'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America

The machete attack that left a British soldier dead on the streets of London on Wednesday included attackers shouting, "Allahu akbar," but the main television broadcast networks failed to reference Islam in their initial coverage.

President Obama heads into the third month of his second term still unable to find a cure for a sluggish economy, weak employment numbers and his own slipping job approval scores.
White smoke or black smoke? Maybe it's easier just to wait for a text message that a new pope has been elected.

Two important stories — this week's resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and last week's storm in the Northeast — underline the growing irrelevance of the traditional network evening-news programs.

President Obama provided a bit of pre-Super Bowl buzz-kill Sunday by saying that he believed football needs to make changes in order to reduce concussion risks.
The second inauguration of President Barack Obama gave television networks a chance to bask in the majesty of a Washington event that unites Americans of all beliefs and ideologies _ at least for a moment.
Flexing a little muscle paid off for Scott Pelley and CBS.
News organizations anticipated a long night following the presidential race on Tuesday, but it all ended suddenly.
In an impatient age of social media and instant communication, a close presidential election on Tuesday forced patience upon an army of journalists anxious for answers.

Brushing aside a growing chorus of criticism and second-guessing from within his own party, Mitt Romney tells "60 Minutes" his campaign is "doing a very good job," and "doesn't need a turnaround."

President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are set to address a major gathering of world leaders in government, business and other fields held annually by Bill Clinton.
CBS News is disguising the identity of a retired Navy SEAL who wrote a book about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden so it can protect "an American hero" _ even though other media outlets have said who he is.

For a man known in political and media circles for his prodigious application of the "f-word" (as a noun, an adjective, a verb, an adverb — most likely all eight parts of speech), Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel sounds like the veritable schoolmarm when recently scolding that city's murderous gangs.
As Scott Pelley marks his first year as anchor of the "CBS Evening News," he's got his eye on the top of the mountain.
Scott Pelley marks one year on the job Wednesday as anchor of the "CBS Evening News." And he's already got his eye on the top of the mountain.
"CBS Evening News" anchor Scott Pelley reports every sign of a purported improving economy, but often ignores data showing signs of severe weakness in the job market, which is the larger and more important story.
CBS' Scott Pelley urged as much quiet as possible among his colleagues as the pictures played out on the network's special report.