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Murdered U.S. agent's family wants answers

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:28:18 EST

Gunwalking: Parents of ICE Special Agent Jaime Zapata want to know if weapon that killed their son was tracked by U.S.

Gunwalker scandal called "perfect storm of idiocy"

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:59:51 EDT

Congressional investigators say agency charged with preventing weapons from falling into hands of drug cartels instead facilitated it

Video: ATF agents face "gunwalking" blame, danger in Mexico

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:37:43 EDT

Former attache for ATF in Mexico City Darren Gil told CBS News' Sharyl Attkisson that ATF agents in Mexico face blame and danger as a result of the agency's "Fast and Furious" program.

Video: Obama on "gunwalking" - "Serious mistakes" may have been made

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:42:52 EDT

Responding to operation "Fast and Furious," President Obama told Univision's Jorge Ramos, "serious mistakes" may have been made. Recently CBS News broke this story of the ATF letting guns into Mexico, which have wound up in the hands of drug cartels.

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:14:18 EST

Video: Soldier Goes AWOL to Combat PTSD

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:35:41 EST

Nearly 70,000 Americans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Many more may suffer from it, but are reluctant to come forward. Armen Keteyian reports on one soldier who took a big risk to get help.

Video: Bomb Plots Linked to Yemen

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:10:03 EDT

Officials say the two bombs hidden inside printers clearly point to the Yemen-based terror group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and bomb-builder Ibrahim Hassan al Asiri.

Video: YouTube, Google Campaign Hits and Misses

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:09:19 EDT

For the midterm elections, CBS News teamed up with YouTube and Google to give you the latest popular political stories and videos online. Sharyl Attkisson takes a look at the hits and misses of campaign 2010.

Video: Federal Money Sent to the Dead

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:08:46 EDT

A congressional report indicates that over a billion dollars have been sent to deceased individuals since 2000. Sharyl Attkisson reports on how some of the living are profiting from the dead.

Video: Cargo Flight Security Far From Perfect

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:04:30 EDT

About 37,500 tons of packages are shipped on cargo plans in the U.S., with another 12,500 tons on passenger planes. Armen Keteyian reports that with so much cargo in the air, the current level of security is hardly terror-proof.

Security Gaps Plague Cargo Shipping

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:30:05 EDT

Screening on Cargo Flights Not as Stringent as on Passenger Flights; Sheer Amount of Shipments Are Difficult to Examine

Tea Party Candidates Get Some Surprising Help

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:29:58 EDT

Strange Political Bedfellows: Democrats Help Tea Party Candidates in Some Key Races

Grand Theft Cargo: See A Truck Get Stolen in :30

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:59:58 EDT

An Exclusive Look at Cargo Thieves, Whose Theft of Billions in Everything From Sneakers to Viagra Forces Us All to Pay More

Video: Ethics Committee Hypocrisy

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:09:49 EDT

A CBS News Investigation found that the House Ethics Committee isn't policing members of Congress as well as it should and is thumbing its nose at the independent committee meant to watch them. CBS News' Sharyl Attkisson has a report.

Video: 2010's Mindboggling Midterm Funding

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:21:10 EDT

2010 has seen the most money ever spent on midterm elections with the biggest pile by a large margin going Republican. Sharyl Attkisson reports.

Record Spending Amount for Midterm Election

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:30:01 EDT

For the First Time in a Midterm Election, Outside Interest Groups Outspend Official Democratic and Republican Parties

Food Safety System Filled with Gaps and Overlaps

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:52:00 EDT

CBS News Investigates: Fifteen Federal Agencies Spend more than $2 Billion Annually Enforcing at Least 30 Different Laws

Video: Mystery Campaign Ad Dollars

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:13:06 EDT

Due to a landmark Supreme Court ruling earlier this year, you may never know who's behind a lot the midterm election's political ads. Armen Keteyian investigates the "shadow" groups bankrolling the messages.

Who's Paying for All Those Political Ads?

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:30:01 EDT

CBS News Investigates How Corporations, Unions and Some Non-Profits Bankrolling Ads Remain Secret

Medicare Fraud: A $60 Billion Crime

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:38:33 EDT

A.G. Holder Tells "60 Minutes" More Oversight Is Needed; Scammer Explains How Easy It Is To Steal Millions

Video: Coordinated Attacks Rock Iraq

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:26:36 EDT

With U.S. combat troops now out of Iraq, insurgents are putting security forces to the test. Terry McCarthy spoke to the top U.S. general in Iraq about the country's security.

Video: Senate Candidates: Outsiders?

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:40:02 EDT

Nancy Cordes reports that with congressional approval ratings near an all time low, candidates have taken to portraying themselves not as Republicans or as Democrats, but as outsiders.

Video: BP's Oil Spill Compensation Slow

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:34:31 EDT

With 154,000 claims filed with BP, a third has received at least one payment, but nearly twice that number are still waiting for the first check. Kelly Cobiella reports.

Video: White Supremacists Revealed

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:33:56 EDT

According to the latest figures from the Justice Department, 27,000 gangs are operating in America with 788,000 members. Armen Keteyian gives a rare look into the world of white supremacists.

Video: Stimulus Consequences Unplanned

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:48:56 EDT

When President Obama's stimulus package passed, it was promised that unemployment would drop down to 8% -- but it hasn't. Sharyl Attkisson reports on some other unintended consequences it has had.