Obama

Newt: Jindal
Will Be a Major Player for Years

'He'll be the same age as John McCain—34 years from now'

Feb 25, 09 8:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Guess who's the subject of a 60 Minutes profile this weekend? None other than Bobby Jindal, who's not having the best of days. But the Louisiana governor can take solace from Newt Gingrich, who tells Morley Safer during the show that Jindal "will automatically be a major contender for... More »

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Newt Gingrich • Republican • Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • 60 Minutes • speech • governor • Bill Maher Grid

Interview

Flight 1549 Pilot 'Trying to Forgive Myself'

Talks to Katie Couric for first post-crash interview

Feb 9, 09 8:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger is often called a “hero” for successfully landing US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River, but Sullenberger doesn’t feel like a hero. “One of the hardest things for me to do was to forgive myself for not having done something else.... More »

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Katie Couric • 60 Minutes • interview • television interview • Chesley Sullenberger • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

opinion

 Obama Will Make 
 Adults 'Cool' on TV 

Prez-elect's calmness reflects rising popularity of adulthood

Nov 30, 08 9:14 PM CST
(Newser) - 60 Minutes is killing the competition, Mad Men is grittier by the episode, and even Gossip Girl's bimbos are growing up—thanks mostly to the adult air of Barack Obama, Mary McNamara writes in the Los Angeles Times. After 8 years of President Bush, whose folksiness and privilege inspired reality... More »

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television • Barack Obama • 60 Minutes • Gossip Girl • Mad Men • President Obama

 Obama Girds for 
 'Unprecedented' 
 Economic Crisis 

President-elect focusing on security, trust, downturn and Gitmo, he tells 60 Minutes

Nov 17, 08 3:35 AM CST
(Newser) - National security, the economy and breaking America's addiction to fossil fuels are Barack Obama's key priorities, he revealed in his first sit-down TV interview since becoming president-elect. He's focusing first on security because "transition periods are times of vulnerability to a terrorist attack," he explained on 60 Minutes ... More »

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national security • Barack Obama • Iraq pullout • Guantanamo Bay • 60 Minutes • energy dependence • Afghanistan war • Obama administration • financial crisis

CBS Sought to 'Mollify Right'
in Rather Investigation

Ex-anchor's lawsuit reveals GOP influence

Nov 17, 08 2:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Former anchor Dan Rather appears to be making headway in his $70 million lawsuit against CBS for his firing, the New York Times reports. With the power of subpoena, Rather has unearthed documents showing that the network used Republican operatives to vet members of the supposedly independent panel set up... More »

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CBS • Dan Rather • National Guard • GOP • lawsuit • 60 Minutes • George W. Bush

Obama Gives First Interview
to 60 Minutes

President-elect and future first lady will be on the show Sunday

Nov 13, 08 5:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama will give his first post-election interview to 60 Minutes, reports Variety. The show's Steve Kroft will interview the president-elect and the future first lady in Chicago this week, and the show will air Sunday night. Obama seems to have a soft spot for the CBS institution—he also... More »

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CBS • Michelle Obama • 60 Minutes • Election 2008 • President Obama

Candidates Talk Leadership, Race, on 60 Minutes

Mac goes bipartisan, Obama talks leadership, plays down race

Sep 22, 08 2:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain tried to strike a bipartisan tone during his 60 Minutes interview last night, and Barack Obama played down the race issue while highlighting his leadership experience. Both presidential candidates sat for prime-time interviews on the show, during which McCain floated the name of prominent Democrat Andrew Cuomo to... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • SEC • Andrew Cuomo • 60 Minutes • Iraq mess • television interview

 Colbert Grabs a Peabody 

Compares staff to 'enema' flushing out truth

Jun 17, 08 2:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Comedy Central funnyman Stephen Colbert snatched a prestigious Peabody media award at last night's ceremony hosted by CBS correspondent Lesley Stahl. She stepped in to replace Brian Williams, who opted to spend time with NBC colleagues after Tim Russert's death. Colbert displayed his usual deadpan style, comparing his staff to... More »

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Tim Russert • Stephen Colbert • 60 Minutes • Bob Woodruff • The Colbert Report • Brian Williams • Project Runway • Peabody Awards • Virginia Tech massacre • George Foster Peabody • National Public Radio • Lesley Stahl • Sunday Morning

Alec Baldwin Weighs
Political Career

Actor hits the big 5-0, tells 60 Minutes
he's learned tact

May 9, 08 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Outspoken actor Alec Baldwin is reconsidering his decision never to run for political office now that he's hit the half-century mark. The scrutiny he came under during his nasty divorce from Kim Basinger and the custody battle over their daughter has helped him learn the tact needed to survive in... More »

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politics • Alec Baldwin • Kim Basinger • celebrity • 60 Minutes • actor

 Media-Shy Scalia Hits Road With 18th-Century Views

Conservative justice will plug stance as he pitches new book

Apr 18, 08 2:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - After years of courting controversy but shunning publicity, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is about to go on a media offensive, reports USA Today. The conservative Scalia, who has notoriously kept the press away from his public appearances, allowed C-SPAN recently to broadcast a question-and-answer session with students. He'll... More »

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media • Antonin Scalia • Constitution • 60 Minutes • US Supreme Court • C-SPAN • Italian-Americans • Eugene Volokh • Joe Sixpack • Alex Kozinski

Claims Chucked in Rather's Suit Against CBS

$70M action can go forward, but without charges against execs

Apr 10, 08 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - A judge dismissed today some claims of fraud, breach of good faith, and fair dealing in a lawsuit filed against CBS top brass by former anchor Dan Rather, Variety reports. The $70 million suit charges CBS made Rather a scapegoat in the firestorm following revelations “Sixty Minutes” used dubious... More »

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Dan Rather • National Guard • Leslie Moonves • Sumner Redstone • lawsuit • 60 Minutes • CBS Evening News • Andrew Heyward

Former Prisoner to Detail Torture
on 60 Minutes

Pentagon rips 'outlandish' claims of shocks, hanging

Mar 30, 08 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - A former terror suspect will reveal details of tortures he suffered in 5 years of US custody tonight on 60 Minutes, reports CBS News. American authorities seized the ethnic Turk in Pakistan and continued to torture him even after determining he was innocent, he charges. The Pentagon refutes his claims.... More »

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Pentagon • torture • Guantanamo Bay • 60 Minutes • suspected terrorists • electrical shocks

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