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November 3, 2008 1:46 PM Starting Tuesday the CBS News Investigates Blog will be tracking posting the latest problems with the voting and other news of election 2008.
January 18, 2008 6:24 PM
Sudden Reversal Of Federal Disability Decision
Here’s an update on Armen Keteyian’s investigation on the failures of social security disability. Scott Watson, who fractured his spinal cord after a failed back surgery, appeared in our story on Monday, January 14. He was turned down TWICE for federal disability, and has been waiting nearly a year. Now we’ve learned just days after our story aired, he’s been approved. He was told our story DID NOT influence the reversal.
Video: December 12, 2007 7:22 PM
Congress Studies Veterans' Suicides
During a congressional hearing today in Washington, the Department of Veterans Affairs was asked to step up its efforts to prevent veteran suicides.
December 6, 2007 6:51 PM
Televangelist Investigation Update
At least one top televangelist is refusing to cooperate with an investigation by the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Charles Grassley.
December 5, 2007 4:03 PM
VA Candidate Grilled on Vet Suicides
The man nominated to be the next Veterans Affairs Secretary, James Peake, was asked about the results of CBS News investigation into veteran suicides during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee today.
December 4, 2007 8:01 PM
Chicago AG vs. R.J. Reynolds
This morning in Chicago eight state attorneys general announced they were filing a motion against R.J. Reynolds for violating the 1998 tobacco settlement by illegally marketing cigarettes to youth. The ad in question appeared in the Nov. 15 issue of Rolling Stone magazine.
December 4, 2007 3:37 PM
Veteran Suicides: How We Got The Numbers
Here is a thorough outline of the methodology CBS News used for its veteran suicide report which aired last month. The posting is on CBSNews.com.
November 15, 2007 2:45 PM
Suicide Epidemic Among Veterans
CBS News producer Pia Malbran blogs about this week's series on soaring suicides among U.S. veterans. She updates on reaction to the series, and points to Web extras on CBSNews.com.
November 2, 2007 12:24 PM
A Tale Of Phantom Fuel Deliveries
Thursday night's CBS News exclusive
on an alleged fuel fraud scheme at Bagram air base in Afghanistan was based on a tip and this complaint. According to court documents, authorities arrested two former Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) employees in early October. The two men are Wallace A. Ward and James N. Sellman both from Virginia. The charges paint them as small players in a larger scheme that cost the U.S. government millions of dollars.
Mike Huckabee on GOP "rock stars," 2012, health care reform and more.
