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All rights reserved Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:30:05 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/10/assignment_america/main5151556.shtml Girl In Need of a Heart Transplant Promises Baseball Player He'll Hit a Home Run http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/10/assignment_america/main5151556.shtml Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:30:05 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5145457n In the latest "Assignment America," Steve Hartman travels to Catskill, N.Y. to get a fresh perspective from some rather youthful sources on ways to solve the economic crisis. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5145457n Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:01:11 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5099152n As part of his series "Assignment America," Steve Hartman revisits two friends who formerly tried to kill each other during the Vietnam War. Now, the duo is trying to pay it forward. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5099152n Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:56:54 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5085126n Meet two men who are the best of friends now, but when they first met in the military their jobs put a strain on their relationship. They were trying to kill each other. Steve Hartman reports. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5085126n Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:01:35 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5085058n Living up to a promise which he had made for his 85th birthday, former President George H.W. Bush skydived out of an airplane. Maggie Rodriguez takes a look at the elder Bushs big parachute jump. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5085058n Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:56:30 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/12/assignment_america/main5084780.shtml Two Men Who Fought On Opposite Sides Of Vietnam War Now Close Friends http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/12/assignment_america/main5084780.shtml Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:30:03 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5066918n Back by popular demand, Steve Hartman continues the tale of an elephant you'll never forget and her best friend. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5066918n Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:59:45 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/29/assignment_america/main5050075.shtml Two-Year-Old "New York Shorts" Called The Tiger Woods Of Billiards http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/29/assignment_america/main5050075.shtml Fri, 29 May 2009 21:30:03 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5034698n This Memorial Day weekend, we should remember that of the 2.5 million World War II veterans, nearly 900 die every day. Steve Hartman tells the story of one veteran he's known all his life: his dad. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5034698n Fri, 22 May 2009 19:55:30 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/22/assignment_america/main5034672.shtml Assignment America: Steve Hartman Talks To A Veteran He's Known His Whole Life http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/22/assignment_america/main5034672.shtml Fri, 22 May 2009 20:00:07 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5018348n The longest body of water in the U.S. is more than four times as long as the Mississippi if you're measuring its letters, not miles. Steve Hartman reports. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5018348n Fri, 15 May 2009 19:27:52 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/15/travel/main5018330.shtml Say What? A Visit To Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/15/travel/main5018330.shtml Fri, 15 May 2009 21:00:05 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/15/assignment_america/main5018254.shtml Say What? A Visit To Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/15/assignment_america/main5018254.shtml Fri, 15 May 2009 20:00:03 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5002446n In Los Angeles, Steve Hartman meets a group of former high school classmates who had thought that one of their longtime friends had died, until an unexpected twist united all of them even further. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5002446n Fri, 08 May 2009 19:27:19 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/08/assignment_america/main5001809.shtml CBS Evening News: Pat Chawki's High School Classmates Had Thought He Had Died, Now They're Helping To Find Him A Cure http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/08/assignment_america/main5001809.shtml Fri, 08 May 2009 22:00:02 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4986809n After nine heart surgeries, "Harmonica Man" Andy Mackie stopped his prescriptions and used the money to spread the joy of music to kids. Watch Mackie in Steve Hartman's "Asssignment America." http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4986809n Sun, 03 May 2009 09:16:44 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/01/assignment_america/main4984493.shtml CBS Evening News: After Nine Heart Surgeries Washington State Man Spreads Joy Of Music To Kids http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/01/assignment_america/main4984493.shtml Sun, 03 May 2009 13:00:08 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4967571n Steve Hartman presents this week's "Assignment America" from Great Falls, Mont., where 112-year-old Walter Breuning proudly stands as the oldest man currently living in the nation. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4967571n Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:15:24 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/24/assignment_america/main4967452.shtml CBS Evening News: At Age 112, Walter Breuning Has Good Health And Every Last Marble http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/24/assignment_america/main4967452.shtml Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:30:02 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4953183n Steve Hartman revisits Sopchoppy, Fla. in this week's "Assignment America," where residents are still making "grub." http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4953183n Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:30:31 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/17/assignment_america/main4953135.shtml CBS Evening News: Steve Hartman Follows Charles Kuralt's Path Down To The "Worm Grunters" Of Sopchoppy, Fla. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/17/assignment_america/main4953135.shtml Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:00:05 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4936197n At 89, one woman calls herself "the baby of the Bat Mitzvah class." Steve Hartman reports on the oldest group of women to ever go through the Jewish rite of passage. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4936197n Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:00:42 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/10/assignment_america/main4935918.shtml CBS Evening News: Meet The Oldest Group Of Women To Ever Complete Their Bat Mitzvah http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/10/assignment_america/main4935918.shtml Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:30:09 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4898717n He's an exceptional student with a near perfect SAT score, but 17-year-old Alex Chivescu needed to find a foster family who would be willing to accept him into their home. Steve Hartman reports. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4898717n Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:00:54 EDT http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/27/assignment_america/main4898640.shtml CBS Evening News: Academic Standout Wrote Letters To Potential Parents To Stay In His School District http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/27/assignment_america/main4898640.shtml Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:30:04 EDT