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Play CBS Video January 20, 2013 | 12:50 PM PST
Just a regular billionaire
Warren Buffett is the third richest man in the world, yet lives a relatively humble life. Rebecca Jarvis reports on Omaha's least-conspicuous billionaire.
Sunday Morning
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Play CBS Video January 20, 2013 | 12:51 PM PST
The Real Downton Abbey
The popular PBS series "Downton Abbey" has taken the U.S. by storm. But there's a real story behind the castle where the TV show is filmed. Martha Teichner visits Highclere Castle.
Sunday Morning
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Play CBS Video January 20, 2013 | 12:51 PM PST
What makes a "great" president?
Throughout U.S., Americans look toward their President for leadership, guidance, comfort, and many other qualities. But have our expectations grown too outlandish? Barry Petersen reports.
Sunday Morning
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Play CBS Video January 14, 2013 | 4:20 AM PST
Against all odds
Nick Vujicic was born without arms or legs. However, for him, it's no problem. Lee Cowan reports on how Vujicic was able to overcome incredible odds to live a relatively normal, and at times extraordinary, life.
Sunday Morning
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January 6, 2013 | 6:47 AM PST
Gen. Stanley McChrystal on the tasks behind him
Talks about his 34-year Army career that featured successes in the war on terror, and a fall from grace
Sunday Morning
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Play CBS Video December 16, 2012 | 7:06 AM PST
Almanac: Peter Rabbit
December 16, 1901 was the day that "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter was first published.
Sunday Morning
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Play CBS Video December 9, 2012 | 7:04 AM PST
The rise of self-publishing
The advent of new technologies has allowed authors hoping to make it big to bypass major publishers - and potentially rake in more profits - by publishing their work themselves. Rita Braver reports.
Sunday Morning
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December 9, 2012 | 6:21 AM PST
Authors exercise their "write" to self-publish
Ebooks and print-on-demand are rewriting the rules of authors seeking to have their works made available to the reading public
Sunday Morning
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Play CBS Video December 3, 2012 | 9:24 AM PST
The duality of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson is remembered as a progressive man who wrote the Declaration of Independence and called slavery an abomination, yet he was also a slaveholder himself who fathered several children by a woman he owned. Martha Teichner reports.
Sunday Morning
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Play CBS Video December 2, 2012 | 9:54 AM PST
A delicate discussion on the "A-Word"
It's a very graphic and coarse word that many believe shouldn't be a part of civilized discourse, but it's often hard to avoid. As Mo Rocca reports, the word was created for a reason. He explores the origins of this vulgarity and its "appropriate" uses.
Sunday Morning
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Play CBS Video December 3, 2012 | 9:25 AM PST
Sunday Passage: Bazooka bubblegum
Bazooka bubblegum has been a childhood favorite since 1947. Now it's getting a makeover for the next generation.
Sunday Morning
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December 2, 2012 | 6:54 AM PST
Jefferson's irony: Voice of liberty, slave owner
Monticello explores the complicated relationships between the Declaration of Independence author and the hundreds of people he owned
Sunday Morning
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Play CBS Video December 1, 2012 | 12:16 PM PST
Web extra: Thomas Jefferson and slavery
Jon Meacham, author of "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power," discusses in this extended interview clip for "Sunday Morning" how the Founding Father fought against the practice of slavery even as he himself owned slaves.
Sunday Morning
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November 25, 2012 | 10:24 AM PST
Sharpening our knowledge of pencils
Mo Rocca gives attention to a writing instrument that doesn't get much ink nowadays
Sunday Morning
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Play CBS Video November 18, 2012 | 6:55 PM PST
Geometry and pasta
People may think more about the taste of pasta than its shape. Architects and chefs, however, find much beauty in the design of different pastas. Faith Salie reports.
Sunday Morning
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Play CBS Video November 4, 2012 | 6:30 PM PST
Statisticians vs. pundits
Nate Silver of the New York Times is ruffling the feathers of many pollsters with his presidential predictions that have President Obama almost handily winning the 2012 election while they proclaim the race as neck-and-neck. Martha Teichner explores the history of stats versus polls.
Sunday Morning
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November 4, 2012 | 6:24 AM PST
Taking the pulse of Nate Silver's numbers
New York Times statistician explains how he calculates the odds of election victory based on "crowd-sourcing" others' poll results
Sunday Morning
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October 21, 2012 | 6:14 AM PDT
Plagiarism: Stopping word thieves
The Internet and cut-and-paste have made stealing others' writing easier than ever - and technology also makes catching plagiarists easier, too
Sunday Morning
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October 14, 2012 | 7:22 AM PDT
Patricia Cornwell makes a killing
Best-selling creator of Dr. Kay Scarpetta helped popularize the forensic thriller genre
Sunday Morning
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Play CBS Video October 15, 2012 | 7:56 AM PDT
Patricia Cornwell makes a killing
Bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, creator of forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta, helped popularize the genre of forensic thrillers. She explains her writing process and her life to Martha Teichner.
Sunday Morning
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October 14, 2012 | 6:30 AM PDT
Almanac: The birth of Winnie the Pooh
October 14, 1926 marked the publication of A.A. Milne's first story featuring a silly old bear
Sunday Morning
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October 7, 2012 | 7:21 AM PDT
The Who's Pete Townshend, a reluctant rock star
In his new autobiography the musician-songwriter paints a portrait of rock stardom, a troubled childhood, and a painful arrest
Sunday Morning
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Play CBS Video October 8, 2012 | 6:00 AM PDT
Almanac: The father of frozen food
On October 7, 1956, Clarence Robert Birdseye died; "Sunday Morning" looks at this visionary who changed the way we eat.
Sunday Morning
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September 30, 2012 | 7:32 AM PDT
Almanac: Truman Capote
September 30, 1924 marked the birthday of a writer who went on to give birth to a new brand of literature
Sunday Morning
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September 30, 2012 | 6:16 AM PDT
Texting: Can we pull the plug on our obsession?
In psych experiment majority of students couldn't go 24 hours without their cellphones; Is our love affair with technology making us more disconnected from people?
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