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Video: Bipartisan debt relief update
Wed, 16 May 2012 20:45:42 EDT Last year, a group of Republican and Democratic U.S. senators, known as "The Gang of Six," united in an effort to put forth a bipartisan debt reduction proposal. Nancy Cordes checks in on their progress. |
Video: Medal of Honor awarded to Leslie Sabo
Wed, 16 May 2012 18:12:23 EDT President Obama presented the wife of late Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo with the Medal of Honor on Wednesday for Sabo's "conspicuous gallantry and heroic action" in combat while serving in the Vietnam War. |
RFK Jr.'s estranged wife found dead in New York
Wed, 16 May 2012 17:30:11 EDT Mary Kennedy was found dead in her home in Mount Kisco, New York, WCBS has confirmed |
Video: Obama awards posthumous Medal of Honor, praises Vietnam vets
Wed, 16 May 2012 16:37:36 EDT President Obama awarded Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo the Medal of Honor posthumously on Wednesday for "conspicuous gallantry and heroic action" in combat while serving in the Vietnam War. |
Video: Congresswoman recounts sexual assault
Wed, 16 May 2012 16:28:05 EDT Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) shared her own experience as a victim of sexual assault on Wednesday, in an emotional speech in support of the Violence Against Women Act. |
Video: Obama, Boehner meeting on debt crisis: How did it go?
Wed, 16 May 2012 16:10:30 EDT CBS News chief White House correspondent Norah O'Donnell questioned press secretary Jay Carney Wednesday on how President Obama's meeting with House Speaker John Boehner and Republican and Democratic congressional leaders on the debt crisis really went. |
Video: Boehner to Obama: Where's your debt plan?
Wed, 16 May 2012 15:29:29 EDT Before a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, Speaker John Boehner asked again for President Obama's plan to tackle the debt, create jobs and to stop "devastating cuts" to the military. |
Video: Oscar-winner: Obama saved lives with same-sex marriage stance
Wed, 16 May 2012 14:28:50 EDT Dustin Lance Black, who won an Academy Award for his screenplay for the film "Milk," said that President Obama saved lives by announcing his support for same-sex marriage. |
Video: DSCC Head: Democrats will "absolutely" hold Senate
Wed, 16 May 2012 13:25:06 EDT DSCC Head Guy Cecil tells CBS News' Nancy Cordes that Democrats have a "great shot" at holding the Senate in 2012 in the latest edition of "Face to Face." |
FBI Director Robert Mueller confirms bureau probing leak of foiled Qaeda underwear bomb plot
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:18:32 EDT Robert Mueller tells senators agents looking into who leaked information of Qaeda's upgraded underwear bomb |
Video: Obama asks Congress for tax breaks for small business
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:03:43 EDT President Obama again pushed his "to-do" list for Congress, calling for tax breaks for small businesses during a photo-op following a meeting with small business leaders on Wednesday. |
Video: Romney says disappointed in Obama for doubling debt
Wed, 16 May 2012 11:31:44 EDT Mitt Romney expressed disappointment in President Obama in Florida on Wednesday. The Republican nominee said the president doubled the debt after campaigning on promise to cut debt in 2008. |
John Edwards' defense team rests
Wed, 16 May 2012 11:11:26 EDT Attorneys for John Edwards rest their case after just two days of testimony and evidence; Edwards, former trial lawyer, will not testify |
Video: Gates' biggest concern about OBL raid: Was he there?
Wed, 16 May 2012 10:14:43 EDT Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about his new memoir, the death of Osama bin Laden, and the dangers facing America today. |
Video: Frank on partisan differences and banking reform
Wed, 16 May 2012 08:27:24 EDT Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, talks to Charlie Rose about the partisan showdown over the nation's debt and banking reform in light of the recent JPMorgan Chase $2 billion loss. |
Video: Boehner drawing line in sand for debt showdown 2.0
Wed, 16 May 2012 08:10:17 EDT Republican leaders are laying down a new challenge to President Obama and Democrats over spending cuts, tax hikes and the national debt. CBS News Congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes reports. |
Barney Frank: Chance now for stronger bank rules
Wed, 16 May 2012 08:01:45 EDT Author of 2010 Dodd-Frank law says JP Morgan losses make for a stronger argument for tougher rules for Wall Street |
New battle over debt limit inevitable?
Wed, 16 May 2012 07:12:22 EDT Boehner warns GOP won't approve any further increases without corresponding budget cuts, and he closes door on tax hikes |
Virginia GOP blocks openly gay judicial nominee
Tue, 15 May 2012 21:33:00 EDT A Va. GOP delegate cites openly gay judicial nominee's "lifestyle" as the reason he was unqualified for the bench |
Obama's 2011 assets valued between $2.6M and $8.3M
Tue, 15 May 2012 20:26:20 EDT President Obama's financial disclosure shows he has a JPMorgan Chase checking account; VP Biden's assets max out at $860K |
Video: What does Obama really think of JP Morgan?
Tue, 15 May 2012 16:30:20 EDT White House press secretary Jay Carney clarified comments President Obama made earlier Tuesday on ABC's "The View" on JP Morgan and CEO Jamie Dimon. |
Video: Romney slams Obama, federal govt. on economy
Tue, 15 May 2012 15:47:10 EDT Mitt Romney accused President Obama of supporting increased federal debt, putting the economy on a disastrous course, in a speech in Iowa on Tuesday. |
Records: Rielle Hunter got $9K monthly stipend
Tue, 15 May 2012 15:11:07 EDT Evidence introduced at John Edwards trial shows campaign finance chairman made regular payment to candidate's mistress |
Pentagon limits F-22 fighter flights
Tue, 15 May 2012 14:46:56 EDT Defense Secretary said it will enable pilots with oxygen problems to land quickly; won't affect Afghanistan |
Video: Obama jokes David Beckham aging better than he is
Tue, 15 May 2012 14:33:09 EDT President Obama welcomed Major League Soccer champions the LA Galaxy to the White House on Tuesday and joked that star David Beckham is "holding up better than me." |