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Dont believe Greenspans bullish case for stocks
By Shawn Tully, editor at large FORTUNE--On CNBC's "Squawk Box" on June 6, former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan made two points in uncharacteristically clear, blunt language that got Wall Street buzzing. Appearing over a chyron billing him as "The Maestro of the Markets," Greenspan came close to declaring that bonds are in a bubble. "Bond prices have to fall and ...
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Obama says U.S. to redouble efforts to close Guantanamo
U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a news conference after a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin June 19, ...
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Al Lewis Bank of America ordered us to lie ex-workers say
Several former Bank of America employees filed declarations in a federal court last week claiming the mortgage lender told them to lie to customers seeking loan ...
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Hours after peace talks announcement Taliban claim responsibility for attack that killed 4 American troops
Hours after announcing the opening of an office in Qatar for peace talks with U.S. and Afghan representatives, the Taliban claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on the Bagram Air Base that killed four American soldiers. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said insurgents fired two rockets into the base outside the Afghan capital, Kabul, late Tuesday. American officials confirmed the base ...
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COST OF IMMIGRATION American Wages Projected To Drop Under Senate Bill
While supporters of the Senate immigration bill tout a new analysis that shows the legislation would boost the economy and trim the deficit, critics are seizing on another, less rosy stat -- the average American wage would drop, and not recover for more than a ...
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Historic America at Risk
Houston's Astrodome stadium, New York's old Pan Am Worldport Terminal at Kennedy Airport and Montana's one-room schoolhouses are joining a list of the nation's most endangered historic places. On Wednesday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation released its listing ...
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New Obamacare exchanges could miss enrollment deadline GAO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New health insurance exchanges being set up by the federal government in more than 30 states under President Barack Obama's 2010 healthcare overhaul could miss an October 1 deadline for open enrollment, a government report said on ...
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Video Republican pollster Americans distrust government
A new poll by Luntz Global shows only 35 percent of Americans trust the president. Republican pollster Frank Luntz, a CBS News political analyst, talks with the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts the lack of trust in ...
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Video Obama to Germans America is not rifling through your emails
President Obama assured an audience in Germany that America is not indiscriminately "rifling" through the emails of ordinary European citizens, describing the National Security Agency's surveillance programs as a "circumscribed" system that has averted threats in America, Germany, and ...
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Video Mad Libs keep people laughing after six decades
The classic word game is more popular than ever, with more than 120 million copies. Recently, Mad Libs returned to its roots, releasing a version for grown-ups. Mo Rocca ...
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Video Obama America wants to end war in Syria not escalate it
Addressing the growing role of the United States in the Syrian civil war, President Obama said some of the coverage has gotten "a little over-cranked, in terms of the idea that somehow the United States is preparing to go all in and participate in another war. What we want to do is end a ...
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Video Top mobile devices according to Consumer Reports
Paul Reynolds, electronics editor for Consumer Reports, talks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about the best smartphones, tablets and cameras on the ...
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Video Search for Hoffa Mobsters tip led investigators outside Detroit
The search for Jimmy Hoffa continues, and though no body has been found yet, ex-mobster Tony Zerilli insists he knows how Hoffa died and where he's buried. CBS News' Elaine Quijano ...
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Video Eye Opener at 8 NSA says surveillance critical to national security
The head of the NSA told Congress that programs that sweep up telephone and internet data are critical to national security. Also, four American soldiers were killed in Afghanistan. A look at what we've been covering on "CBS This ...
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Video Fodor reveals best summer weekend getaways
Arabella Brown, executive editorial director of Fodor's, discusses the best weekend getaways for this summer with the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts. This season, she says, it's all about affordability and ...
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TWA Flight 800 gets another look 17 years later
Air safety officials stand in the hangar where the remains of TWA Flight 800 have been re-assembled at the National Transportation Safety Board(NTSB) training facility July 16, 2008, in Ashburn, ...
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Video Headlines at 830 Treasury Department reveals Jack Lews new signature
Four American troops have been killed in Afghanistan and the country's leader walks away from talks with the United States. Also, President Obama visits a historic spot for American leaders with a new message for the world. Plus, obesity is now recognized as a disease. All that, and all that mattered, in today's "Eye ...
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Snakes on a plane Texas man smuggles 7 live serpents
TYLER, Texas Samuel L. Jackson would have been cursing up a storm. An East Texas man has pleaded guilty to smuggling snakes on several planes from South America to the United States. During a court hearing Wednesday in Tyler, William Lamar pleaded guilty to importing wildlife taken in violation of foreign ...
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Video Miller Terror plots would have been executed if not for NSA surveillance
CBS News senior correspondent John Miller, a former assistant director, discusses thwarted terror operations, the NSA's surveillance program, and what's next for the NSA leaker, Edward ...
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Father Son Acquitted in NY of Sex Trafficking
A father and son who admitted they were pimps have been acquitted in New York of sex trafficking after several prostitutes testified they were treated well. A judge delivered the verdict Wednesday at the trial of George Vincent Sr. and his son, George Vincent Jr. They were found guilty of promoting prostitution and money laundering. The two said that they were pimps but didn't traffic ...
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Watch Disabled Mom Child Allegedly Held Captive in Ohio Home
Another chilling case of kidnapping an extended captivity have its surface in Ohio this is south of Cleveland in what's being described as a modern day slavery. Three people facing federal ...
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Photos Dogs in Creative Grooming Contest
A dog with a Sesame Street design is shown in a creative grooming competition in Pasadena, Calif. Winners of the contest can take away thousands. Animal photographer Ren Netherland travels far and wide to capture the ...
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Creative Control Chicago Hate Culture Kanye West’s ‘Yeezus’
Yeezus , is stark, abrasive and combative. It is not "minimalist," even by Kanye standards; but after the grandiose orchestral production that ...
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China and Cuba seek greater cooperation
Xi Jinping said his country would like to work more closely with Cuba on international and regional issues. Xi told Cuba's visiting first vice president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, that China would like to forge a good partnership with Latin American and Caribbean nations, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported. The Chinese leader called for stronger cooperation between China and Latin ...
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China eager for Iranian nuclear talks
The Chinese government expects peaceful nuclear negotiations will continue through multilateral dialogue with Iran, a government spokeswoman said. Iranian delegates joined officials from the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany in a second round of nuclear negotiations in Kazakhstan in April but made few breakthroughs. February talks in Kazakhstan included efforts to ...
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Memorial Bridge is falling down, falling down
The Memorial Bridge linking New Hampshire and Maine is a historical landmark, its been there for over 80 years, but the bridge is old and in this age of recession, expensive repair work versus more valuable replacement may soon see the structure razed and replaced.
The Memorial Bridge that links Portsmouth in New Hampshire to Kittery in Maine is ageing. The through truss lift bridge is over 80 years old and has begun to feel its age in recent years, on the 16th of October, 2009 state authorities issued an emergency closure of the bridge due to essential repairs that were needed and its weight limit has steadily been reduced over the last year or so. Read more
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