Top Opinion: Listening Post Stories from CBSNews.comhttp://www.cbsnews.com/track/rss/sections/listening_post/main500421.shtml??source=RSS&en-us(c) MMVIII, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:58:16 EDT15http://www.cbsnews.com/track/rss/sections/listening_post/main500421.shtml??source=RSS&http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/common/images/v2/logo_cbsnews_small.gif13623Wed, 09 Aug 2006 03:45:21 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/08/listening_post/main1877789.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1877789In a sign Israel may be raising the stakes in its battle against Hezbollah, a seasoned general has been put in charge of efforts in Lebanon. However, Allen Pizzey reports, the chances for diplomacy have not been completely ruled out.Wed, 03 May 2006 17:45:12 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/03/listening_post/main1583789.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1583789Sunni soldiers face a particularly difficult tour of duty in the Iraqi Army. Allen Pizzey reports on the hurdles faced by Iraq's largest minority population.Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:05:28 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/19/listening_post/main1511191.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1511191When he was chosen, the reactions were mixed. But Allen PIzzey finds the verdict after one year seems to be that Pope Benedict XVI has pleasantly surprised even those who did less than herald his arrival.Sun, 02 Apr 2006 12:45:01 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/02/listening_post/main1461873.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1461873Allen Pizzey reports from the Vatican on the process, and the obstacles, facing John Paul II's elevation to sainthood.Thu, 23 Mar 2006 17:05:01 ESThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/23/listening_post/main1434087.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1434087Those in Rome this weekend will see the ceremonious grandeur as Pope Benedict XVI names new members to the College of Cardinals, which eventually will choose his successor. Allen Pizzey says it will be a sight to behold.Mon, 13 Mar 2006 05:35:18 ESThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/10/listening_post/main1390534.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1390534Many eyes are trained on London this week as "The Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown takes the witness stand to refute allegations of copying another book's ideas. The courtroom drama, says CBS' Richard Roth, is a moneymaker for more than a few.Fri, 03 Mar 2006 15:05:00 ESThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/03/listening_post/main1366616.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1366616Despite the hope that Prince Charles would cease to make headlines, reports Mark Phillips, the future monarch insists on making himself the news by meddling in hot button political matters.Fri, 03 Feb 2006 13:04:31 ESThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/02/listening_post/main1276092.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1276092Italy has already shown that it merits a gold medal in the traditional sport of compromise at the Olympics. But Torino is not backing down from the issues of doping and protests, says Allen Pizzey.Fri, 24 Feb 2006 07:34:38 ESThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/22/uttm/main1335520.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1335520How much can a country change when the hunger for change comes from the people themselves? Who take to the streets and risk their lives? CBS News correspondent Barry Petersen reports on the 20th anniversary of the People Power revolution.Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:39:59 ESThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/30/listening_post/main1253120.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1253120Kimberly Dozier, heading back for another tour in Iraq, says the heat is steadily increasing on American journalists there " as well as everyone else.Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:33:56 ESThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/13/listening_post/main1207518.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1207518Mark Phillips writes on the confusion between two sayings both believed to be the U.S. motto: "Out of the many, one," and "In God We Trust." The latter reinforces overseas the perceived religious influence over American politics.Sat, 31 Dec 2005 07:03:47 ESThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/31/listening_post/main1172331.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1172331There's a reason, says CBS News correspondent David Hawkins, that the U.S. for many years supported undemocratic regimes while paying lip service to democracy: in free and fair elections, anti-American Islamists might win.Fri, 23 Dec 2005 16:03:37 ESThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/22/listening_post/main1158302.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1158302Mark Phillips says sleep is a commodity that's becoming scarce and the market's prices reflect that, exemplified by a new $25,000 bed. The intent seems to be to buy not just comfort, but peace of mind.Fri, 16 Dec 2005 11:33:31 ESThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/15/listening_post/main1131772.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1131772In this Listening Post, CBS News correspondent Allen Pizzey expresses unease with what U.S. statements regarding prisoner treatment and current airport security measures say about the so-called "war on terror."Fri, 02 Dec 2005 16:00:06 ESThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/02/listening_post/main1094491.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1094491CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips says you may need a dictionary to keep up with today's linguistic globalization. The spread of slang used to take 30 years, now it takes 30 seconds.Thu, 24 Nov 2005 20:00:04 ESThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/24/listening_post/main1075322.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1075322Issues involving women and homosexuals seem to throw the church elders for a loop. But, as Allen Pizzey muses, the gulf may involve culture as much as it does religious beliefs.Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:30:06 ESThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/18/listening_post/main1057307.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1057307CBS News correspondent Richard Roth reports more and more people are asking that their cell phones be buried with them " turned off or in silent mode, of course.Fri, 18 Nov 2005 11:30:05 ESThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/12/listening_post/main1041348.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1041348Jordan used to be where Iraqis could escape the chaos and violence of their home country. But as CBS's Kimberly Dozier reports, Wednesday's hotel bombings changed all that.Sat, 17 Dec 2005 13:33:36 ESThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/02/listening_post/main1094518.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1094518CBS News correspondent Richard Roth says you may need a dictionary to keep up with today's linguistic globalization. The spread of slang used to take 30 years, now it takes 30 seconds.Mon, 07 Nov 2005 17:00:07 ESThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/07/world/main1021068.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1021068CBS News' Paris correspondent Elaine Cobbe weighs in on the deadly riots in France, noting that France has the highest unemployment rate in Western Europe.Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:00:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/02/uttm/main1002137.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1002137In his latest "Letter From Asia," CBS News correspondent Barry Petersen offers insight into the Japanese mind as the North Korean nuclear standoff continues.Tue, 01 Nov 2005 07:30:04 ESThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/10/31/listening_post/main996464.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_996464CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer says Prince Charles' relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles has transformed from a sordid affair to a true romance as people begin to accept his new wife and his new life.Thu, 20 Oct 2005 16:30:06 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/10/20/listening_post/main959358.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_959358CBS News correspondent Allen Pizzey wonders if the disconnect between the truth in Iraq and the White House's preferred perception is unbridgeable.Mon, 07 Nov 2005 21:30:08 ESThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/07/world/main1020898.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_1020898The men and mules of the 72nd Animal Transport Battalion of the Pakistan Army climb thousands of feet into the mountains every day to help earthquake victims. Mark Phillips reports that their mission is made more urgent by the looming winter.Thu, 20 Oct 2005 15:00:07 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/10/07/listening_post/main924523.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_924523CBS News correspondent Allen Pizzey's impressions of Baghdad now as compared to his first visit to the Iraqi capital 25 years ago.Fri, 30 Sep 2005 20:00:05 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/09/30/listening_post/main895456.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_895456Palmer: The removal of an elderly heckler from a Labour Party conference turned attention where British PM Tony Blair least wanted it: the war in Iraq, draconian anti-terrorism laws and his administration"s reputation for bullying dissenters.Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:00:06 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/09/27/listening_post/main886802.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_886802CBS' Moscow bureau chief Beth Knobel writes that a lot of behind-scenes sanitization takes place before a "meet the people" press event for Russian President Vladimir Putin.Mon, 26 Sep 2005 14:30:07 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/09/26/listening_post/main884477.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_884477CBS News Correspondent Mark Phillips suggests what might have gone wrong in Iraq.Fri, 16 Sep 2005 14:00:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/09/16/listening_post/main853201.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_853201On his 21st birthday, the "spare heir" third in line to the British throne bestowed a gift of his own upon his family and the monarchy that"s priceless: a bit of good publicity. Richard Roth reports.Sun, 04 Sep 2005 14:18:09 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/09/02/listening_post/main813889.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_813889The Communist Party is still the main political apparatus in China. But many everyday Chinese are losing their faith in it, and its days could be numbered.Fri, 19 Aug 2005 17:30:08 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/19/listening_post/main788718.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_788718A litany of mistakes, allegations of lies and an apparent cover-up has beset the London police department in the wake of the fatal shooting of an unarmed Brazilian electrician, reports Shelia MacVicar.Fri, 19 Aug 2005 23:30:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/19/world/main788961.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_788961Following the new pope to World Youth Day in Germany, Allen Pizzey finds an atmosphere similar to Woodstock -- except, of course, the kids here were high on a belief, rather than substances.Fri, 26 Aug 2005 17:00:06 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/26/listening_post/main798310.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_798310Kimberly Dozier says much of the theatrics during Israel's withdrawal from Gaza was great to watch for the first act, but perhaps a bit wearing by intermission. It was all so predictable. The real test is what happens next.Fri, 19 Aug 2005 01:53:39 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/18/world/main786876.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_786876Following the new pope to World Youth Day in Germany, Allen Pizzey finds Benedict XVI less than comfortable with the teens he aims to reach. It wasn't an easy trip for reporters, either.Fri, 16 Sep 2005 13:00:06 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/12/listening_post/main774473.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_774473Roth: Despite a shared foundation in common law, there is a sharp divergence between America and Britain on what the public is entitled to know about crimes, criminals and the justice system.Mon, 08 Aug 2005 00:07:59 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/05/listening_post/main763196.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_763196In Saudi Arabia and throughout the Middle East, Mark Phillips says that the cell phone is being used by some to try to break out of the constricting social structures of the past " and by others to try to maintain them.Tue, 02 Aug 2005 09:00:20 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/01/listening_post/main713112.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_713112Although it may appear that Israel is conceding a lot of ground in having Jewish settlers removed from parts of the Gaza strip, there's more to the story, reports CBS News Correspondent David Hawkins in Tel Aviv.Sun, 17 Jul 2005 16:30:14 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/07/15/listening_post/main709492.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_709492Barry Petersen says North Korea is a cancer that, from the first days of the Bush Administration, has been ignored. Guess what happens when you have a cancer...and ignore it.Tue, 12 Jul 2005 10:00:20 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/07/11/listening_post/main708205.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_708205Former Israeli soldiers are rocking the boat with a Tel Aviv exhibition of photos and memoirs documenting brutal treatment of Palestinians by Israeli military. It's a cathartic experience for the young soldiers, reports CBS' Elizabeth Palmer.Mon, 27 Jun 2005 05:01:40 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/24/listening_post/main704075.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_704075Globe-trotting Correspondent Allen Pizzey wonders if the evil geniuses who design hotel rooms and laptop computers ever actually use them.