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Gloria Steinem on Palin: Feminists Don't Criminalize Abortion
In an interview for @katiecouric, writer and activist Gloria Steinem responded to Sarah Palin calling herself a feminist, saying, "you can't be a feminist who says other women can't" have an abortion. Couric was joined by Steinem and Women's Media Center president Jehmu Greene. The discussion ranged from sexism in reality TV to the latest field of female GOP candidates. Steinem said of candidates like Republican Senate nominee Carly Fiorina: "I defend their right to be wrong." You can watch the full interview by clicking below:
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Tilda Swinton: I'm Not Interested In Acting
In an interview for @katiecouric, oscar winner Tilda Swinton says it was "a great mistake" that she got in front of the camera.
In a wide-ranging interview she also talked about how important food is in her new film, "I Am Love," about an adulterous wife of a wealthy Italian businessman.
An Interview Sheds Light On Lott
Michael Wuebben is a senior producer for CBSNews.com
Trent Lott's announcement that he'll resign from the Senate revives the 2002 controversy that cost him his position as majority leader in 2002. To refresh, Lott praised fellow Senator Strom Thurmond's run for president in 1948 as a segregationist.
Bloggers have been credited with bringing the story to light. But it was Lott's performance in an interview with Black Entertainment Television that solidified his downfall as majority leader.
Perhaps the moment that ended Lott's hope of keeping his leadership role came when he claimed to be for affirmative action "across the board," saying he practiced it by hiring minorities on his staff. Gordon responded with a minimum of condescension, "you understand ... to have a black on your staff and to push legislation that would help African Americans, minorities across the board are completely different."
The tension spilled over into the commercial breaks, where the two men sat in cold, awkward silence waiting for the stage manager's cue to restart the conversation.
The GOP's convert for affirmative action announced he would step down as Senate leader four days later (coincidentally, Ed Gordon's show, "BET Tonight" was cancelled shortly after the interview.) Lott said after his 2002 resignation, he had "only himself to blame." And Ed Gordon certainly didn't save Lott from himself.
Trent Lott's announcement that he'll resign from the Senate revives the 2002 controversy that cost him his position as majority leader in 2002. To refresh, Lott praised fellow Senator Strom Thurmond's run for president in 1948 as a segregationist.
Bloggers have been credited with bringing the story to light. But it was Lott's performance in an interview with Black Entertainment Television that solidified his downfall as majority leader.
I was a writer for BET Nightly News when word came down that Lott offered to come on the network to try to clear the air. In a half-hour live interview, host Ed Gordon set the tone immediately that BET would not be a vehicle to air Lott's apology unchallenged. Gordon went through a list of issues where Lott stood against the consensus in the black community, from his voting against making Martin Luther King Day a national holiday to his efforts to keep his college fraternity segregated. (You can watch part of the interview in the video link on the left.)
Video: Perhaps the moment that ended Lott's hope of keeping his leadership role came when he claimed to be for affirmative action "across the board," saying he practiced it by hiring minorities on his staff. Gordon responded with a minimum of condescension, "you understand ... to have a black on your staff and to push legislation that would help African Americans, minorities across the board are completely different."
The tension spilled over into the commercial breaks, where the two men sat in cold, awkward silence waiting for the stage manager's cue to restart the conversation.
The GOP's convert for affirmative action announced he would step down as Senate leader four days later (coincidentally, Ed Gordon's show, "BET Tonight" was cancelled shortly after the interview.) Lott said after his 2002 resignation, he had "only himself to blame." And Ed Gordon certainly didn't save Lott from himself.
Evil Empire Score Card
(AP)
So, to paraphrase Luke Skywalker, is the dark side stronger? It doesn't take a mathematician to calculate the leader in this battle. Boston's World Series win last night puts them up 2-0 over the Yankees since dropping the evil label on the Bronx Bombers. Add to that the greatest come-from-behind victory in baseball in 2004 when the Sox beat the Yankees in four straight games after falling behind 3-0 to reach the series.
But now the tables (or should I say labels) have turned and it seems the devil wears crimson.
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First Look: U.S. Crime Surge
Katie Couric previews tonight's CBS Evening News, which will focus on an increase in violent crimes throughout many major U.S. cities, especially New Orleans.
Dem Debate Deja Vu
(AP)
Just minutes into the debate, the three found themselves in a sharp exchange over the war in Iraq and terrorism when Clinton pointedly disagreed with Edwards' characterization of the war on terror as a "bumper sticker" and a mere "political slogan." Clinton not only refused to endorse that view, she came dangerously close — for a Democratic candidate — to complimenting the Bush administration. "I believe we are safer than we were" before 9/11, she said before adding: "We are not yet safe enough."
As it has been for nearly the past four years, however, it was the war that provided most of the spark and starkly demonstrated one of the major fault lines in the Democratic race.
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First Look: D.C. Edition
Katie Couric takes First Look on the road to the nation's capital. She talks to WUSA anchor Derek McGinty about what's on the 9 News Now rundown. And she previews the Evening News coverage of Dr. Kevorkian's release from prison, and a Steve Hartman feature on an Arlington Cemetery photo project.
First Look: TB Patient
Anthony Mason previews tonight's stories including an update on the tuberculosis patient and look into ground zero-related illnesses.
South Africa's TB Nightmare
(AFP/Getty Images)
CBS News producer Sarah Carter reports from Johannesburg about a similar case of drug-resistant TB two years ago that took the lives of dozens of people:
Nurses collected samples from the two very ill patients, and 43 others being treated with TB and anti-retroviral drugs, and sent them off. By the time the results came back eight weeks later, 10 of the patients were dead, including the two who had been very ill.
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First Look: Tuberculosis Case
Russ Mitchell previews tonight's stories, including a Georgia man with a rare form of tuberculosis and the latest on the two wayward whales in Northern California.
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