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'Three Cups of Tea' Author Tries to Shoot Down '60 Minutes' Allegations

Greg Mortenson, the embattled best-selling author of "Three Cups of Tea," and the board of directors of his charity are fighting back against allegations made by CBS' "60 Minutes" that he made up or embellished some of his famous stories. CBS also reported that Mortenson spent more of the money raised by the charity...

What CNN Didn't Want to Show in the Lara Logan Photo

The image is already infamous for the horrendous event that took place moments after a photographer captured it. It shows CBS News correspondent Lara Logan with a jostling crowd of Egyptian men in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday night. CBS said it was taken just before she was attacked and sexually assaulted amid the...

Chilean Miners Considered Suicide, Cannibalism

The 33 men trapped in a Chilean copper mine were just days away from committing mass suicide or engaging in cannibalism when they were contacted by rescue crews, the miners have revealed. In a "60 Minutes" interview set to air Sunday on CBS, the miners say they were prepared for the worst after a mine shaft collapsed...

Superior Autobiographic Memory: 5 Facts About Marilu Henner's Super Brain [VIDEOS]

Actress Marilu Henner is best known for her turn on "Taxi" and a 2008 stint on "Celebrity Apprentice." But her brain is far more remarkable than her IMDB credits. As "60 Minutes" reported last night, Henner is one of just six Americans diagnosed with "superior autobiographical memory," or hyperthymesia. People with the...

Facebook Profile Redesign: Twitter Users Either Love It or Hate It

(Dec. 6) -- It's never a dull moment with Facebook. As the reigning king of social networking, the website is undoubtedly taking in feedback regarding its newly revamped profile page. The new layout focuses on streamlining some of Facebook's most popular features, with an increased emphasis on viewing photos and promoting...

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CBS News Veteran Dies

Michael Rosenbaum, an award-winning CBS News producer who served as Tel Aviv bureau chief during the first Palestinian uprising against Israel, has died.

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Marilu Henner On 'Total Memory Makeover'

Most people can't remember what they ate for dinner yesterday, never mind how they celebrated their 17th birthday or what headlined the news that day.

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Obama's Quandry: Bashing Blundering Banks While Courting Wall Street Cash

President Barack Obama's response to JPMorgan Chase's spectacular trading failure underscores a persistent tension in his presidency -- the need to win favor from a public still angry with Wall Street's risk renegades, while courting those same, ever-so-sensitive financiers for campaign cash.

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Air Force Pilots Blow The Whistle On F-22 Raptor's Mysterious, And Dangerous, Flaw

Two elite Air Force pilots are seeking protection under the federal whistleblower law for revealing safety problems on the F-22 Raptor, and refusing to fly until those issues are resolved.

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What Al Qaeda Thinks Of U.S. Media Outlets And Journalists

Materials taken from Osama bin Laden's compound following his death in May 2011, which revealed that al Qaeda has major issues with Fox News, were publicly released by the Pentagon on Thursday.

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05/27/12 Sunday Talking Heads: May 27, 2012 Source: Firedoglake Shocking I know, but John McCain will appear on a Sunday talk show today.
05/25/12 Cox, Media General at Retrans Impasse Source: Broadcasting and Cable Three broadcast stations in Roanoke, Va.; Mobile, Ala.; and Providence, R.I., could go dark to Cox Communications customers in those areas on May 31 if the parties can't reach a retransmission consent agreement.
05/25/12 More, but maybe not better, comedies coming to TV this... Source: AzBiz.com - Tucson AZ The annual "upfront" presentations by the broadcast networks have been completed.
05/24/12 How Patz case changed America on mi... Source: CBS - KELO - Sioux Falls SD (CBS News) Etan Patz' picture both shocked and changed America.
05/24/12 A promise of college fulfilled Source: CBS - KELO - Sioux Falls SD (CBS News) It's a story that began more than a decade ago, when a businessman made a deal with some kids in rural Georgia, who were then just starting first grade.

Background on 60 minutes

60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation.

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