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Behind the Secret Service’s veil of secrecy

Since the assassination of JFK, the United States Secret Service has stepped up its mission to protect the president and others. But as described by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Carol Leonnig in her new book, “Zero Fail,” the USSS is an agency reluctant to examine its operational failures, jeopardizing the Secret Service’s mission. Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with Leonnig; former agent Jonathan Wackrow, who served 14 years with the Secret Service; and former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, about the challenges facing the Service, including a major one: transparency. Source

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Open: This is “Face the Nation,” May 16

Today on “Face the Nation,” we’ll bring you two big interviews — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the deadliest fighting in the Middle East in years, plus Dr. Anthony Fauci. Source

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Ewan McGregor on recreating the life, and obsessions, of “Halston”

The actor who rose to fame with “Trainspotting” and wielded a light saber as Obi-Wan Kenobi, is now starring as a ’70s icon, fashion designer Halston, in a new Netflix series. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Ewan McGregor about how he prepared for the role; his familiarity with his character’s addiction; and about returning to the “Star Wars” universe in a new TV series. Source

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Passage: Remembering Norman Lloyd

“Sunday Morning” honors veteran actor Norman Lloyd, star of the Hitchcock spy thriller “Saboteur” and the ’80s TV series “St. Elsewhere,” who died this week at the age of 106. Source

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A Kentucky home for retired racehorses

Since 2003, the non-profit Old Friends has provided a retirement home for aging equines, founded by a former film critic whose love of horses drew him to gamble on a new vocation, which is paying out in unexpected ways. Source

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Rocket fire, bombings in Gaza intensify

Israeli bombings and Hamas rocket fire continued overnight, following an intense day which saw a 15-story building in the heart of Gaza reduced to rubble by Israeli fighter jets. Correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports from Tel Aviv. Source

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