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Congress Needs to Wake Up on Healthcare
Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics
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Health care should not be a technocratic debate about "affordability." It should be a conversation about solutions to the fear that cripples a vast segment of the American public.
Andy Rooney Accidentally Plagiarizes SNL Parody Of Himself (VIDEO)
Videogum | Posted 07.16.2009 | Comedy
Andy Rooney's always-entertaining commentary on last night's 60 Minutes was about shoes. Why don't they design better ones, why don't they fit, why do...
We Miss you Ed Bradley... It's Time for CBS to Step Up and Diversify 60 Minutes Correspondents
Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 06.25.2009 | Media
Ed Bradley's well televised presence inspired Black America to believe in the potential reality of equality, while simultaneously educating White America to the promise of opportunity.
Anna Wintour Addresses Bitch Label On 60 Minutes (VIDEO)
Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 06.18.2009 | Style
Anna Wintour shed her sunglasses for an interview with Morley Safer on CBS's 60 Minutes on Sunday night. Amidst smiles and laughs, Wintour disputed he...
Reading The Pictures: Lara Logan And The Predator
Michael Shaw | Posted 06.13.2009 | Media
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What better way for 60 Minutes to shill for the military than to soften the reality of hell-from-the-sky by focusing on the lovely Lara Logan from 10,000 feet?
The Levin Report Prompts A Second Look At Other Bush-Era Whitewashes
David Fiderer | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics
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The story of Taguba's report reflects a truism applicable to every investigation: When large swaths of information are declared off limits, the resulting work product may be fatally flawed.
Agricultural Pesticides a Major Threat to Lions
Panthera | Posted 05.25.2009 | Green
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Sold legally to farmers for their crops, Furadan is all too accessible to herders, ranchers and pastoralists who use it to poison predators which might kill their livestock.
Andy Rooney Worries About The Environment (VIDEO)
Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.14.2009 | Green
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Andy Rooney is worried about global warming, and he used his perch on "60 Minutes" to talk about it this week. His message is general, but the audien...
Dr. Ruth, Robin Leach and Ellen Degeneres all in a Lucky Week!
Wendy Diamond | Posted 05.02.2009 | Style
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During the vegan dinner Lucky and I schmoozed with Byron Howard, one of the directors of the animated Disney hit film Bolt. Lucky spent the whole time flirting with him!
LeBron James Sinks Incredible Shot (VIDEO)
Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 04.26.2009 | Entertainment
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WOW! LeBron James gave an interview to Steve Kroft, airing this Sunday on "60 Minutes," and sunk an incredible throwaway shot on his first try. ...
Scritti Politti: March 26, 2009 [UPDATED]
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics
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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...
Kill Your Microwave, I Dare Ya
Jerusha Klemperer | Posted 04.26.2009 | Style
People were so excited about ye olde heating box, they were buying cookbooks about how you could cook everything in the microwave. Ever tried to cook a chicken in a microwave? Blech.
Why I Have No Sympathy for Jake DeSantis
Mitchell Bard | Posted 04.26.2009 | Business
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You would think that those who created the financial mess would have some humility. But you would be wrong. DeSantis's letter is just one example.
How Obama's Laughter Became An "Issue" That Everyone Was Supposed To Care About
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.26.2009 | Media
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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...
Balancing the Equation: AfPak Security at the Expense of Governmental Stability
Vikrum Aiyer | Posted 04.25.2009 | World
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Two tactics that Administration officials are entertaining in the region strongly beg the question as to whether Obama is placing a premium on security, at the expense of government stability.
Obama's Media Blitz: 57 Channels, One Thing On
Rick Horowitz | Posted 04.24.2009 | Media
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Rrriinnng! Rrriinnng! Rrriin -- "Yeah, Vern's Video -- this is Vern." "Oh, good -- you're open! I wasn't sure what time you're open." "Ten minutes...
Critiquing the President on Leno and 60 Minutes
Richard Greene | Posted 04.23.2009 | Media
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President Obama has the rare ability to be totally present and centered with an interviewer and the subject at hand and consciously aware of the "meta" reality of that subject.
"60 Minutes" Enjoying Ratings Surge Off Newsmaker Interviews
AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 04.23.2009 | Media
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NEW YORK — "60 Minutes" has thrown a few haymakers in recent weeks: the first interview with hero pilot Chesley Sullenberger; a long-sought talk...
AIG Underbidding Insurance Rivals and Why We Should Be Really Angry
Don McNay | Posted 04.22.2009 | Business
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If AIG loses millions, or billions, in the future due to its "overly aggressive pricing" we are going to be picking up the tab.
Don Hewitt, "60 Minutes" Creator, Has Cancer
AP | Posted 04.18.2009 | Media
NEW YORK — Don Hewitt, the legendary mastermind of CBS News' "60 Minutes," is battling pancreatic cancer. "60 Minutes" spokesman Kevin Tedesco ...
Media Vultures, Waiting On Death
Lea Lane | Posted 04.17.2009 | Living
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The ghoulish, hasty public deathwatch by the media exploits and reflects our dark side, our urge to rubberneck at an accident site, to scan the tabloid headlines and talk about the terminally ill.
President Obama To Appear On "60 Minutes" Sunday
Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 04.17.2009 | Media
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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 ...
Why Obama Was Smart to Come Out Strongly Against the AIG Bonuses
Mitchell Bard | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics
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The Republicans were going to grab onto the populist anti-bank feelings in the country to position themselves as the party of the people, with the Democrats being cast as the party of the bankers.
Remembering Edward R. Murrow
Don Hewitt | Posted 03.29.2009 | Media
Today, the TV techs are virtual wizards at getting us on the air in a flash -- even from the moon -- which is nothing short of amazing. What is also "nothing short of amazing" is how much unadulterated drivel finds its way onto the tube.
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