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Openly Gay Soldier Who Appeared On 60 Minutes Has Been Discharged (Think Progress)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:14:35 GMT

Last December, CBS’s 60 Minutes ran a segment on the military’s “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” (DADT) policies. Correspondent Lesley Stahl examined whether, in light of the struggle to retain and recruit soldiers to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, commanders were becoming less strict in enforcing the ban on openly gay servicemembers. During the [...]

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Sgt. Manzella Discharged Under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (Box Turtle Bulletin)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:57:37 GMT

Army Sergeant Darren Manzella, who appeared on CBS’ 60 Minutes to talk about serving openly as a gay man in the Iraq war, has been discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” effective June 10. According to his interview with Lesley Stahl, he served openly during most of his time in the army with the full support [...]

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Gay Army sergeant who discussed serving openly in 60 Minutes piece is discharged under DADT [Pam's House Blend - Front Page] (The Liberal Blog Network)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Darren Manzella , the Army Sergeant who appeared on 60 Minutes with Lesley Stahl to tell his story of coming out of the closet to his colleagues and commanding officer, and who served openly in Kuwait without incident, has now been discharged under DADT. It seems the Pentagon has now decided it was time to boot yet another decorated service member from its ranks simply for being gay....

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Heidi Klum 67th Annual Peabody Awards (Ja Kel Daily)

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Neuman) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:06:01 GMT

Photo Credit: INF Daily Heidi Klum at the 67th Annual Peabody Awards at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on yesterday Monday 16th June. The ceremony was hosted by 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl, as... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Heidi Klum Picks Up a Peabody Award (Celebrity Gossip Oops)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:44:01 GMT

German supermodel Heidi Klum styled up the press line at the 67th Annual Peabody Awards at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Monday (June 16), hitting the black carpet in a sexy white dress and black heels. The luncheon ceremony was hosted by 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl, as she filled in for NBC News anchor Brian Williams, who opted to spend time with his NBC colleagues in the aftermath...

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Stahl Fills in For Williams (MediaBistro.com)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:31:39 GMT

Noah Davis of brother blog FishbowlNY attended last night's Peabody Awards , where Brian Williams was slated to present the awards. But Williams, just back from Afghanistan, was spending time with his NBC family mourning the death of his colleague Tim Russert . Instead, CBS' Lesley Stahl filled in. Stahl paid tribute to Russert in her opening speech . Williams issued a statement...

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On '60 Minutes' Tonight (June 15) (SharonCobb)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 06:42:00 GMT

From CBS NEWS: THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP - Scientists are discovering that sleep is far more critical to human health than previously believed and have linked sleep deprivation to serious problems such as diabetes, obesity and heart disease. Lesley Stahl reports. Shari Finkelstein is the producer. THIS IS A DOUBLE LENGTH SEGMENT. THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS - Little Denmark, with its five-and-a-half...

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute featured on 60 minutes (Natural Family Blog)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:12:29 GMT

I just watched this interesting story on 60 minutes. The late billionaire's money is being used to probe life's medical mysteries through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, America's second largest charity. Lesley Stahl reports. I went to the Hughes Medical Institute Web site and found this page which describes the goals of the new Janelia Farm. Quote: " Janelia Farm's overall objective...

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Freaky Franken: Weird Al joked about raping Lesley Stahl (City Pages - The Blotter)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:22:47 GMT

Senate candidate Al Franken's pornographic problems continued yesterday as GOP leaders unveiled a new magazine article with sexually embarrassing material.

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Stahl Gets Personal in Erie Talk (Red Orbit )

Thu, 29 May 2008 20:00:44 GMT

By Steven M. Sweeney, Erie Times-News, Pa. May 29--Journalists rarely express their feelings as openly as veteran CBS reporter Lesley Stahl did Wednesday evening at the Bayfront Convention Center.

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Liz Smith, Friends Talk Gay (Queerty)

Wed, 28 May 2008 18:08:19 GMT

Omnisexual, real breast-preferring Liz Smith’s got our backs. The journalist and her gal pals over at estrogen-fueled blog Wowowow today discussed gay rights in America. And, in an argument we find valid - and flawed - Smith, Candice Bergen and Lesley Stahl discuss how the States’ death row inmates can marry, but gays still face [...]

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Tasty Gossip Nuggets (cityrag)

Fri, 23 May 2008 19:24:00 GMT

Tasty Gossip Nuggets Ivanka Trump’s Got Nipple-itis Whoopi Vs. Denise Vs. Charlie Madonna's Red Carpet Boob Slip Kristin Davis Is An Alcoholic? Angelina Jolie's A Grand Girl Eva Longoria Has Come Out Carmen Electra’s Portable Pole Lesley Stahl's Not Afraid...

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Lesley Stahl Is Awesome (Dlisted)

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:08:30 GMT

Lesley Stahl of " 60 Minutes " gave a commencement speech at Loyola College and shocked the crowd of moms and dads when she used one of my favorites words. Lesley used the word " pusillanimous ," adding that it " doesn't have anything to do with pussy. " Hot slut! I blame the white wine spritzer she was drinking. Lesley later claimed she said " pussycat ." Uh huh. She said...

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NYC Woman: ‘I’ll Never Vote for a Black Man for President’ (Outside the Beltway)

Tue, 20 May 2008 19:27:46 GMT

60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl reports that, “I went to a very fancy-schmancy dinner party in New York the other night. And a woman at our table, in so-called liberal New York City, announced to our table that she would never vote for a black to be in the White House.” From this data point she concludes that people are feeling more free to express racist thoughts for the first...

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Is Hillary Negotiating Her Withdrawal? So Says Cokie (Settle It Now Negotiation Blog)

vpynchon@settlenow.com (Victoria Pynchon) — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:00:22 GMT

From Women on the Web's Conversation Today Cokie Roberts: 'Hillary Is Negotiating Her Withdrawal' with Lesley Stahl © AP A Q&A with ABC News correspondent Cokie Roberts. Excerpt below: LESLEY: Let's talk about Hillary. I’m wondering, how do you explain her unwillingness, at this point, to throw in the towel? Does she really think she has a shot at winning this? Is she addicted to campaigning,...

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Stahl Tactic on Walters Special (MediaBistro.com)

Thu, 08 May 2008 03:25:25 GMT

Tonight's Barbara Walters special (the one about Barbara, not by Barbara) included cameos from her cross-network colleagues, including Tom Brokaw talking about Barbara's legs, and Lesley Stahl talking about how Barbara "brought serious magazine journalism up against sitcoms and dramas, and made it succeed." One problem, Stahl's first name was misspelled. It's Lesley. I...

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CBS's Leslie Stahl on Chief Justice Scalia as ‘Neanderthal’ (Americans For Truth)

Mon, 05 May 2008 22:34:39 GMT

“Evil” 18th Century “Neanderthal”? CBS's Lesley Stahl: “I’m surprised at how many people really, really hate you. These are some things we’ve been told: ‘He’s evil;’ ‘He’s a Neanderthal;’ ‘He’s going to drag us back to 1789.’ They're threatened by what you represent and what you believe in.” Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia: “These are people that [...]

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Is Torture Constitutional? (Southern Appeal)

Sat, 03 May 2008 17:39:11 GMT

Feddie and I have been having a discussion about this exchange from last week’s “60 Minutes” in which Antonin Scalia and Lesley Stahl discuss the constitutionality of torture and we decided to throw it open to the good readers here at SA to weigh in on just what Scalia is saying. Is he saying, as I [...]

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Supreme Court justices open up to media (LA Times)

Thu, 01 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Breaking from a tradition of rarely giving interviews, members of the high court are making themselves more accessible. Granted, sometimes there is a book to promote. There's Antonin Scalia chatting with Lesley Stahl on "60 Minutes." There's Scalia speaking at length on National Public Radio. And there he is again, taking questions from high school students on C-SPAN.

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Scalia Says Constitution Does Not Prohibit, Permit Abortions' (Pro-Life News)

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:44:36 GMT

When asked about abortion and other topics during an interview with Lesley Stahl on CBS' "60 Minutes" Sunday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia confessed "to being a social conservative" but said it "does not affect [his] views on cases,"...

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