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LACK OF PROGRESS AT GROUND ZERO IS "A NATIONAL DISGRACE" SAYS SITE DEVELOPER LARRY SILVERSTEIN -- "60 MINUTES" SUNDAY
Eight Years and Billions of Dollars Later, Part of 9/11 Site is Still Just a Big Hole Ground Zero developer Larry Silverstein calls the failure to get anything finished on the site of the 9/11 attack in over eight years "a national disgrace." The frustrated real estate mogul speaks out in a Scott Pelley report examining the problems that continue to plague the project. It will be broadcast on 60 MINUTES, Sunday, Feb. 21 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Asked to comment on the current situation at the former site of the World Trade Center, Silv...
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"60 MINUTES" HONORED WITH THE SOL TAISHOFF AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN BROADCAST JOURNALISM
Award Grant Money to be Donated to the Ed Bradley Scholarship ProgramAt the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation The National Press Foundation presented 60 MINUTES with its Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism last night (16) at its annual awards dinner in Washington, D.C. 60 MINUTES Executive Producer Jeff Fager accepted the award, announcing that he will donate its $5,000 grant to the Ed Bradley Scholarship administered by the RTNDF. The Taishoff award was given to a news program rather than an individual this year for the first tim...
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VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS "VERY CONCERNED" ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER TERRORIST ATTACK, HE SAYS DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH CO-ANCHOR HARRY SMITH ON CBS NEWS' "THE EARLY SHOW" ON FEB 17
BIDEN SAYS AMERICANS "HAVE GOTTEN THEIR MONEY'S WORTH" FROM $787 BILLION STIMULUS Vice President Joe Biden tells EARLY SHOW co-anchor Harry Smith that he is "very concerned about a terrorist attack in the United States along the lines of the Christmas Day bomber." Smith's interview with the Vice President was conducted earlier today (16) in Saginaw, Mich., and will be broadcast tomorrow (17) on THE EARLY SHOW (7:00-9:00 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Following are excerpts from Smith's interview with Biden. You must credit: CBS News' Harry Smith and T...
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"60 MINUTES" WINS A POLK AWARD FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR
For the second straight year, 60 MINUTES will be honored with a George Polk Award in Journalism. This time, America's most-watched news broadcast won the national television reporting prize for a Steve Kroft report, "The Price of Oil." The January 2009 segment reported that Wall Street speculation rather than supply or demand led to wild fluctuations in the price of oil. It was produced by Leslie Cockburn; associate producer was Coleman Cowan, editors are Robert Zimet and Harold Gold. Last year Scott Pelley's report, "The Waste Land," about the dumping of America's electronic waste overs...
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U.S. MADE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS THAT COULD BE USED IN WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ARE BEING SMUGGLED INTO IRAN -- "60 MINUTES"
In his First Interview, Accused Middleman Denies Smuggling Charges Could crucial parts of the equipment Iran is using in its uranium enrichment facility have come from the U.S.? American law enforcement authorities say sensitive devices and electronics are being smuggled into Iran. A photo of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran, where Iranian officials say they've begun enriching uranium, seems to show an American component crucial to the enrichment process. Lesley Stahl's report on the smuggling of American made technology and electr...
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THE EARLY SHOW SATURDAY EDITION LISTINGS FOR FEBRUARY 13, 2010
Chris Wragge and Erica Hill anchor the broadcast. Elaine Quijano reports the news. Lonnie Quinn is the weather anchor. Early Coffee - Jenny Sanford discusses her new book, "Staying True", a close look at her life with South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and how her young boys are dealing with her book that exposes very personal information about her family. HealthWatch: Chemistry of Love - Author and anthropologist, Helen Fisher reveals the science and chemicals involved in finding a mate and whether there is something more than emotions at play in the world of love. Flower Tricks From ...
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"THE EARLY SHOW" LISTINGS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 15 (7:00 - 9:00 AM, ET/PT)
Harry Smith, Maggie Rodriguez, Julie Chen, Erica Hill and Dave Price anchor. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15-Tips on how to prepare for the new credit card regulations that take effect Feb. 22-Ten things you can do in advance to prepare for your wedding day TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16-A look at some of the best items from the annual Toy Fair-Work-out fashions that hide problem areas WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17-The winner of the Westminster Kennel Club dog show -A look at clothes that were inspired by fashions seen on the runway-Handsome Handyman Jake Tyson offers five-dollar fixes to common problems THURSDAY, FEBR...
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A LOVING WIFE AND MOTHER DISAPPEARS WITHOUT A TRACE FROM HER UPSTATE NEW YORK HOME THE DAY AFTER 9/11 -- WAS THIS THE PERFECT TIME FOR A CRIME? "48 HOURS MYSTERY" ON SATURDAY, FEB. 13
For family and friends of Michele Harris, the last 8½ years have been a blur of investigations, trials and jury deliberations. To the outside world, Michele and her husband, Calvin Harris, had a perfect life - they were young, attractive and successful with a beautiful family and a home in a picturesque upstate New York town. But Michele's disappearance in the early morning hours of Sept. 12, 2001, revealed a much darker story. With much of New York State Police and canine forces diverted to New York City in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, local investigators were slowed by the lim...
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CBS NEWS SUNDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 14, 2010 (9:00-10:30 AM, ET) CHARLES OSGOOD ANCHORS FROM NEW YORK
LOVE CHEMISTRY - Love hurts...or does it? Tracy Smith looks at the science of attraction. SUSAN BOYLE - Correspondent Mark Phillips talks with Susan Boyle, who went from unknown wannabe to singing sensation after her performance on "Britain's Got Talent". JEFF BRIDGES - From his role as an alien in "Starman," to his turn in the cult film "The Big Lebowski," Jeff Bridges is one of the most versatile actors on screen. Correspondent Cynthia Bowers profiles Bridges, who's latest movie "Crazy Heart" has garnered him his fifth Academy Award nomination. I LOVE MY DOG - Contributor Ben Stein on an...