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| 92 :41x01 - Episode 1 (Sep/28/2008) | | Season 41 begins with an interview with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. Also, an interview with the man in charge of the US military in Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno. Plus, a look at the Large Hadron Collider, also known as the big bang machine, which may give insight into how the universe was formed. | |
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| 93 :41x02 - Episode 2 (Oct/05/2008) | | A report concerning questionable Wall Street practices is conducted by Steve Kroft. Scott Pelley discusses what efforts are being made to kill Osama bin Laden by the U.S. military. Lesley Stahl reports on the progress being made on producing a viable electric car. | |
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| 94 :41x03 - Episode 3 (Oct/12/2008) | | An FBI agent who infiltrated the Gambino crime family is interviewed. Then, a report concerning the advanced weaponry which works from miles behind the battlefield. Plus, an interview with a family who has been making wine for over 600 years now. | |
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| 95 :41x04 - Episode 4 (Oct/19/2008) | | Maj. Jefferey Schlosser discusses the increase of enemy personnel in Afghanistan in an interview with Lara Logan. Also, a report on the federal government's aid to US banks by Lesley Stahl. Bob Simon introduces us to a pair of bullfighting brothers, Cayetano and Fransisco Ordóñez. | |
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| 96 :41x05 - Episode 5 (Oct/26/2008) | | A profile on Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens by Charlie Rose; credit-default swaps are discussed by Steve Kroft; and a profile of Gregory C. Carr, an American philanthropist who is helping with the restoration of Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park. | |
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| 97 :41x06 - Episode 6 (Nov/02/2008) | | Lesley Stahl interviews Thomas F. Hall, the Assistant Secretary of Defense of Reserve Affairs, who discusses the what is being done to make sure reservists and guardsmen jobs are protected for when they return. Then, Katie Couric interviews Bill Jakob, who tricked the officials in a small town in Missouri to hire him as a law-enforcement officer. Lastly, Scott Pelley's report on paralyzed people who have had their brains hooked up to computers as a means of restoring movement. | |
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| 98 :41x07 - Episode 7 (Nov/09/2008) | | An interview with the strategists who helped Barack Obama win the presidency by Steve Kroft. then, a report by Scott Pelley concerning the electronic refuse which is being shipped illegally to China and the harm which may be caused to the environment and to those who try to salvage the components. Lastly, Morley Safer profiles Ted Turner. | |
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| 99 :41x08 - Episode 8 (Nov/16/2008) | | An interview by Steve Kroft of newly elected US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle. Also, a profile of musical savant Rex Lewis-Clack by Lesley Stahl. | |
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| 100 :41x09 - Episode 9 (Nov/23/2008) | | An investigating report by Scott Pelley on an assault made on the Pelindaba nuclear reactor and research center in South Africa. Then, a report on foreigners who married Americans are being asked to leave the U.S. after their spouse dies. Lastly, Leslie Stahl gives a profile on musical savant Rex Lewis-Clack. | |
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| 101 :41x10 - Episode 10 (Nov/30/2008) | | An investigation of poker cheaters played on the internet by Steve Kroft, an interview with Monica Brown, the second woman since WWII to win the Silver Star of gallantry in combat, by Lara Logan, and Anderson Cooper interviews Olympic hero Michael Phelps. | |
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| 102 :41x11 - Episode 11 (Dec/07/2008) | | A report concerning the importance the US has put on oil from foreign countries, which includes a trip to Saudi Arabia's petroleum plant. Then, a profile of artist/filmaker Julian Schnabel. | |
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| 103 :41x12 - Episode 12 (Dec/14/2008) | | House Financial Services Committee chairman Barney Frank is interviewed by Lesly Stahl, concerning the government bailouts for financial institutions and automakers. Next, Scott Pelley reports on mortgage defaults. Lastly, USC football head coach Pete Carroll is interviewed by Byron Pitts. | |
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| 104 :41x13 - Episode 13 (Dec/21/2008) | | California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is interviewed by Scott Pelley concerning the state's economic condition. Lesley Stahl investigates whether or not passengers are really more safe due to the airport security checkpoints. Bob Simon visits an elephant orphanage in Kenya. | |
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| 106 :41x15 - Episode 15 (Jan/04/2009) | | An investigative look at traffic fatalities and the prosecutors who are pushing for stiffer penalties against the guilty is reported on by Bob Simon. A report on neuroscience and reading the human mind is conducted by Lesley Stahl. Lastly, Scott Pelley interviews Texas Tech head football coach Mike Leach. | |
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| 107 :41x16 - Episode 16 (Jan/11/2009) | | An investigative report by Steve Kroft on why oil prices were so high in 2008. Then, David Martin previews the Joint Chief of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen. Next, an interview with Wyclef Jean, discussing his career and his homeland of Haiti and the efforts he puts forth in helping it. | |
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| 108 :41x17 - Episode 17 (Jan/25/2009) | | Scott Pelley reports from Wilmington, Ohio, where the residents are losing their jobs at DHL, the town's largest employer is closing. Then, Bob Simon has some interviews with Israelis and Palestinian's in Israel and the West Bank. Lastly, Morley Safer reports on resvertrol, a substance which is found in red wine which slows the aging process in mice. | |
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| 109 :41x18 - Episode 18 (Feb/08/2009) | | Katie Couric interviews the pilot of the US Airways Flight 1549, Chesley Sullenberger, who safely landed the airplane into the Hudson River on January 15, after losing both engines shortly after take off. Also, an interview with Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay. | |
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| 110 :41x19 - Episode 19 (Feb/15/2009) | | Steve Kroft sits down for an interview with Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari. Then, Lesley Stahl breaks down President Obama's economic stimulus plan to see if foreign companies will keep U.S. products from their soil because of the "buy America" clause. Scott Pelley interviews Paul Bishop about World Savings granting mortgages. | |
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| 111 :41x20 - Episode 20 (Feb/22/2009) | | Lesley Stahl reports on the debate over the legal drinking age and whether it should be lowered to 18. Then, an interview by Lara Logan with Richard Butler, a cameraman for CBS who was held captive for two months while in Iraq. Finally, Bob Simon reports on a Jewish boy who the Nazi's used as a mascot. | |
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| 112 :41x21 - Episode 21 (Mar/01/2009) | | Steve Kroft interviews Harry Markopolos, a Boston investment investigator who tried alerting the Securities and Exchange Commission numerous times about Bernie Madoff's allegedly fraudulent hedge fund. Then, Anderson Cooper reports on the Mexican drug cartel which is some how armed with military quality weapons. Lastly, Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal is profiled by Morley Safer. | |
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| 113 :41x22 - Episode 22 (Mar/08/2009) | | Scott Pelley investigates when a failed bank is taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Then, Lesley Stahl reports about flaws from eyewitness testimonies which are later proved to be incorrect by DNA evidence. | |
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| 114 :41x23 - Episode 23 (Mar/15/2009) | | Scott Pelley interviews Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, who talks about the current economic crisis. Then, Lesley Stahl profiles chef Alice Waters. | |
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| 115 :41x24 - Episode 24 (Mar/22/2009) | | President Barack Obama is interviewed concerning his first two months in office by Steve Kroft. Then, Morley Safer profiles Nathaniel Ayers, a Los Angeles street musician who is the subject of the movie "The Soloist." | |
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| 116 :41x25 - Episode 25 (Mar/29/2009) | | Lesley Stahl examines computer viruses, how the enter the internet and consume your PC, leaving you vulnerable to thief's electronically robbing your bank accounts. Bob Simon gives a report on the endangered African lions, and Steve Kroft has an interview with NBA superstar LeBron James. | |
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| 117 :41x26 - Episode 26 (Apr/05/2009) | | Anderson Cooper talks with Ahmad Batebi, the human rights activist who escaped from his imprisonment from prison in Iran. Next, Scott Pelley examines the closing of an outpatient cancer clinic because of budget cuts. Lastly, Morley Safer interviews Dolly Parton, who discusses the new musical 9 to 5. | |
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| 118 :41x27 - Episode 27 (Apr/12/2009) | | Stories include a robotic arm made for amputees; a report concerning the rise in the amount of guns being bought in the U.S.; and an interview with Steve Wynn, a Las Vegas entrepreneur. | |
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| 119 :41x28 - Episode 28 (Apr/19/2009) | | Steve Kroft looks into 401k retirement funds; Scott Pelley examines an alternate source of energy, cold fusion; and Bob Simon interviews a pair of bullfighting brothers, Cayetano and Fransisco Ordonez. | |
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| 120 :41x29 - Episode 29 (Apr/26/2009) | | A profile of Vice President Joe Biden by Lesley Stahl. Plus, Scott Pelley reports on the use of coal as an energy source, despite the fact it contributes to global warming. Bob Simon makes a stop at an orphanage for elephants in Kenya. | |
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| 121 :41x30 - Episode 30 (May/03/2009) | | A report by Scott Pelley concerning a lawsuit against Chevron in Ecuador for oil drilling in the Amazon rainforest. Then, David Martin reports on the efforts being made in Saudi Arabia to reeducate the people who were once Osama bin Laden loyalists. Also, Morley Safer profiles the Antinori Family in Italy, who have been in the wine making business for over 600 years. | |
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| 122 :41x31 - Episode 31 (May/10/2009) | | Lara Logan reports on armed but unmanned aircraft being used by the US military to destroy enemy targets; Steve Kroft profiles Ashraf Marwan (1944-2007), a late Egyptian billionaire who allegedly worked for Israel and Egypt as a double agent. Lastly, Morley Safer profiles the Boston Red Sox senior advisor Bill James. | |
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| 123 :41x32 - Episode 32 (May/17/2009) | | Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates is interviewed by Katie Couric about the war in Afghanistan. Then, Steve Kroft conducts an interview with AIG CEO Ed Lilly. Next, Vogue editor Anna Wintour is profiled by Morley Safer. | |
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| 124 :41x33 - Episode 33 (May/24/2009) | | Lesley Stahl examines whether foreign countries will keep U.S. products out of its markets due to President Obama's economic stimulus package and it's "buy American" clause. Morley Safer reports on a substance found in red wine called resveratrol, which has slowed down the aging in mice. Katie Couric reports on a man named Bill Jakob, who fooled a small Missouri town's officials into hiring him as a law enforcement office. | |
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| 125 :41x34 - Episode 34 (May/31/2009) | | Scott Pelley investigates what happens as a failed bank is taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Company. Next, Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari is interviewed by Steve Kroft. Lastly, swimmer Michael Phelps is profiled by Anderson Cooper. | |
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| 126 :41x35 - Episode 35 (Jun/07/2009) | | A conversation with Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve Chairman, about what went wrong with the financial system of the country. Then, an interview with Dolly Parton concerning her life, musical career, and the production of the Broadway version of her film "9 to 5." | |
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| 127 :41x36 - Episode 36 (Jun/14/2009) | | Steve Kroft interviews Harry Markopolos, a Boston investment investigator who gave repeated warnings about Bernie Madoff's fraudulent hedge fund to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Next, Bob Simon reports on foreigners being asked to leave the USA after their American spouse had died. Lastly, Lesley Stahl profiles chef Alice Waters. | |
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| 128 :41x37 - Episode 37 (Jun/21/2009) | | Scott Pelley visits a federal supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, known as ADX Florence, and houses some of the countries most infamous inmates. Next, Anderson Cooper reports on the violence in Mexico and is fueled by the drug cartels. Lastly, Steve Kroft does a profile on LeBron James. | |
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| 129 :41x38 - Episode 38 (Jun/28/2009) | | On-line poker cheating is investigated by Steve Kroft. Next, Lesley Stahl looks into neuroscience and learns how to read a person's mind; and Scott Pelley profiles George C. Carr, an American philanthropist who is working on the restoration of Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park. | |
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| 130 :41x39 - Episode 39 (Jul/05/2009) | | Katie Couric interviews Chelsey Sullenberger, the US Airways pilot who landed flight 1549 in the Hudson River January 15th following the loss of an engine after takeoff. Later, singer Bon Jovi is profiled by Steve Kroft. | |
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| 131 :41x40 - Episode 40 (Jul/12/2009) | | Scott Pelley checks into the efforts made by the U.S. military to kill Osama Bin Laden; Lesley Stahl reports on the flaws in eyewitness testimony which DNA evidence later proves tobe incorrect. | |
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| 133 :41x42 - Episode 42 (Jul/26/2009) | | Lesley Stahl reports on the number of gun purchases being made in the U.S. is on a rise; A report from Bob Simon on the endangered African lions; and Las Vegas entrepreneur Steve Wynn is interviewed by Charlie Rose. | |
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| 134 :41x43 - Episode 43 (Aug/02/2009) | | An interview with musician Wyclef Jean about the efforts he has made to help his native land of Haiti. Also, Lesley Stahl reports on whether airport security checkpoints have their passengers feeling any safer. Then, Morley Safer reports on prosecutors who want to impose tougher penalties against drunk drivers. | |
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| 135 :41x44 - Episode 44 (Aug/09/2009) | | First story is about the Chiquita Brands International and the controversy surrounding them and the paramilitary groups in Columbia. Next comes a report about the technology which are helping completely paralyzed people communicate. Lastly, the dangers which is being created by tour operators who are attracting sharks with food, which associates humans and feeding. | |
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| 136 :41x45 - Episode 45 (Aug/16/2009) | | NFL All-Star turned ex-con Michael Vick is interviewed by James Brown. Steve Kroft interviews the British band Coldplay and frontman Chris Martin. Also, a report by Lara Logan about the use of an armed but unmanned aircraft by the U.S. military to track and destroy enemy targets. | |
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| 138 :41x47 - Episode 47 (Aug/30/2009) | | Scott Pelley reports on the illegally shipped electronics refuse to China, which includes the harm which is caused to the environment and those who salvage the components. Steve Kroft examines the effect on the economy caused by credit-default swaps. Morley Safer interviews inventor Forrest Bird, the inventor of the medical respirator. | |
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| 139 :41x48 - Episode 48 (Sep/06/2009) | | Scott Pelley gives his report concerning the intensity and frequency of forest fires and their relationship with global warming. Lara Logan interviews Maj. Gen. Jeffery Schloesser, stationed in Afghanistan, discussing the increase in enemy personnel. Los Angeles street musician Nathaniel Ayers is interviewed by Morley Safer, about being the main subject to the movie "The Soloist." | |
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| 140 :41x49 - Episode 49 (Sep/13/2009) | | President Obama is interviewed by Steve Krofts. The life of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy is reflected on by Ted Kennedy Jr. and editor Jonathan Karp. Morley Safer interviews cast members of the soap opera, The Guiding Light, including Kim Zimmer, Beth Chamberlain and Ron Raines, about the 72 year history. | |
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| 141 :41x50 - Episode 50 (Sep/20/2009) | | A look at the newest technology which allows amputees the smallest, most delicate of objects. Then, Anna Wintour, the Editor-In-Chief for Vogue magazine explains her penchant for sunglasses. Lastly, USC head coach, Pete Carroll, also works to combat gang violence in Los Angeles. | |
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