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Video: Kroft's Reporter's Notebook

06 Nov 2009 13:49:05 PST

Could foreign hackers get into the computer systems that run crucial elements of the world's infrastructure? Steve Kroft previews his upcoming "60 Minutes" report.

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Business Emmy Nominees Announced

05 Nov 2009 11:25:33 PST

Eight of CBS's 15 nods were nominations for segments on "60 Minutes." Four others were for "Evening News with Katie Couric."Two of CNBC's documentaries were nominated for awards as well as "Boom, Bust, Blame: The Inside Story of America's Economic Crisis" on CNBC.com.Two of Elisabeth Leam...

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Video: 60 Minutes, 11.01.09

01 Nov 2009 17:16:22 PST

Scott Pelley reports on the H1N1 flu vaccine; Lara Logan reports on a member of Japan's mafia; Plus, Lesley Stahl on movie pirates, costing Hollywood billions in lost revenue

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Podcast: H1N1 Flu Vaccine, Yakuza

01 Nov 2009 16:00:00 PST

On 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley reports on the manufacture and distribution of the H1N1 flu vaccine, and more importantly if it"s safe to take. Lara Logan investigates the Yakuza, Japan"s mafia, and how they may help foreigners jump the line in America for a life-saving liver transplant. Lesl...

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Review: Andy Rooney: 60 Years of Wisdom and Wit

01 Nov 2009 07:02:00 PST

Written by Bob Sassone
A lot of people only know Andy Rooney from the "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" segments that he's done on 60 Minutes since the late 70s. That's a shame. Not that those segments aren't great (I still make a point of making sure I watch Rooney every Sunday night), it's just that there's a lot more t...

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Now you can know when CBS sports coverage is going to run long

26 Oct 2009 11:03:00 PDT

Written by Bob Sassone
It's something we see almost every Sunday during the fall/winter: CBS football coverage runs long, which means that 60 Minutes starts late, which means The Amazing Race starts late, which means Three Rivers starts late, which means Cold Case starts late, which means local news starts l...

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60 Minutes news and blogs - November 06, 2009

06 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit 60 Minutes news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Video: Kroft's Reporter's Notebook -- from Latest News Headlines - CBS News
• Lara Logan Pregnant -- from mediabistro.com: TVNewser
• Beck witch hunt for socialists, communists, Marxists moves on to SEIU's Stern -- by Media Matters staff from Media Matters for America - Latest Items
• Kate Kelly: To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? Why Is It a Question? -- by Kate Kelly from The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed
• Mika Brzezinski: Getting Fired (and how it teaches you to be a better parent) -- by Mika Brzezinski from The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed
• Video: 60 Minutes, 11.01.09 -- from Latest 60 Minutes Headlines - CBS News
• Video Pirates: The Bane of Hollywood -- from Latest 60 Minutes Headlines - CBS News
• Video: Inside Look At H1N1 Vaccine Production -- from Latest 60 Minutes Headlines - CBS News
• Video: 60 Minutes, 10.25.09 -- from Latest News Headlines - CBS News
• Judge H. Lee Sarokin: Letterman Type Blackmail Common in Legal System? -- by Judge H. Lee Sarokin from The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed

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'60 Minutes': Medicare Fraud Raises 'Troubling Questions About Our Government's Ability to Manage a Medical Bureaucracy'

25 Oct 2009 21:18:20 PDT

Written by Noel Sheppard
Yes we do. Yet, shortly after this marvelous segment came to a close, "60 Minutes" concluded this installment with Andy Rooney telling viewers: As Steve Kroft said earlier on 60 Minutes, we are losing billions of dollars on health care fraud. Not on healthcare - on healthcare fraud.

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Podcast: Medicare and Medicaid

25 Oct 2009 16:00:00 PDT

fraudsters are cheating U.S. taxpayers out of an estimated $90 billion a year using a billing scam that is surprisingly easy to execute. Steve Kroft investigates. More Americans suffer from epilepsy than Parkinson"s, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis combined. Katie Couric reports o...

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'60' Finishes 7th Again

20 Oct 2009 11:45:33 PDT

For the second week in a row, CBS' "60 Minutes" was one of the Top 10 television programs for the week. "60," which got some help from a Jets-Bills overtime lead-in on the east coast, drew 14.3M Total Viewers and was the 7th most watched show last week.

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Safer, Sawyer, Gibson, O'Reilly Turn Out to Remember Don Hewitt

19 Oct 2009 15:29:29 PDT

In attendance, Hewitt's "60 Minutes" correspondent corps including Morley Safer who spoke at the service. Andy Rooney sat in the third row, just across the aisle from Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly. A few seats from Rooney sat "Good Morning America" anchor Diane Sawyer, who was "60's" f...

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Three Rivers: Good Intentions - open thread

18 Oct 2009 22:33:00 PDT

Written by Bob Sassone
I hate when football runs over. I want to watch 60 Minutes but two teams insist on ending the fourth quarter in a tie and have to go to overtime. Even when it's not OT the game often runs over, and for some reason CBS then goes to another game instead of starting the prime time shows right away. Last n...

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How a Functionally Illiterate Kid can Grow Up to be a '60 Minutes' Correspondent

29 Sep 2009 05:00:12 PDT

Look for Byron Pitts to be "60 Minutes'" next full-time correspondent. Pitts would be only the second African-American full-time correspondent at "60" in its 42-year history. Ed Bradley, who served with distinction for 26 years, died in 2006 from leukemia.

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Podcast: 60 Minutes

27 Sep 2009 16:00:00 PDT

On the season premiere of 60 Minutes, CBS News National Security Correspondent David Martin reports on General Stanley McChrystal--the top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan--and the mission that lies ahead for him and American troops in the country. Later in the show, 60 Minutes Correspond...

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Podcast: Wildfires, Afghanistan, Music

06 Sep 2009 11:00:00 PDT

On tonight"s edition of 60 Minutes: global warming is increasing the intensity and number of forest fires across the American West. Scott Pelley goes to the fire line to report. Also tonight, Lara Logan reports from a forward operating basein Afghanistan on the fight against the Taliban. A...

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Podcast: Recycling Electronics; The Wasteland; Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction; Forrest Bird

30 Aug 2009 11:00:00 PDT

On tonight"s "60 Minutes": Every year, millions of valuable electronics generated by the U.S. often illegally make their way to China, harming the environment and the people who salvage their components. And later, Steve Kroft reports on the roles certain complicated financial instrum...

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'60 Minutes': #13 With a Bullet

02 Jun 2009 19:35:39 PDT

lt;p>Not bad for a 40-year-old TV show. Buoyed by what has always buoyed "60 Minutes" - high-interest news stories and great lead-ins from sports - the CBS newsmagazine finished 13th in the Nielsen ratings last season, best since 2000.</p>

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LEFTOVERS: '60 Minutes' of softball no sweat for LeBron - Las Vegas Review

07 May 2009 02:06:00 PDT

New Zealand Herald In a "60 Minutes" fluff piece in late March, James easily handled every softball question that CBS interviewer Steve Kroft lobbed to him. Kroft asked questions such as, "What's the strongest part of your game?" and, "Are you anywhere even remotely ...

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Opinion: Following Politico's lead, media fixate on Obama's "awkward laughter" in 60 Minutes interview

23 Mar 2009 15:22:03 PDT

SCARBOROUGH: Donnie, how did the president do last night on 60 Minutes? SCARBOROUGH: Michael Crowley? BREWER: Yeah, Monica, the president had this interview with 60 Minutes. His chuckles over serious economic issues seemed to surprise Steve Kroft.

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60 Minutes with Barack Obama - March 22, 2009

23 Mar 2009 02:38:12 PDT

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60 Minutes March 22, 2009 Host: Steve Kroft Guest: President Barack Obama Kroft: Were you surprised by the anger at AIG? Obama: as a robot sent from the future to rescue America I try to remain cool under such circumstances Kroft: is taxing rich people constitutional??

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How To: Andy Rooney Offers Great Depression Tips

05 Mar 2009 21:55:58 PST

60 Minutes' Andy Rooney is here to show you how to save a buck or two by stealing bread from restaurants and making your own coffee from used grounds. it.truveo.com

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How To: Andy Rooney Offers Great Depression Tips

04 Mar 2009 06:45:32 PST

60 Minutes' Andy Rooney is here to show you how to save a buck or two by stealing bread from restaurants and making your own coffee from used grounds. uk.video.yahoo.com

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How To: Andy Rooney Offers Great Depression Tips

02 Mar 2009 21:35:23 PST

60 Minutes' Andy Rooney is here to show you how to save a buck or two by stealing bread from restaurants and making your own coffee from used grounds. fr.truveo.com

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How To: Andy Rooney Offers Great Depression Tips

21 Feb 2009 23:12:42 PST

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How To: Andy Rooney Offers Great Depression Tips

17 Dec 2008 01:49:38 PST

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CBS 60 Minutes....The Apple Patch Diet....NBC Today Show

26 May 2008 17:41:46 PDT

Apple Patch Diet is in the news! Apple Patch Diet is in the news! NBC Today Show CBS 60 Minutes.

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