Steve Kroft

The Buffett Rule

Ed Crego, George Muñoz and Frank Islam | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Jimmy Buffett, 60 Minutes, President Obama, Warren Buffett, Steve Kroft, Parrot Heads, US Congress, Buffett Rule, Business News
Ed Crego, George Muñoz and Frank Islam

The filibuster rule trumped the Buffett Rule and the people lost once again. So, it's out with the old Buffett Rule that is Warren-based. And, in with the new Buffett Rule, that is Jimmy-based.

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Lehman Brothers Investigator: 'They'd Fudged The Numbers'

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.23.2012

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Lehman Brothers, the firm that collapsed four years ago causing a global financial crisis, misrepresented its financial health prior to its bankruptcy...

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WATCH: Mike Wallace's '60 Minutes' Colleagues Share Candid Memories

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 04.09.2012

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Some of Mike Wallace's longtime colleagues gathered on Monday's "CBS This Morning" to remember the iconic "60 Minutes" journalist, who died on Saturda...

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Mike Wallace's Legacy

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Reagan, Mike Wallace, Morley Safer, Harry Reasoner, Clington, Carter, Bush, Don Hewitt, People Magazine, Steve Kroft, Barbra Streisand, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Johnny Carson, Ford, Diane Sawyer, Ed Bradley, 60 Minutes, Nixon, Lesley Stahl, Dan Rather, Media News
Joe Peyronnin

His hard-hitting approach to investigative journalism and take-no-prisoners interviewing style helped define the program in its early years. And Mike conducted his interviews, legends, movie stars and crooks, with the same intensity. He would say, "I'm just nosy."

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Ex-Countrywide Financial Executive: Mortgage Fraud Was 'Systemic'

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Fraud, Video, Mortgage Lender, Freddie Mac, 60 Minutes, Countrywide Financial, Mortgage Crisis, Bank of America, Fannie Mae, Steve Kroft, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Foreclosure, Martha Coakley, Business News

With mortgage lenders now facing allegations of misconduct on several fronts, a former top ranking employee at a major home lender has come forward sa...

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WATCH: How 'South Park' Is Made

Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: TV Shows, Trey Parker, The Book of Mormon, Video, Interviews, Matt Stone, 60 Minutes, Comedy Central, South Park Studios, 60 Minutes Overtime, Steve Kroft, Urlesque, Tv, Behind the Scenes, South Park, Comedy News

Trey Parker and Matt Stone understandably did a lot of talking about their Tony-winning musical "The Book of Mormon" during their interview on "60 Min...

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Page One: Inside the New York Times: The Medium As Message

Regina Weinreich | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Morley Safer, Andrew Jarecki, Bruce Headlam, Robert Richter, Kate Novack, Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, Page One Inside the New York Times, Charles Ferguson, Seymour Krim, Regis Philbin, Steve Kroft, Brian Stelter, Swoosie Kurtz, Barbara Kopple, Bob Simon, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, David Carr, Entertainment News
Regina Weinreich

Bitching and moaning about the immensity of the newspaper of record, the way its cornucopia of offerings chewed into his writerly workday, the essayis...

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Obama Going On '60 Minutes' To Talk Bin Laden

Posted 07.03.2011

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President Obama will appear on Sunday's "60 Minutes" to discuss the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Obama will speak with Steve Kroft, who is his inter...

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'Three Cups Of Tea' Author Greg Mortenson's Stories Called Into Question By '60 Minutes'

Posted 06.17.2011

Read More: Greg Mortenson, Central Asia Institute, 60 Minutes, Afghanistan, CBS News, K2, Steve Kroft, Taliban, Jon Krakauer, Greg Mortenson 60 Minutes, Three Cups of Tea, Video, Impact News

After telling his life story, Greg Mortenson sold millions of books and raised tens of millions of dollars for his charity. After "60 Minutes" aire...

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WATCH: The Best '60 Minutes' Guest Walk-Offs

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: CBS News, Lesley Stahl, Steve Kroft, Video, 60 Minutes Walk Offs, 60 Minutes, Media News

It's always a memorable moment: when someone being interviewed is so perturbed by a question that they walk out in disgust, halfway through the chat. ...

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Conan O'Brien Takes Shots; Leno's Chin Unharmed

Scott Janssen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Tonight Show, Lansing-Michigan, Motor City, Economics, Steve Kroft, Catholic, Cbs, New York, Interview, Conan O'Brien, Conan O'Brien Tour, Tbs, Unemployment, 60 Minutes, Jay Leno, Detroit, Irish, Lutheran, Michigan, Nbc, Hollywood, Comedy News
Scott Janssen

Perhaps Leno can do a free show for Conan O'Brien's staff and all their families the next time he decides to do a comedy tour (when he isn't too busy serving as NBC's puppet).

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Conan O'Brien On '60 Minutes' (VIDEO): Comic Breaking His Silence

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: "60 Minutes" has released a video clip of the interview. Scroll down to watch. Conan O'Brien will break his silence on one of NBC's competito...

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Obama: I Didn't Run For Office To Help 'Fat Cat Bankers'

Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama takes aim at "fat cat bankers" and their aggressive lobbying efforts to defeat financial reform in an upcoming 60 Minutes interview se...

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Time for Obama to Pitch His Health Care Plan Kanye West-Style

Glynnis MacNicol | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Teabaggers, 9/12, Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Joe Wilson, Steve Kroft, Vmas, Cbs, 60 Minutes, Barack Obama, Media News
Glynnis MacNicol

The president really just needs everyone -- everyone -- to shut the hell up for seven days so he can get his point across!

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Senior White House Adviser: Wilson "A Pimple On The Ass Of Progress"

The Daily Beast | Richard Wolffe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, American Nurses Association, Joe Wilson, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Aarp, Steve Kroft, Obama Agenda, Politics News

The White House hits the road for health care reform, and speaks out--proclaiming the town halls didn't matter, and branding Joe Wilson "a pimple on t...

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Jason Linkins

How Obama's Laughter Became An "Issue" That Everyone Was Supposed To Care About

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mere hours after the Gridiron Dinner -- an annual gathering of the political press in which everyone soberly bonds over their concern for the state of...

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Jason Linkins

Scritti Politti: March 26, 2009 [UPDATED]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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[Please see UPDATE to "Who's Cheating the District of Columbia," below.] Devastating news for fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight, as this leake...

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President Obama To Appear On "60 Minutes" Sunday

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama will appear on "60 Minutes" this Sunday for an interview with Steve Kroft, the Washington Post's Howard Kurtz reports. Kroft was the ...

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Walters On TV News' Future: Only Programs 10 Years From Now Will Be The "Morning Shows"

Reuters | Paul J. Gough | Posted 05.25.2011

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A lot has changed in the "big get" TV interview business since ABC's Barbara Walters and "60 Minutes" correspondent Steve Kroft began. While the per...

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This Year's Christmas Gift: Stock for Stocking Stuffers

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: (GM), Yahoo, Gm, (F), Citibank, Ford, Steve Kroft, (YHOO), (C), Stocks, Stocking Stuffers, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Let's make this a merry and happy holiday season for all the needy around the world, including the fine companies whose stocks are stupidly undervalued by the moronic times in which we live.

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Barack & Michelle Obama Give "60 Minutes" Largest Viewership Since 1999

AP | James Hibberd | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The campaign is over, but Barack Obama is still a TV hit. CBS' "60 Minutes" had its highest overnight ratings in nearly a decade wit...

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Eric Boehlert Is Right About The 60 Minutes Clinton Flap

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Barack Obama Hillary Clinton, Media Matters, Steve Kroft, Hillary Clinton, Eric Boehlert, Barack Obama Muslim Smear 60 Minutes, HIllary Clinton 60 Minutes, Barack Obama Muslim Smear, Barack Obama, Eat the Press, Media News

When I point out that the media often makes misstatements and unfair characterizations with respect to Hillary Clinton, that's less about me supporting Clinton than it is me supporting, well, accuracy.

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