Topic: 60 Minutes

Jack Dorsey Tweets About His Lunch, Still Wants to Be Mayor of New York City

60 Minutes

Jack Dorsey is already campaigning to be mayor of New York City, and he doesn't even live there. He does happen to be in a position where he can express the ambition to a national audience on pretty regular basis, however.

By Adam Clark Estes

Jan 27, 2013

President Obama Does Not Want to Talk About 2016

On Sunday night, 60 Minutes's Steve Kroft sat down with President Obama and outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, neither of whom seem very interested in talking about the next election.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 7, 2013

CBS Reveals Mike Wallace's Secret FBI File So the Competition Can't

Few people were better at digging up secret information than the late 60 Minutes veteran Mike Wallace, and now CBS News has honored that memory by posting his FBI surveillance file online.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Sep 23, 2012

Watch Obama and Romney's Virtual Debate on 60 Minutes

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama went head-to-head on CBS's 60 Minutes on Sunday night, and despite some swift swings and tough jabs, nobody got hurt.

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By Connor Simpson

Sep 12, 2012

Romney Got Left Out of '60 Minutes'

Mitt Romney was supposed to be interviewed by CBS's Scott Pelley today for 60 Minutes, but amid the chaos surrounding the Libya story they forced to reschedule. CBS was still able to find time for the President, though.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Sep 9, 2012

SEAL Team 6 Napped on Their Way to Kill Bin Laden

Caked with make-up and facing possible disciplinary action for publishing his book on the Bin Laden raid, Mark Owen offered up the details of the SEAL Team 6's historic raid to 60 Minutes on Sunday night.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Jul 31, 2012

Stat of the Day

More Americans Would Rather Be Caught Reading 'Fifty Shades' Than Political Memoirs

There's been some of talk as to just how mortifying it would be to be seen while engrossed in the popular "mommy porn," but according to a 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll, it's actually low down on the list of embarrassing public reading.

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By John Hudson

May 17, 2012

Air Force's F-22 Pilots Aren't Safe Yet

While the two Air Force pilots granted whistleblower status while refusing to fly the F-22 Raptor are safe from harm's way, that can't be said for the 200 other F-22 pilots. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

May 7, 2012

How '60 Minutes' Turned Back the Clock

Brian Stelter at The New York Times reports that the ratings for 60 Minutes have been fantastic this year, partly because of a youth movement in the show's talent. But perhaps it's the show itself that got younger?

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 9, 2012

Mike Wallace's Greatest Hits

There have been many tributes offered to legendary 60 Minutes reporter Mike Wallace, but the best way to remember his remarkable  career is to simply watch the reporter in action.

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By Connor Simpson

Apr 8, 2012

Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes Has Died

CBS announced the death of Mike Wallace, the famous 60 Minutes correspondant, on Sunday morning.

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By John Hudson

Jan 25, 2012

Congress Doesn't Want to Give Up Its Insider Trading Privileges

President Obama's plea to ban Congressional insider trading may poll well and have bipartisan support, but it's already facing stiff resistance from lawmakers the morning after his State of the Union address.

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By Eric Randall

Nov 15, 2011

Scott Brown Wants to Outlaw Congressional Insider Trading

Sen. Scott Brown is trying to stop the apparently widespread practice of members of Congress trading on inside information just days after 60 Minutes gave extra oomph to the issue.

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By John Hudson

Nov 14, 2011

The Hustle to Defuse 60 Minutes' Congressional Insider Trading Story

The legislators knew it was coming and they came out guns blazing.

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By Ted Mann

Nov 5, 2011

Andy Rooney Has Died

The curmudgeonly essayist of CBS' 60 Minutes died just weeks after his final broadcast.

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By Dino Grandoni

Oct 31, 2011

Ruth Madoff: 'What's a Ponzi Scheme?'

Ruth and Andrew Madoff, the wife and son of famed fraudster Bernie Madoff, in a round of interviews to promote a tell-all memoir, claimed they knew nothing of the Ponzi scheme he ran for decades until the patriarch confessed to them shortly before the truth became public.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Sep 27, 2011

Andy Rooney Retiring His Regular 60 Minutes Segment

The 92-year-old commentator is taking a step back after over three decades on the show

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By John Hudson

Jun 10, 2011

Does Thomas Drake Owe the Media His Freedom?

After facing life in prison, Drake will serve no time. How come?

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By Ray Gustini

May 23, 2011

'60 Minutes' Report Accuses Lance Armstrong of Doping

New revelations come from Armstrong's former teammate Tyler Hamilton

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By Adam Martin

May 20, 2011

Accused of Doping, Lance Armstrong Swats 60 Minutes

Teammate tells the show he and Armstrong used a banned substance in the Tour de France

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 18, 2011

Greg Mortenson Responds to Charges of Fraud

He has spoken after a 60 Minutes report questioned his best-seller 'Three Cups of Tea'

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