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voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/14/2008
Obama Tapes '60 Minutes' Interview
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By Lisa de Moraes In addition to taping the first videotaped weekly Democratic radio address today, President-elect Barack Obama will sit down with the CBS newsmag "60 Minutes," which has landed the first post-election television interview with him. Last weekend, the program aired an interview ...

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Obama interview sets '60 Minutes' viewership record
— thrfeed.com — Barack Obama's first televised post-election interview gave Sunday night's "60 Minutes" its biggest audience in at least nine years. The CBS News program was seen... (more) Obama interview sets '60 Minutes' viewership record

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liberaloasis.com - 11/13/2008
Getting to 60
— liberaloasis.com — Getting 60 Democratic Senators would be nice, but it is no guarantee of preventing filibusters. You still need to hold 60 Senators, of any party, to overcome each cloture vote on an issue-by-issue basis. So with Dems only having at least 57 ... (more) Getting to 60

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Obamas Sit Down with "60 Minutes"
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The president-elect and the future first lady sit down with CBS' Steve Kroft later Friday in Chicago. Interview to air Sunday at 7 pm ET.       ...

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