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Hours after Franken, GOP Rep. Trent Franks says he will resign too

Democratic Sen. Al Franken announced Thursday that he would resign, and hours later, Republican Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona said he would resign. Franks, who the House Ethics Committee said it would investigate, said he had asked two staffers to be surrogates. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes reports from Capitol Hill. Source

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Remembering Otis Redding’s biggest hit 50 years later

“(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” became the first posthumous #1 record on the Billboard charts, winning Otis Redding and his writing partner Steve Cropper, a Grammy. Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of the solid gold hit. Anthony Mason reports. Source

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Steve Bannon campaigns for Roy Moore, slams Romney

“You hid behind your religion… Do not talk to me about honor and integrity,” Steve Bannon slams Mitt Romney after Romney said Roy Moore would be a “stain” on the GOP and nation due to his alleged sexual misconduct. Source

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Lynda Tran opens up about her #MeToo moment

The #MeToo campaign is giving countless women and men a platform to share their experiences with sexual harassment and misconduct. In a deeply personal CBSNews.com article, CBS News contributor Lynda Tran opens up about being sexually assaulted as child and her struggle to come forward. Tran joins CBSN to discuss her experience and why she decided to write about it. Source

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Octavia Spencer on “The Shape of Water”: “I knew it would be magical”

Octavia Spencer won an Oscar for her portrayal of Minny Jackson in “The Help” and went on to appear in the critically-acclaimed movie, “Hidden Figures.” The actress now stars in the new movie, “The Shape of Water,” a fairytale set in the 1960s in which a mute woman falls in love with a creature held captive in a government lab. Spencer joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss what it was like to work with director Guillermo del Toro, how the film explores marginalized people of society, and why the actress finally feels she’s coming into her own. Source

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2018 Grammy Music Educator Award finalists revealed

Only on “CBS This Morning,” we are revealing the 10 finalists for the 2018 Grammy Music Educator Award. Music teachers were picked from more than 2,300 nominees at public and private schools across the country for their significant and lasting contribution to their field. Source

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Billy Bush accuses Trump of “revisionist history”

Former “Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush accused President Trump on Monday of “revisionist history” for reportedly saying it is not his voice on the infamous video making a crude remark about women. In an op-ed piece in The New York Times, Bush wrote, “Of course he said it.” Bush was interviewed Monday evening by Stephen Colbert. Source

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