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May 24, 2013 | 7:08 AM PDT
President at a crossroads
Bob's Blog: A look at Sunday's "Face the Nation" from host Bob Schieffer
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May 23, 2013 | 1:57 PM PDT
Drones have not "made us any safer," argues Amnesty leader
Amnesty International's Michelle Ringuette on the president's drone policy and Gitmo announcement
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May 23, 2013 | 1:33 PM PDT
Drones have not "made us any safer," argues Amnesty leader
Face to Face: Following President Obama's speech on drone policy, Amnesty International's Michelle Ringuette said "we don't need to make a new rulebook" on drones, because international human rights and humanitarian laws should already govern engagement in warlike activities.
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Play CBS Video May 23, 2013 | 1:24 PM PDT
Gitmo closing: Time for rhetoric has passed, says Amnesty leader
Face to Face: Amnesty International's Michelle Ringuette says she wants to believe that President Obama plans to close Guantanamo Bay prison, but warns it's "so beyond the point where rhetoric is adequate," and it's time to see real steps taking place.
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May 20, 2013 | 9:38 AM PDT
Face In the News: Pfeiffer defends Obama administration; AP CEO says DOJ probe "unconstitutional"
"Face the Nation" host Bob Schieffer asks White House senior adviser why he, not the secretary or chief of staff, appeared on the show
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May 19, 2013 | 11:33 AM PDT
Face the Nation transcripts May 19, 2013: Pfeiffer, Cornyn, Chaffetz & Pruitt
CBS News' Bob Schieffer hosts the hour-long program on the latest political news
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May 19, 2013 | 10:51 AM PDT
AP president blasts "unconstitutional" phone records probe
Gary Pruitt says there's already been a chilling effect on AP sources after secret Justice Dept. probe was revealed
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Play CBS Video May 19, 2013 | 10:49 AM PDT
May 19: Pfeiffer, Cornyn, Chaffetz & Pruitt
The latest on the Benghazi, IRS and AP leak investigations with White House Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and Associated Press President and CEO Gary Pruitt. Then a roundtable discussion on all of that and more with the New York Times' David Sanger, POLITICO's Lois Romano, The Washington Post's Dan Balz and CBS News Political Director John Dickerson.
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Play CBS Video May 19, 2013 | 9:46 AM PDT
Have recent controversies "paralyzed" Washington?
CBS News political director John Dickerson, Politico's Lois Romano, the New York Times' David Sanger, and the Washington Post's Dan Balz discuss whether recent controversies will prevent Washington from doing any actual policymaking.
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May 19, 2013 | 9:44 AM PDT
Obama cultivating "culture of cover-ups and intimidation," Cornyn says
Republican senator says it's "implausible" no one in the White House knew the IRS was targeting conservative groups
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Play CBS Video May 19, 2013 | 10:51 AM PDT
FTN Page 2: May 19
Miss the second half of the show? Watch Associated Press President and CEO Gary Pruitt discuss the AP leaks investigation, plus a roundtable discussion on that and more with the New York Times' David Sanger, POLITICO's Lois Romano, The Washington Post's Dan Balz and CBS News Political Director John Dickerson.
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Play CBS Video May 19, 2013 | 10:35 AM PDT
Watergate: "A scandal that brought down the president"
With today's Washington embroiled in controversy and scandal, Bob Schieffer recalls the greatest political scandal of modern American history - Watergate - and remembers the role reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein had in bringing down President Nixon.
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Play CBS Video May 19, 2013 | 9:08 AM PDT
Pruitt: Justice Department's seizure of AP phone records "unconstitutional"
Associated Press CEO Gary Pruitt called the Justice Department's seizure of some AP telephone records "unconstitutional," saying "I really don't know what their motive was, I know what the message they are sending was - if you talk to the press we are going to go after you."
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Play CBS Video May 19, 2013 | 8:43 AM PDT
White House not living up to promises of transparency, Chaffetz says
"Look, this administration says they want to be open and transparent, but they haven't," said Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, criticizing the lack of accountability from the White House on recent controversies involving the IRS and Benghazi.
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May 19, 2013 | 8:41 AM PDT
Adviser on White House scandals: "Partisan fishing expeditions" won't distract Obama
While admitting IRS scandal is "inexcusable," senior Obama adviser Dan Pfeiffer defends administration's handling of three ongoing controversies to Bob Schieffer
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Play CBS Video May 19, 2013 | 8:41 AM PDT
Cornyn condemns "culture of cover-ups and intimidation" at WH
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, says recent controversies over the IRS, Benghazi, and the seizure of Associated Press phone records amount to a "trend line" pointing to a "culture of cover-ups and intimidation" at the White House.
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Play CBS Video May 19, 2013 | 8:16 AM PDT
Schieffer: "Welcome to dumb and dumber" in Washington
On the news that the IRS targeted conservative groups for burdensome scrutiny during the 2012 election, Bob Schieffer says, "Surely no one could be dumb enough to think you could get away with that in an election year. But they were! So, welcome to dumb and dumber."
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May 19, 2013 | 8:07 AM PDT
Pfeiffer: "Partisan fishing expeditions" won't "distract" White House
White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer defends administration's handling of recent controversies, says "partisan fishing expeditions" won't distract the White House from pushing President Obama's policy agenda.
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May 19, 2013 | 7:56 AM PDT
Bob Schieffer on "dumb and dumber" in Washington
Says firing some low-level bureaucrats won't fix the problems facing D.C.'s fastest-growing club: officials who don't know about the unpleasant things going on
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May 19, 2013 | 7:49 AM PDT
Open: This is Face the Nation, May 19
The latest on the Benghazi, IRS and AP leak investigations with White House senior advisor Dan Pfeiffer, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and Associated Press President and CEO Gary Pruitt. Then a roundtable discussion on all of that and more with the New York Times' David Sanger, POLITICO's Lois Romano, The Washington Post's Dan Balz and CBS News Political Director John Dickerson.
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May 17, 2013 | 7:37 AM PDT
"Face the Nation" Sunday, May 19
Coming up on the May 19 edition of "Face the Nation"
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May 17, 2013 | 7:25 AM PDT
"Face the Nation" Sunday, May 19
Coming up on the May 19th edition of "Face the Nation"
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May 13, 2013 | 11:01 AM PDT
Face in the News: Gates, Pickering, Ayotte, Durbin & Angelou
Ambassador Thomas Pickering argued it wasn't "necessary" to question Hillary Clinton for his ARB report on Benghazi
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May 12, 2013 | 10:33 AM PDT
Pickering: Wasn't "necessary" to question Clinton in Benghazi report
The role of then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the 2012 Benghazi attacks continues to be a contentious point
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Play CBS Video May 13, 2013 | 5:04 AM PDT
May 12: Gates, Pickering, Ayotte, Durbin & Angelou
The latest on the Benghazi hearings with Ambassador Thomas Pickering, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H. Plus, a perspective on that and many other issues, with former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. And for Mother's Day, Maya Angelou on her new book Mom & Me & Mom.
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