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Special Forces
In a rare chance to show America's elite Special Forces up close, 60 MINUTES spent over two months with a Green Beret unit as they trained a group of Afghan soldiers and then went into battle with them against the Taliban. Lara Logan reports. Also in the
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60 Minutes
60 MINUTES will be pre-empted this week for a special edition of "60 MINUTES Presents: a Tribute to Don Hewitt." This hour pays tribute to the news magazine's creator and former executive producer, Don Hewitt, who passed away last August at the age of 86.
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Haiti
Byron Pitts reports from Haiti on recovery efforts in the country following the devastating earthquake. Scott Pelley travels to American Samoa to find out how such a small territory produces more NFL players than any place in America. And finally CharlieR
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60 Minutes
Steve Kroft reports on the status of the multi-billion-dollar "virtual fence" being built at the U.S.-Mexican border. Later in the show, Authors of a new book, "Game Change," and John McCain's former top campaign strategist reveal behind-the-scenes issue
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Swiss banks, elephants
Steve Kroft speaks with Swiss banker Bradley Birkenfeld who reveals how he helped uncover thousands of untaxed Swiss accounts. Byron Pitts reports on the increasing claims handled by the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs. And finally Bob Simon travelst
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California Water Shortage
Lesley Stahl speaks with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on California's severe water shortage. Lara Logan interviews former CIA operative Henry Crumpton about the fall of the Taliban and al Qaeda in 2001 in Afghanistan. Those stories and more on 60 Minut
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recession, holidays
Scott Pelley returns to Wilmington, Ohio, to see how residents are coping a year after thousands of them lost their jobs when the town's largest employer shut down. Morley Safer profiles the versatile actor, who talks candidly about his career and his per
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Inner-City Education
Anderson Cooper reports on the incredible experiment done by Geoffrey Canada involving inner-city education in New York City. With his program, the Harlem Children's Zone, Canada helped low-achieving students reach a higher level of learning. Bob Simon in
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DRC Gold War; Deep Sea Explorer
A war fueled by gold mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed five million people. Scott Pelley reports in this week's "60 Minutes". Also tonight, Lara Logan profiles undersea explorer and pioneer Robert Ballard.
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Intensive Care, Newsweek Reporter
Steve Kroft reports many people hospitalized near the end of their lives are spending their last days in an intensive care unit, subjected to extraordinary care at enormous cost. Bob Simon interviews Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari, who was recently freed
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Afghanistan, Jurassic Park
Steve Kroft, Lesley Stahl, Bob Simon, Morley Safer, Byron Pitts, Scott Pelley, Andy RooneyLENGTH: 43:00LEAD: Byron Pitts and 60 Minutes cameras spend two days on the road with a bomb-hunting unit in Afghanistan as they encounter one deadly bomb after anot
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Hackers; Andre Agassi
On 60 Minutes, Could foreign hackers get into the computer systems that run crucial elements of the world's infrastructure, such as the power grids, water works or even a nation's military arsenal, to create havoc? They already have. Steve Kroft reports.
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H1N1 Flu Vaccine, Yakuza
On 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley reports on the manufacture and distribution of the H1N1 flu vaccine, and more importantly if it's safe to take. Lara Logan investigates the Yakuza, Japan's mafia, and how they may help foreigners jump the line in America for al
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Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid fraudsters are cheating U.S. taxpayers out of an estimated $90 billion a year using a billing scam that is surprisingly easy to execute. Steve Kroft investigates. More Americans suffer from epilepsy than Parkinson's, cerebral palsy a
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H1N1, cancer, Drew Barrymore
Scott Pelley reports on the H1N1 virus and its growing toll on children and teens. Lesley Stahl speaks with John Kanzius, a man with leukemia who invented a radio wave machine to help cure his cancer. Finally, Anderson Cooper sits down with Drew Barrymore
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Mini-Madoff; TN Waste
On 60 Minutes, Steve Kroft interviews Marc Dreier, the so-called "mini-Madoff" Ponzi schemer to help better understand how Bernard Madoff could have done what he did. Lesley Stahl reports on 130 million tons of waste in Kingston, Tennessee. Later on in th
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60 Minutes
On the season premiere of 60 Minutes, CBS News National Security Correspondent David Martin reports on General Stanley McChrystal--the top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan--and the mission that lies ahead for him and American troops in the country. Later in
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Prosthetic Arms
Tonight on 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley reports on new technology that is making it possible for amputees to pick up small, delicate objects thanks to the biggest innovation in prosthetic arms since World War II.
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