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60 Minutes, 08.23.09
Morley Safer, Steve Kroft and Lesley Stahl and Andy Rooney look back at the extraordinary life and successful career of television pioneer and 60 Minutes creator Don Hewitt.
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Morley Safer, Steve Kroft and Lesley Stahl and Andy Rooney look back at the extraordinary life and successful career of television pioneer and 60 Minutes creator Don Hewitt.
In Full: Steve Kroft reports on the corruption with Chiquita Brands International; Also, Scott Pelley shows us a new technology that connects brains to a computer; Plus, Bob Simon on 'shark tourism'.
Lara Logan reports on the new face of the U.S. military; Steve Kroft examines a the life and death of a mysterious spy in the Middle East; And, Andy Rooney reflects on graduation ceremonies.
Scott Pelley reports on an outpatient cancer clinic closing due to budget cuts; CNN's Anderson Cooper speaks with Ahmad Batebi, tortured for 9 years in an Iranian prison; Morley Safer profiles Dolly Parton; And, Andy Rooney on the National Debt.
In his first and only interview since the killing of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama talks to Steve Kroft about the intelligence and preparations leading up to the operation in Pakistan;
Lara Logan's first television interview since being sexually assaulted two months ago in Tahrir Square; Also, New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu on corruption and Hurricane Katrina; Plus, another look at Zenyatta.
A rare access to monks in ancient monasteries on a remote Greek peninsula who have lived a Spartan life of prayer in a tradition virtually unchanged for a thousand years; Plus, How Eli Broad gives his billions away.
Greg Mortenson has written inspiring best sellers, including "Three Cups of Tea," but are the stories all true?; Also, the case of Beckett Brennan; Plus, Lesley Stahl interviews Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Paul Allen.
Steve Kroft's 18-month investigation into a 47-yr.old murder in a Mississippi town; Also, the Vatican Library and some of the oldest and most precious works of art and treasure known to man; Plus, St. Louis Cardinals' slugger Albert Pujols.
Lesley Stahl reports on American companies are finding new overseas tax havens to legally protect some of their profits; Then, Scott Pelley reports on the Global Medical Relief's mission to save children's shattered lives; Also, Steve Kroft profiles St. Anthony's high school basketball coach Bob Hurley.
Scott Pelley reports on the American team working to avert nuclear disaster in Japan after the tsunami crippled atomic power plants; Then, Byron Pitts reports on a Southern publisher's sanitized edition of "Huckleberry Finn" that replaces the N-word with "slave;" Also, New York's Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan discusses the sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, his current mission and the state of the church in America.
Iraqi defector code-named "Curve Ball," whose false tale was the chief justification for invading Iraq; Also, 60 Minutes' nine-month investigation of counterfeit prescription drugs; Plus, an experimental New York City charter school.
For some children, socializing and learning are being cruelly complicated by homelessness; Also, Vanity Fair columnist, author and public intellectual Christopher Hitchens and his battle with cancer; Plus, a rare view of polar bears.
"60 Minutes" presents a special hour with two stories featuring hidden cameras that capture conmen at work.
Julian Assange, the controversial founder of WikiLeaks, speaks about the U.S. attempt to indict him on criminal charges for publishing classified documents; Also, 60 Minutes" went in search of the most elusive of all of nature's big cats, the jaguar.
Trucks carrying Santo Tequila, a brand founded by Food Network host Guy Fieri and former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar, vanished last year. This is how the sophisticated highway heist was pulled off.
When it comes to wine and whiskey – especially bourbon – the oak barrel reigns, not just as a container, but also for the magic that the wood gives to the whiskey.
Demand for mezcal was low for years, but interest and sales have soared. The vast majority of the spirit is made in Oaxaca, Mexico, where family-owned distilleries dot the landscape.
When it comes to wine and whiskey – especially bourbon – the oak barrel reigns, not just as a container, but also for the magic that the wood gives to the whiskey.
Demand for mezcal was low for years, but interest and sales have soared. The vast majority of the spirit is made in Oaxaca, Mexico, where family-owned distilleries dot the landscape.
Trucks carrying Santo Tequila, a brand founded by Food Network host Guy Fieri and former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar, vanished last year. This is how the sophisticated highway heist was pulled off.
First, a look at the booming, bourbon-driven barrel business. Then, Guy Fieri and 24,000 missing tequila bottles. And, how mezcal traditions are preserved as demand grows.
These seven siblings, all under the age of 30, have made a name for themselves in the world of classical music.
Everest Base Camp has become a tourist destination. It's a long trek for a coveted summit selfie.
Sherpas are the porters and guides who risk their lives to help others reach the summit of Everest, often with little recognition. A new generation is hoping to change that.