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Remembering '60 Minutes' Creator Don Hewitt

A remembrance of Don Hewitt, creator of the television magazine "60 Minutes," who died Wednesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

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Columnist Robert Novak Dies at Age 78

Robert Novak, longtime influential conservative newspaper columnist and television panelist, died Tuesday of cancer. He was 78.

'Losing the News' Examines Journalism's Shifting Future

Journalist and author Alex Jones speaks with Jeffrey Brown about the uncertain future of journalism, as well as his new book, "Losing the News."…

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Have the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Hurt the Economy?

Question: I often hear that WWII finally ended the Great Depression. How can it be that a relatively short war (WWII) was so helpful to the economy but…

Truck Bomb Kills at Least 20 in Russian Province

By Dave Gustafson

An explosives-laden truck driven by a suicide bomber detonated at a police station Monday morning in Russia's North Caucasus, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 100 others, officials said.

Weekly Poem: 'Beauty Parlor'

Andrea Hollander Budy is the author of three poetry collections: "Woman in the Painting," "The Other Life" and "House Without a Dreamer," which won the Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize.

Other News: More Troops Sought for Northern Iraq

In other news, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, is seeking to send more troops into northern Iraq, and Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia called for a "new approach" to sanctions against Myanmar.

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Wessel Answers Questions on the Changing Fed

By Carolyn O'Hara

A year after Wall Street went into a tailspin, the Fed continues to take unprecedented steps to revive the economy. David Wessel has penned a book about Ben Bernanke and the changing role of the Fed. He answered questions in…

Obama Takes Health Care Message to Mont., Colo.

By Larisa Epatko

President Barack Obama made his latest pitch to the public on health care reform at a Friday town hall meeting in Montana as he seeks to overcome opposition to the $1 trillion overhaul plan.