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60 Minutes Presents: Going to Extremes

Extreme sports: “Birdmen” who soar off cliffs in wingsuits; a climber who scales sheer mountain faces without climbing ropes; and divers who swim with Great White sharks. They’re all on 60 Minutes Presents: Going to Extremes, hosted by Steve Kroft. Source

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The Gaskos, The War Within, Gladwell

FBI agents tell Steve Kroft about their 16-year search and eventual capture of Boston mobster Whitey Bulger, once No. 1 on the Most Wanted list; then, 60 Minutes gets a rare look inside new therapy sessions that are changing the lives of vets who suffer from PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; and, Malcolm Gladwell talks with Anderson Cooper about the link between adversity and innovation. Source

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Campaign 2012

In separate interviews, President Barack Obama and his challenger, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, discuss the election year’s hot button issues. Steve Kroft interviews Obama. Scott Pelley interviews Romney. Source

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Hard Measures, Hooked

Jose Rodriguez, the former head of the CIA’s Clandestine Service, defends the “enhanced interrogation techniques” used on high-level al Qaeda detainees; And, Dr. Nora Volkow, head of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, has revolutionized how science and medicine view addiction. Source

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