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People walk past the front of the New York Stock Exchange Aug. 5, 2011. (credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)

Senate Passes Bill Banning Congress From Using Insider Information

New York’s junior senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, is a main sponsor of the so-called “Stock Act,” which forces lawmakers, their aides and family members to publicly disclose financial transactions.

2012/02/02

Sam Eshaghoff Discusses Long Island SAT Scandal In Interview

“I thought that there was an easy way to make money. And just like any other easy way to make money, it’s always too good to be true,” he said.

2012/01/01

EXCLUSIVE: Teen Accused In L.I. SAT Scandal Says He Provided ‘Reliable Service’

Of the more than 20 students arrested in the scandal, it is Sam Eshaghoff who is the poster boy. He scored 2100 out of 2400 on his own SAT exam, and is accused of taking at least 15 tests for money.

2011/12/29

Bernard Madoff Tells Barbara Walters He Feels Safe, Is Happy In Prison

Bernie Madoff says he has terrible remorse and horrible nightmares over his epic fraud, but feels safer in prison than on the outside.

2011/10/27

‘Bernard And I Attempted Suicide,’ Ruth Madoff Tells ’60 Minutes’

Ruth Madoff makes some startling admissions in a “60 Minutes” interview airing this Sunday.

2011/10/26

Andy Rooney Delivers Final Weekly Essay On ’60 Minutes’

Rooney said in his farewell piece that he has lived a lucky life, luckier than most.

2011/10/02

FILE - A US soldier aims a Stinger missile launcher during a military exercise on February 27, 2004 in Yeonchun, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

NYPD Commish Kelly: Potential Attack Using Crop Dusting Planes ‘On Our Radar Screen’

There’s stunning new information about why the NYPD has the weapons and the training to shoot airplanes out of the sky. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly spoke out Wednesday about the city’s efforts to fight terror.

2011/09/28

Scott Pelley Starts On CBS Evening News On Monday

A new era begins at CBS News on Monday, June 6, 2011.

2011/06/03

Obama, Fearing Bin Laden Photos Could Become ‘Propaganda Tool,’ Won’t Release Them

In an interview with CBS News correspondent Steve Kroft for this Sunday’s “60 Minutes”, President Barack Obama says he won’t release the Osama bin Laden images taken to prove his death.

2011/05/04

Katie Couric’s Replacement Scott Pelley Takes Over As CBS Evening News Anchor June 6

Veteran “60 Minutes” reporter Scott Pelley will take over as the CBS Evening News anchor on June 6

2011/05/03

Lara Logan In Tahrir Square Feb. 11 (Photo: CBS)

CBS News’ Lara Logan Talks To ’60 Minutes’ About Sex Assault In Egypt

Logan said she feared she would die a “torturous death” during a sexual assault and beating she suffered at the hands of a violent mob in Egypt’s Tahrir Square

2011/04/28