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This Morning from CBS News, March 16, 2015

By Dan Woo

March 16, 2015 / 7:23 AM EDT / CBS News

Ferguson arrest

Missouri police are holding a man who they say confessed to shooting two police officers in Ferguson, Missouri. While Jeffrey Williams says police were not his target, he's being called a "demonstrator" by the prosecution. CBS News Correspondent Dean Reynolds reports activists worry that police tying him and his arrest to their movement could complicate their mission of non-violence.

Cheating death

60 Minutes found that the Social Security Administration Death Master File is often fatally flawed. CBS News Anchor Scott Pelley reports a lot of people who pass on don't get on the list, which costs taxpayers billions of dollars in fraudulent payments to people standing in for the departed. And then there are those who are on the Death Master File who are very surprised to hear that they're dead.

Clinton China ties

A CBS News investigation has found that at least one foreign company with close ties to its government has been giving generously to the the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation, reports CBS News Correspondent Julianna Goldman.

Israeli elections

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting for his political survival on the final day of campaigning before Tuesday's election. Opinion polls show him trailing as he seeks a fourth term. Barry Petersen reports on what's at stake for Israel and the U.S.

Kerry on letter

Secretary of State John Kerry criticized Senate Republicans' recent letter to Iranian leaders, saying the missive contained not only "false information" but that it was "directly calculated to interfere." "I'm not going to apologize for the unconstitutional, un-thought-out action by somebody who's been in the United States Senate for 60-something days," Kerry told CBS News Correspondent Margaret Brennan in an interview yesterday on CBS News Face the Nation, referring to the letter's primary author, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.

Schieffer OU

In his weekly commentary, Face The Nation host Bob Schieffer commended Oklahoma University President David Boren for taking swift actions against students who were caught on tape singing racist chants at a fraternity event.

Late bloomers

Certain kinds of flowers are late bloomer - not showing their true colors until long after most of the others have. The same can be true for people, too. Susan Spencer of "48 Hours" reports for CBS News Sunday Morning on people think it is never too late.

A few good women

The Armed Services have been ordered to open all their ground combat units to women by the end of this year - or else give the secretary of defense a good reason why not. For the Marines that means accepting female volunteers into their Infantry Officer School to see if they can make it through. They opened it up for CBS News David Martin reporting for 60 Minutes so you could see what it takes to become a Marine infantry officer - male or female it doesn't matter because the demands are the same. Can women do it? Take a look and judge for yourself.

Business of sleep

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says up to 70 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders. That's more than one in five people in the States, and the government is calling it a public health epidemic. Gigi Stone Woods reports on an industry waking up to the demand for a good night's rest.

Body's gases

For some time, researchers have been working on developing technology that can analyze the gas produced by the body -- a natural byproduct of digestion that's influenced by a host of factors including diet and what type of bacteria lives in the gut. Though breathalyzer tests can help doctors determine if bad bacteria happens to be present in the body, these tests don't get to the potent source. Now, however, a group of researchers say they've come up with a new way to accurately sniff and analyze intestinal gases.

Desktops

Intel (INTC) has cut its quarterly revenue projections by $1 billion, blaming a lack of desktop PC sales. Fundamental changes in the hardware business will continue to alter how people satisfy their computing needs. CBS News Money Watch reveals four trends that will determine which companies wind up as the winners and losers in this shifting landscape:

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