Latest Assignment America Headlines
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Play CBS Video October 21, 2011 | 5:01 PM PDT
Doctor treats homeless to housing, hope
As part of our continuing series "Assignment America," Steve Hartman reports on Dr. Jim Withers, who has been providing medical care exclusively for the homeless since 1992. A non-profit Withers started has been remarkably successful at finding homes for his patients as well.
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September 23, 2011 | 4:15 PM PDT
Shuffleboard: "It's not just for old people"
Kids in the tiny Lake Erie communicty of Lakeside, Ohio, love the favorite sport of old ..and old alike
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August 19, 2011 | 3:34 PM PDT
Homeless man sleeps tight, wherever he lays his head
Brad Carter volunteers at a mission, publishes a street newspaper, serves on 3 advocacy boards -- and helps shatter a stereotype
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February 21, 2011 | 4:29 PM PST
Housewife Houdini escapes suburban boredom
"Alexanderia the Great" is a mom by day, and an escape artist by night
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February 14, 2011 | 4:20 PM PST
What Do You Do With Old Love Letters?
On Valentine's Day, Steve Hartman Asks What To Do with Old Valentines After You're Married
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February 8, 2011 | 8:18 AM PST
Bullied Boy Saved from Hurricane Raging Inside
Tween Tortured by Classmates over Medical Ailment Tells Survival Story after Considering Suicide
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January 25, 2011 | 7:19 AM PST
Thank You Notes Not Just for Holidays
CBS News Correspondent Steve Hartman Learns the Importance of Putting Pen on Paper and Expressing Gratitude for Everyday Acts
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January 17, 2011 | 2:52 PM PST
Martin Luther King Jr. Shaped by Conn. Town
Summer Jobs in Simsbury, Conn., Affected MLK as a Teenager
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January 3, 2011 | 4:59 PM PST
How to Make Your Kid a YouTube Star
'David After Dentist' Dad Advises Steve Hartman About Turning his Cute Son into an Internet Celebrity
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Play CBS Video December 27, 2010 | 4:44 PM PST
The Ghost of Christmas Giving
As part of our ongoing series "Assignment America," Steve Hartman tells the story of the mysterious "B. Virdot," the ghost of Christmas giving.
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December 27, 2010 | 10:00 PM PST
"Ghost of Christmas Past" Donors Uphold Legacy
Grandson and Local Businessmen Revive Mystery of "B. Virdot," Ohio Man who Gave Holiday Cash to Needy During the Depression
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Play CBS Video December 21, 2010 | 4:39 PM PST
Billionaires Pledge to Donate Wealth
As part of "American Spirit," Katie Couric speaks to Steve Case and Ted Forstmann about their agreement to donate the majority of their wealth to charity.
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Play CBS Video December 20, 2010 | 4:45 PM PST
Tennessee's Year-Round Santa Claus
As Part of the CBS News series "Assignment America," Steve Hartman profiles 60-year-old Ronnie Greenea, a Tennessee man who lives the role of a modern-day Santa Claus everyday of the year.
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December 20, 2010 | 5:30 PM PST
'Year-Round' Santa Hits Tough Times
Despite Wife's Illness, Tennessee's Ronnie Greene Continues to Donate to the Needy
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Play CBS Video December 13, 2010 | 5:09 PM PST
Texas Woman Makes Coaching History
As part of our continuing series "Assignment America," Steve Hartman meets 73-year-old Leta Andrews, a woman who has been coaching women's high school basketball in Texas since 1962.
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December 13, 2010 | 4:26 PM PST
Girls Basketball Coach in League of Her Own
"Assignment America": Texas Town Boasts High-School Basketball Coach with Most Wins in the Country
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Play CBS Video December 7, 2010 | 4:23 PM PST
Artist Campaigns for Barefoot Families
An estimated 1.5 billion people all over the world, many of them children, do not own a pair of shoes. As part of our continuing series "American Spirit," Dave price reports on how artist Michael Franti is trying to change that.
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Play CBS Video December 6, 2010 | 4:48 PM PST
From Pre-Law to Automotive Mechanic
As part of "Assignment America," Steve Hartman travels to Arizona and meets 32-year-old Sarah Lateiner from Arizona, who took her dreams from lawyer to automotive mechanic.
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December 7, 2010 | 8:59 AM PST
Female Auto Mechanic Breaks Stereotypes
"Assignment America:" Phoenix Woman Aims to Educate and Empower Women about Cars
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Play CBS Video November 29, 2010 | 5:01 PM PST
Man Builds Planetarium in Backyard
As part of "Assignment America," Steve Hartman meets a Wisconsin man, Frank Kovac, who has spent the past 15 years building a remote planetarium in his backyard.
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November 29, 2010 | 5:29 PM PST
Wisconsin Man Builds Planetarium in Backyard
Assignment America: Paper Mill Employee Frank Kovac Creates World's Largest, Rolling, Mechanical Globe Planetarium
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Play CBS Video November 22, 2010 | 4:53 PM PST
Lost Brothers Reunited
As part of "Assignment America," Steve Hartman tells the story of an older brother who spent over a decade saving funds to reunite and live with his two younger siblings after they were all split apart in foster care as children.
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November 22, 2010 | 5:29 PM PST
New Home Reunites Long-Separated Brothers
Assignment America: A Broken Home, a Rundown House and the Dream that Turned it All Around
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Play CBS Video November 8, 2010 | 4:44 PM PST
Animal Odd Couple: The Custody Battle
As part of our continuing series "Assignment America," Steve Hartman updates his popular story about an animal odd couple. The couple now has to go to court.
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November 9, 2010 | 8:30 AM PST
Animal Odd Couple in Custody Battle
Tarra the Elephant, and Bella the Dog Formed an Unlikely Friendship; Now the Courts are Involved
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