Web extra: Comedian Chris Rock tells Mo Rocca that the basis of a stand-up comic’s work – getting people’s attention while talking about anything, or about nothing – is inherently odd. Source
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Should Obama visit Ferguson?
Michael Crowley, John Heilemann, and CBS News Political Director John Dickerson discuss how the president should respond to the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri prompted by the shooting of an unarmed black teenager. Source
Chicago archbishop on the way forward for the Catholic Church
Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich discusses Pope Francis, the future of the Catholic Church, the unrest in Ferguson, and more. Source
Does anyone want to be the next secretary of defense?
Michael Crowley, John Heilemann, and CBS News Political Director John Dickerson discuss possible defense secretary nominees and the tension between the Pentagon and the White House. Source
Open: This is Face the Nation, November 30
The latest on the reaction to protests in Ferguson, Missouri and a look at the incoming Congress with Benjamin Crump, Dr. James Peterson, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Senators-elect Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, and Gary Peters, D-Michigan, Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich, and others. Source
Brown family attorney: Grand jury process is “broken”
Attorney Benjamin Crump says Michael Brown’s family will continue taking legal action, including a possible civil suit against the police officer who killed their son. Source
Comic Chris Rock on stand-up and his new film
During the past 25 years, Chris Rock has become one of the most successful and provocative comedians working today. Mo Rocca catches up with Rock to talk about his life; his new film, “Top Five”; and how he manages to turn current social and political events into cutting-edge humor. Source
Body of Art: Meet performance artist Marina Abramovic
Preview: Preserving the Beatles’ original lyrics
They’re scraps of paper, but oh what scraps: the original scribbles that became timeless pop classics. Mark Phillips interviews Beatles biographer Hunter Davies about how these relics of music history were rescued from the trash. Source
Lost treasures: Jack White rescues the Paramount Records archives
The White Stripes frontman Jack White sits down with Anthony Mason to discuss revitalizing vinyl and rescuing an archive from obscurity. Source