Steve Kroft questions the president on a wide range of critical topics, including his performance in office, the U.S. economy and unemployment, and the budget woes in Washington; Plus, Warren Buffett has chosen his son Howard to succeed him as chairman of his multibillion dollar holding company. Lesley Stahl reports. Source
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The Library, Mount Athos
The Vatican Library holds some of the oldest and most precious works of art and treasure known to man and the “60 Minutes” cameras got to see the best of the best; Also, Bob Simon steps back in time and got rare access to monks in ancient monasteries on on The Holy Mountain, Mt. Athos. Source
The Majority Leader, The Perfect Score, The ascent of Alex Honnold
Lesley Stahl profiles House Majority Leader Eric Cantor; Then, Sam Eshaghoff tells how he was able to take the SAT and ACT college admissions exams for others; Also, Mountain climber Alex Honnold seems to defy gravity by scaling sheer, steep rock faces with no rope and apparently no fear. Source
Stem Cell Fraud, Marine Brothers, Most Expensive Food
The Internet is full of websites selling unproven stem cell treatments for incurable illnesses; Also, Marines call each other “brother,” but in the Lone Star Battalion, there are five actual sets of brothers; Plus, The most expensive food in the world. Source
Groupon, Qatar, Jake Barnett
Is Groupon’s swift success sustainable? Lesley Stahl speaks with CEO Andrew Mason to find out; Then, Bob Simon learns, what keeps the peace in Qatar? Also, Morley Safer meets 13-year-old college sophomore and math prodigy Jake Barnett. Source
Stuxnet, Archbishop of Dublin, Redshirting
First, the Stuxnet computer virus has officials asking if U.S. infrastructure is safe; Then, the sex abuse crisis in Ireland has turned the archbishop of Dublin into an outspoken critic; Also, Morley Safer reports on the rising trend of “redshirting.” Source
Trapped in Unemployment, Treating Depression, Mozart of Chess
Scott Pelly reports on a new jobs program that is helping the long term unemployed; Then, a Harvard scientist says the placebo effect, not a drug’s active ingredient, is helping people with depression; Finally, go inside the mind of 21-year-old chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen. Source
SpaceX, Face Blindness
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk wants his company, SpaceX, to build America’s next manned spacecraft; Also, Imagine you couldn’t recognize people’s faces, and even your own family looked unfamiliar. Lesley Stahl reports on face blindness, a puzzling neurological disorder. Source
The Case Against Lehman, Christians of the Holy Land, The Trouble with Treasure
Attorney Anton Valukas’ investigation reveals the how and why of the spectacular financial collapse of Lehman Brothers; Then, the exodus from the Holy Land of Palestinian Christians could eventually leave holy cities without a local Christian population; Also, An amateur diver says he’s discovered tens of thousands of raw emeralds at the bottom of the ocean. Source
Stuxnet, Qatar, The Most Expensive Food in The World
The success of the Stuxnet computer virus has U.S. officials asking if our own infrastructure is safe; Then, the Arab Spring is spreading, but not to Qatar. Bob Simon finds out what’s keeping the peace; Also, a black market is emerging for the most expensive food in the world. Source