My Snowy Day In Shawano
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December 18, 2008 2:19 PM An angry blast of Wisconsin snow had just settled on the streets of Shawano when we pulled into town. The drive up from Green Bay had taken twice as long as expected giving us time to get a better handle on what had all the makings of a very interesting day, certainly if our previous experiences on this story were any indication.
May 9, 2008 7:59 AM 
As part of his testimony before Congress this week the man in charge of the Department of Veterans Affairs – Secretary James Peake – criticized the credibility of a CBS News report from March 20, 2008 , that said the VA told us there were 790 suicide attempts among veterans under the VA’s care in 2007.
Setting The Record Straight On Attempted Suicides
(CBS)
May 2, 2008 2:42 PM 
The death of Deborah Jeane Palfrey marks the completion of one of those unseemly chapters in American political and social history that many, I suspect, could not see end soon enough.
My “Date” With the D.C. Madam
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)
April 21, 2008 6:51 PM 
I figure as an investigative reporter when folks start questioning my patriotism or citizenship I’m on the right track.
So it was last December when the VA’s head of mental health, Dr. Ira Katz, went before Congress and went after CBS News and our data revealing an “epidemic” of suicides among those who have served in the military.
The Power of a Paper Trail
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So it was last December when the VA’s head of mental health, Dr. Ira Katz, went before Congress and went after CBS News and our data revealing an “epidemic” of suicides among those who have served in the military.
April 10, 2008 8:53 PM 
This post was written by Chief Investigative Correspondent Armen Keteyian and Investigative Producer Michael Rey.
As part of its continuing investigation into the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a major House subcommittee is now taking dead aim at whether “political pressure” caused the CDC to “scale down or cancel” beryllium testing in Elmore, Ohio, the subject of our exclusive investigation on the CBS Evening News.
In recent months the CDC has come under increasing pressure from agency insiders and other sources who question whether political or corporate pressure have resulted in “deficient, incomplete and/or muted reports, studies or Health Consultations.” Three cases stand out: what critics have called the CDC’s “indefensible handling” of the issue of formaldehyde in FEMA trailers; a study on toxic dumping sites in the Great Lakes region; and community testing for the toxic dust beryllium around Brush Wellman plant in Elmore.
In other words has a sacred trust between the nation’s top public health agency and the people it’s sworn to protect been broken?
A Broken Trust? Congress Takes On The CDC
(CBS)
As part of its continuing investigation into the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a major House subcommittee is now taking dead aim at whether “political pressure” caused the CDC to “scale down or cancel” beryllium testing in Elmore, Ohio, the subject of our exclusive investigation on the CBS Evening News.
In recent months the CDC has come under increasing pressure from agency insiders and other sources who question whether political or corporate pressure have resulted in “deficient, incomplete and/or muted reports, studies or Health Consultations.” Three cases stand out: what critics have called the CDC’s “indefensible handling” of the issue of formaldehyde in FEMA trailers; a study on toxic dumping sites in the Great Lakes region; and community testing for the toxic dust beryllium around Brush Wellman plant in Elmore.
In other words has a sacred trust between the nation’s top public health agency and the people it’s sworn to protect been broken?
February 27, 2008 2:28 PM 
After a great deal of hand wringing and political wind testing a powerful Congressional committee has fired the equivalent of a knockdown pitch at a pitcher who made a living intimidating others. It’s almost insignificant that the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee asked the Justice Department to investigate whether Roger Clemens committed perjury during sworn a deposition and testimony before Congress this month. Odds are the case was headed in that direction anyway.
The Government's Pitch To Clemens
(CBS/AP)
January 29, 2008 7:16 PM 
It doesn’t take long before a bustling Fort Worth highway turns thin and lonely, winding its way north along a vast West Texas landscape pocked by a series of hard bitten homes. Soon we’re driving down Morris Dido Road, which looks a lot like it sounds, dull and dilapidated. Then around the bend it appears – almost out of nowhere – a breathtaking expanse of property that is Kenneth Copeland Ministries.
It was back in the early 1980s that Copeland, a former personal pilot for Oral Roberts, was given these 1,500 acres by a rich oil baron named Paul Pewitt. On this cold winter day it gives the godfather of “Prosperity Gospel” a very good name.
On The Road To Prosperity
(CBS)
It was back in the early 1980s that Copeland, a former personal pilot for Oral Roberts, was given these 1,500 acres by a rich oil baron named Paul Pewitt. On this cold winter day it gives the godfather of “Prosperity Gospel” a very good name.
December 7, 2007 3:37 PM 
With the long-awaited investigation headed by former Senator George J. Mitchell on the use of performance enhancing drugs in baseball set to be become public as early as next week, CBS News has learned the Major League Baseball Players’ Association will have the ability to review the much-anticipated report before its official release.
According to a high-ranking source within baseball, union officials will be given a “prior read” of the Mitchell Report for an unspecified period of time to determine whether it complies with the current Collective Bargaining Agreement between baseball owners and the players’ association.
Union To Get 'Prior Read' Before Mitchell Report Released
(CBS)
According to a high-ranking source within baseball, union officials will be given a “prior read” of the Mitchell Report for an unspecified period of time to determine whether it complies with the current Collective Bargaining Agreement between baseball owners and the players’ association.
October 1, 2007 6:24 PM 
As the clock ticked closer to 6 p.m. the quiet tree-lined street in suburban Virginia showed signs of life. One by one the two valets began attending the luxury cars and wealthy occupants pulling up to a stately home belonging to a former Attorney General of the United States. On this evening, William Barr, now general counsel for Verizon, and wife Christine, were hosting a $1,000 per person fund-raiser on behalf of Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson, and from the looks of things, they were getting a high-priced crowd.
BUNDLERS: A PACKAGE DEAL?
(CBS/AP)
May 24, 2007 11:15 AM 
I’ve always considered myself a fortunate man. Great job, great family, great home. For the life of me I never thought I’d include “great group health plan” on that list, that is, until we started digging into the individual insurance market.
For virtually all of my working life my family and I have been covered under a large health umbrella with thousands of other company employees. During that time I’ve paid thousands more in premiums than were ever been paid out, and that’s okay, because so-called “shared risk” is what large group plans are all about.
But not, it appears, individual insurance.
If you’ve been watching our reporting you’ll see how companies like to “cherry pick” only the healthiest of applicants, to the point where one expert said you have to be an “android” to get selected. I laughed until I got a good look at a “Health History Questionaire,” quickly realizing that despite the fact I’m in far better shape than most middle-aged males, I’ve got virtually no shot at ever qualifying for this kind of coverage.
Let’s begin at the beginning with this “Yes or No” question:
Insurance Brick Wall
(AP / CBS)
For virtually all of my working life my family and I have been covered under a large health umbrella with thousands of other company employees. During that time I’ve paid thousands more in premiums than were ever been paid out, and that’s okay, because so-called “shared risk” is what large group plans are all about.
But not, it appears, individual insurance.
If you’ve been watching our reporting you’ll see how companies like to “cherry pick” only the healthiest of applicants, to the point where one expert said you have to be an “android” to get selected. I laughed until I got a good look at a “Health History Questionaire,” quickly realizing that despite the fact I’m in far better shape than most middle-aged males, I’ve got virtually no shot at ever qualifying for this kind of coverage.
Let’s begin at the beginning with this “Yes or No” question:
Has any person listed on this application, in the last 10 years (their bold), had any signs, symptoms, seen a health care provider, had treatment recommended, including prescription medications, received treatment, or been hospitalized for any of the following conditions…
