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October 30, 2006 | 8:12 AM PST
Five Years Later: Mixed Emotions
9/11 Crash Site Town Torn Between Moving On And Remembering
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Play CBS Video October 28, 2006 | 5:39 AM PDT
The Ice Cream War
Towns in Wisconsin and New York are going to battle to see which side is the true birthplace of the ice cream sundae. Steve Hartman has more in this week's Assignment America.
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July 6, 2007 | 5:00 PM PDT
Screaming Over Ice Cream
Two American Towns Battle To Be Considered The Birthplace Of The Sundae
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Play CBS Video October 30, 2006 | 3:58 AM PST
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Viewers pick Steve Hartman's next assignment: a feud over who created the ice-cream Sundae, a boat race where you can sail anything but a boat or summer camp for families
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Play CBS Video October 28, 2006 | 5:40 AM PDT
Money-Making Monks
In the latest installment of Assignment America, Steve Hartman relays the parable of the monks - and the printer cartridges.
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October 30, 2006 | 8:57 AM PST
Divine 'Printer-vention'
Monks Support Themselves With Online Office Supply Store
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October 30, 2006 | 9:11 AM PST
Like Father, Like Son
When It Comes To Coasters, Steve Hartman And Dad Are Both Scared
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Play CBS Video October 30, 2006 | 4:10 AM PST
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Viewers pick Steve Hartman's next assignment: monks and printer cartridges, a mystery baseball team or a twin convention? Vote online at CBSNews.com.
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Play CBS Video October 28, 2006 | 5:40 AM PDT
Thrown For A Loop
In this week's Assignment America, Steve Hartman and his octogenarian father faced their fears at America's largest roller-coaster park.
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October 25, 2006 | 5:00 PM PDT
Barney Fife's Statue Snafu
Nixed Tribute Leaves 'Andy Griffith Show' Super-Fan Half-Broke
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Play CBS Video October 28, 2006 | 5:55 AM PDT
The Quest To Honor Barney Fife
When we want to honor important people, we put up a statue. So why not someone who made his name in law enforcement? As Steve Hartman reports, one man wants to honor Barney Fife.
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Play CBS Video June 30, 2006 | 1:36 PM PDT
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Viewers pick Steve Hartman's next assignment: a 9-year old classical composer and published author, slumping hammock sales at a Virginia commune or Mount Airy's statue snafu.
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October 30, 2006 | 8:58 AM PST
For Some, It's Never Too Late
Nonprofit Group Makes Wishes Come True For Senior Citizens
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Play CBS Video October 28, 2006 | 5:41 AM PDT
It's Never Too Late
In this week's Assignment America, Steve Hartman reports on Never Too Late, a group that's making long-delayed dreams come true for senior citizens.
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October 24, 2006 | 12:30 PM PDT
Where Pachyderms Go To Pack It In
An Unusual Retirement Community Where Elephants Not Only Start New Lives, But New Families Too
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Play CBS Video October 28, 2006 | 5:55 AM PDT
Elephant Retirement Home
Steve Hartman reports on a home for a different kind of Florida retiree - elephants.
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Play CBS Video October 30, 2006 | 4:25 AM PST
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Only On The Web: Viewers decide Steve Hartman's next assignment: a group that grants wishes to senior citizens, a cop with a beat twice the size of Miami or cluster ballooning.
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Play CBS Video October 30, 2006 | 4:25 AM PST
An Elephant Retirement Home
Steve Hartman visits the Center for Elephant Conservation in Lakeland, Fla., where older circus elephants go to retire and start a family.
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May 17, 2006 | 6:05 PM PDT
What Are They Thinking?
Autistic And Voiceless, Speaking Without Talking One Keystroke At A Time
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October 30, 2006 | 9:00 AM PST
Crabby Cabbie: A New York Original
Irascible 'Taxi Ray' Makes More Money By Not Charging For Rides
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Play CBS Video October 28, 2006 | 6:04 AM PDT
Taxi Ray
Steve Hartman takes a ride with irascible 80-year-old New York cabbie Taxi Ray, who says he makes more giving free rides than other cabbies do by charging for fares.
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Play CBS Video October 30, 2006 | 4:16 AM PST
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Viewers decide Steve Hartman's next assignment: a woman named Cinderella who repairs shoes, a nine-year-old ice cream tycoon or an elephant retirement home.
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October 30, 2006 | 9:07 AM PST
A Young Immigrant's Achievement
Teen Robotics Whiz Offers A Different Perspective On Immigration
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Play CBS Video October 28, 2006 | 10:13 AM PDT
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Viewers decide Steve Hartman's next assignment: a cabbie who makes money by not charging a dime; a college student on the 12-year plan, or dilapidated Detroit buildings that are turning orange.
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Play CBS Video October 28, 2006 | 6:05 AM PDT
Young Immigrant's Achievement
Steve Hartman tells the story of a young man whose triumph in the field of robotics offers a very different perspective on the immigration debate.
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