Latest 60 Minutes: Politics videos
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The Defense Secretary: Leon Panetta
January 29, 2012 | 4:00 PM PST
In a varied and accomplished government career, Leon Panetta has both balanced the budget and eliminated Osama bin Laden. Now as secretary of defense, he's fighting multiple wars, pursuing al Qaeda, and trying to keep Iran from building an atom bomb.
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The Majority Leader: Rep. Eric Cantor
January 1, 2012 | 4:36 PM PST
Lesley Stahl profiles House Majority Leader Eric Cantor about his life and the recent bipartisan wars in Congress.
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President Obama, pt. 2
December 11, 2011 | 4:29 PM PST
Steve Kroft questions the president on a wide range of critical topics, including his performance in office, the U.S. economy and unemployment, and the budget woes in Washington.
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President Obama, pt. 1
December 11, 2011 | 4:19 PM PST
Steve Kroft questions the president on a wide range of critical topics, including his performance in office, the U.S. economy and unemployment, and the budget woes in Washington.
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The Pledge: Grover Norquist's hold on the GOP
November 20, 2011 | 12:31 PM PST
Steve Kroft takes a look at Grover Norquist, the man many blame for holding up the deficit-reduction process because of the anti-tax pledges he has obtained from nearly all the Republican politicians in Washington.
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Congress: Trading stock on inside information?
November 13, 2011 | 4:02 PM PST
Steve Kroft reports that members of Congress can legally trade stock based on non-public information from Capitol Hill.
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Jack Abramoff: The lobbyist's playbook
November 6, 2011 | 4:02 PM PST
Crooked lobbyist Jack Abramoff explains how he asserted his influence in Congress for years, and how such corruption continues today despite ethics reform. Lesley Stahl reports.
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Scott Brown: Against all odds
February 20, 2011 | 5:00 PM PST
The Massachusetts Senator describes his traumatic childhood, including revelations of sexual and physical abuse. Lesley Stahl reports.
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State Budgets: Day of Reckoning
December 19, 2010 | 4:59 PM PST
Steve Kroft reports on the precarious financial conditions many states are facing and what they're doing about it.
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Rep. Boehner: The Next Speaker
December 12, 2010 | 5:20 PM PST
Rep. John Boehner will become the speaker of the House next month, but few know this Ohio Republican beyond his life in Washington. Lesley Stahl profiles the congressman.
