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Obama told Putin: "Cut it out"

President Obama is strongly suggesting that Russian President Vladimir Putin was directly involved in the cyberattack that influenced the 2016 election. At a Friday news conference, Mr. Obama warned Russia that the U.S. would retaliate for the email hacking and said he told Putin to "cut it out" when he confronted him at a September summit in Russia. President-elect Trump has dismissed accusations that Russia played a role in the attacks. Errol Barnett reports.

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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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