Latest 60 Minutes: Newsmakers videos
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Qatar: A tiny country asserts powerful influence
January 15, 2012 | 4:02 PM PST
The Arab Spring is spreading, but not to Qatar, a tiny, oil-rich country wedged between Saudi Arabia and Iran. What keeps the peace in Qatar? Bob Simon reports.
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Jake: Math prodigy proud of his autism
January 15, 2012 | 4:00 PM PST
At age two, Jake Barnett was diagnosed with autism and his future was unclear. Now at age 13, Jake is a college sophomore and a math and science prodigy. Jake says his autism is key to his success. Morley Safer reports.
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Marine Brothers: Siblings serving in Afghanistan
January 8, 2012 | 5:19 PM PST
Marines call each other "brother," but in the Lone Star Battalion, there are five actual sets of brothers, all serving together in Afghanistan. Lara Logan reports.
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Truffles: The Most Expensive Food in the World
January 8, 2012 | 5:18 PM PST
European white truffles sell for as much as $3,600 a pound, but harvests are down and a black market has emerged -- none of which has dampened the appetite for this prized fungi. Lesley Stahl reports.
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The Perfect Score: Cheating on the SAT
January 1, 2012 | 4:35 PM PST
In his first interview about his criminal fraud, Sam Eshaghoff tells how he was able to take the SAT and ACT college admissions exams for others who paid him up to $2,500 per test. Alison Stewart reports.
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A rare look at the Vatican Library's treasures
December 25, 2011 | 4:04 PM PST
No one is allowed to borrow a book from the Vatican Library except the pope. And no wonder: the archive holds some of the oldest and most precious works of art and treasure known to man. Morley Safer and "60 Minutes" cameras get to see the best of the best.
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Mount Athos, part 1
December 25, 2011 | 4:02 PM PST
Bob Simon steps back in time when he gets rare access to monks in ancient monasteries on a remote Greek peninsula who have lived a Spartan life of prayer in a tradition virtually unchanged for a thousand years.
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Mount Athos, part 2
December 25, 2011 | 4:00 PM PST
Bob Simon steps back in time when he gets rare access to monks in ancient monasteries on a remote Greek peninsula who have lived a Spartan life of prayer in a tradition virtually unchanged for a thousand years.
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There goes the neighborhood
December 18, 2011 | 1:38 PM PST
Bank foreclosures and abandonment are causing high home vacancy levels in neighborhoods across the country. Scott Pelley travels to Cleveland, a city that's fighting back against blight.
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Prosecuting Wall Street, pt. 2
December 4, 2011 | 4:01 PM PST
Two high-ranking financial whistleblowers say they tried to warn their superiors about defective and even fraudulent mortgages. So why haven't the companies or their executives been prosecuted? Steve Kroft reports.
