Shortly after 9/11, George W. Bush secretly signed two executive orders. ...more

October 30, 2009

A CBS News employee has pleaded not guilty to trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million in a plot that spurred the TV host to acknowledge sexual relationships with female staffers on his show. ...more

October 2, 2009

72 Percent of Americans who support a government- administered health plan 85 Percent of Americans who say the health care system needs fundamental changes ...more

June 21, 2009

A recently released Orbitz.com-Ipsos poll found 67 percent of respondents favored ending the U.S. ban on most travel to Cuba compared with 23 percent who oppose lifting restrictions. ...more

May 15, 2009

Top executives of the nation's biggest banks said Friday after meeting with President Barack Obama that they will work with the administration on its economic recovery plans, but want more specifics from the White House. ...more

March 27, 2009

CNN says medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta won't be the next surgeon general. ...more

March 5, 2009

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says those who have lived through Hurricane Katrina doubt that government can rescue Americans from the economic storms. ...more

February 24, 2009

ANGOULÊME, FRANCE - Dave Eggers preceded his memoir "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" with a section titled "Rules and Suggestions for Enjoyment of this Book." It's a brilliant attempt to disarm the reader and preempt criticism. Among its warnings, referring to chapter four: "The book thereafter is kind of uneven." (Disclosure: Eggers edited my work at two magazines in the 1990s.) ...more

January 28, 2009

TAMPA -- A Lakeland man is among 16 castaways who will compete on "Survivor: Tocantins: The Brazilian Highlands." The 18th edition of the CBS reality series debuts Feb. 12. Spencer Duhm is a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of Florida. ...more

January 14, 2009

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says CBS News anchor Katie Couric and comic actress Tina Fey have been "exploiting" her. ...more

January 9, 2009