Bob Schieffer

Bob Schieffer Tells Grads 'Something Wrong' With Politics

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 05.19.2012

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BATON ROUGE, La. -- Clad in purple socks, a nod to Louisiana State University's trademark purple and gold, and standing beneath a shimmering disco bal...

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Sunday Show Host: 'We Try Every Week' To Book Romney

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 04.03.2012

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WASHINGTON -- "Face the Nation" host Bob Schieffer sat down with two Republican presidential candidates last Sunday, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul, and h...

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Bob Schieffer Is Ready To Take On 'Meet The Press'

AP | Posted 05.29.2012

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NEW YORK (AP) — In a March 29 story about Sunday morning public affairs shows, The Associated Press, relying on information from CBS's Bob Schieffer...

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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 02.15.2012

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We are all used to a diet of falsehoods and fabrications, and we've come to accept it. I'm glad that Mitt Romney called out Governor Perry, and I thought we all learned a lot when Governor Perry chickened out.

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More 'Face'-Time for CBS's Schieffer

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 12.12.2011

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NEW YORK -- Bob Schieffer was still "in shock" several hours after breaking the news on air Sunday that CBS's "Face the Nation," the longest running s...

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Schieffer: Smoking Mad

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 12.31.2011

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Face the Nation will be an important stop for politicos during the 2012 elections, and a place for viewers to get the latest insight from CBS News correspondent Bob Schieffer, one of the best in the business.

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Herman Cain Under Attack For Smoking Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Bob Schieffer and Herman Cain sparred over the candidate's "smoking man" ad on CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday. Schieffer bluntly chall...

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The New Sunday King?

TVNewser | Alex Weprin | Posted 12.28.2011

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Is CBS' "Face the Nation" closing in on a Sunday morning coup? The program was tops in both total viewers and adults 25-54 on Sunday, October 23. So...

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Animation: Herman Cain, Actual Audio

Scott Bateman | Posted 12.12.2011

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WATCH: Bob Schieffer Discusses His Secret Crush

Posted 11.26.2011

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Bob Schieffer celebrated twenty years at CBS last week, and he had quite some interesting stories to tell about his crush on Gwyneth Paltrow and how C...

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Gingrich at Tiffany's (Or: Why My Half Mil Revolving Fund Is None of Your Business)

Michelle Schweiger Schecter | Posted 07.26.2011

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There once was a Georgian peach, Newt (Listen up y'all, this one's a real beaut) Bedecked his bride with gems (Now he haws and he hems) When pressed o...

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Will Scott Pelley Revive The 'CBS Evening News?'

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 07.04.2011

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NEW YORK -- When Scott Pelley spoke to staffers in the Washington D.C. bureau Wednesday, his first stop since being named Katie Couric's successor as ...

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Bob Schieffer: Trump Is A Racist

Posted 06.28.2011

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Bob Schieffer didn't hold back in his criticism of Donald Trump on Wednesday's "CBS Evening News." In an unusually unvarnished comment, he accused Tru...

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Republican Lie Machine + Pushover Democrats = Screwed American Working Class

Fred Rotondaro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is Republican senator Jon Kyl a moron or just a complete liar? Appearing on Face The Nation this Sunday, Kyl defended tax cuts for the ultra rich sa...

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WATCH: Famed Historian SWEARS On 'Face The Nation'

Posted 05.25.2011

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It's not often that swearing pops up on the staid Sunday talk shows, but presidential biographer Edmund Morris managed to get bleeped by the censors w...

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The Election Night Drinking Game: HyperVocal Edition

Lee Brenner | Posted 05.25.2011

You'll be drunk before 8:03 ET if we make this too easy, so we're trying for some next-level stuff&nonsense.

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What If John Boehner Smoked Marijuana?

Robbie Gennet | Posted 05.25.2011

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Boehner's statements on cigarettes have a strong Libertarian slant. If that's true for lethal and addictive products like cigarettes and alcohol, why wouldn't it be true for recreational use of non-lethal, medicinal cannabis?

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The Media's Two Failures on This Summer's Race Stories

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Have you noticed a funny thing about America's long, hot summer of racial tension? Unlike other periods of racial strife, there is no massive activity here. There is no national debate. There is only media.

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O'Reilly: Fox Better, More Influential Than Network News... 'New Sheriff In Town'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill O'Reilly took on the media over its coverage of the New Black Panthers scandal Monday night on "The O'Reilly Factor." O'Reilly took on Howard Ku...

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WATCH: Bob Schieffer Defends Himself Against Fox News Allegations

Posted 05.25.2011

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CBS News' Bob Schieffer defended himself against Fox News Sunday on CNN's "Reliable Sources." Schieffer, who interviewed Attorney General Eric Holder...

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Aspen Ideas Fest 2010: Stars Come Out For Intellectual Summit

Posted 05.25.2011

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Aspen has long been known as a playground for the rich and famous. During the Aspen Ideas Festival, that maxim may be more true than ever. The July ...

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Bob Schieffer: Congressional Leader Refused To Share Waiting Room With Member Of Opposing Party

Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 05.25.2011

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During CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday, host Bob Schieffer revealed that a congressional leader who recently appeared on his show requested (via a sta...

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TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hello, everyone reading the internet! Good morning. My name is Jason, and this is Mother's Day. And, in honor of Mother's Day, I am going to help a...

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Harwell's Legacy Joins a Bright Past and Exciting Future for Fordham's Radio Station

Joe Favorito | Posted 05.25.2011

This past week, another New York institution advanced another step in its evolution, as WFUV, Fordham University's 50,000 watt Bronx-based public radi...

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CBS News's Schieffer Weighs In On Sunday Factchecking

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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The thing that separates ABC News at this point is that they've decided to become the brand that takes fact-checking seriously.

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