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Obama speaks with Putin about hack

President Obama said he spoke directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin about Russia's hacking in the United States. Officials told CBS News that American intelligence agencies believe at some point, Putin was directly involved in the hacking around the election, and approved spreading the information. Russian officials said Friday Putin gave President Obama "a really clear response" to the charge of interfering in the election. Margaret Brennan reports.

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James Baker on Rex Tillerson

James Baker served as secretary of state in the first Bush White House during the First Gulf War, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union. He also worked as treasury secretary and chief of staff for President Ronald Reagan. Baker, a friend of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, explains why he has "great confidence" in the secretary of state nominee, and why he is "not worried" about his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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NYT investigates Russia hack

The New York Times investigates how the Kremlin hacked, then leaked tens of thousands of emails from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman. National security correspondent David Sanger discusses how a "series of people asleep at the wheel" -- including the FBI -- the White House's slow reaction and "missed signals" failed to prevent the Russian intrusion. "CBS This Morning" asked for comment from the FBI, the White House, the DNC, the Republican National Committee and the Trump transition. We did not immediately get a response.

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Russia election hack probe

CBS News has learned the U.S. is likely to impose sanctions on the leaders of Russia's largest intelligence agency. A senior administration official says the U.S. has "high confidence" that Russia's main intelligence directorate conducted the hacking to try and help elect Donald Trump. Congressional leaders from both parties support an investigation, while the president-elect rejects the CIA's findings. Jeff Pegues spoke to an expert who's seen evidence of Russian involvement.

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