Get the biggest scoops and best storytelling on television from 60 Minutes - on your schedule. Now you can listen to the show in its entirety every week. 60 Minutes is the most successful broadcast in television history with 82 Emmys under its belt. It won four Emmys this year for Ed Bradly's story on the Duke University rape case, Lesley Stahl's piece on ousted Hewlett-Packard chairwoman Patricia Dunn, Scott Pelley's report on the genocie in Darfur and Mike Wallace's interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. 60 Minutes is also the only show to obtain interviews with every American president from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush. The correspondents and contributors of 60 Minutes are Anderson Cooper, Katie Couric, Steve Kroft, Lara Logan, Scott Pelley, Morley Safer, Bob Simon and Lesley Stahl. Andy Rooney is the broadcast's commentator.
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 show, U.S. snowboarder Shaun White tells Bob Simon how he's still the one to beat, and Steve Kroft profiles superstar Beyonce on the road.
...MORE60 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.
...MOREByron 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 Charlie Rose interviews the Spanish-born actress Penelope Cruz.
...MORESteve 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 issues from the Republican and Democratic camps during the presidential campaign. CNN's Anderson Cooper reports.
...MORESteve 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 travels to Central Africa to learn how researchers there are decoding elephant sounds and behavior to compile an elephant dictionary.
...MORELesley 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 Minutes.
...MOREScott 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 personal life - including his very public divorce and custody battle. That and more on 60 Minutes...
...MORESteve Kroft interviews President Obama about his decision to send more troops into Afghanistan, how the economy is measuring up, and even his reaction to the security mishap at last week's White House state dinner. Morley Safer reports on the emerging technology of growing body parts from human cells taken directly from patients. Those stories and more on 60 MINUTES.
...MOREAnderson 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 interviews ex-NBA referee Tim Donaghy who speaks for the first time about betting on pro basketball games and his involvement in the Mafia leading him to a prison term. Those stories and more on 60 Minutes
...MOREA 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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