TAWDRY TALES
Ex-Governor Bob McDonnell on SCOTUS overturning his conviction
"I feel vindicated," the former Virginia governor
tells 60 Minutes, despite Chief Justice John Roberts describing his
public corruption case as "tawdry tales"
Last year, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court
vacated Bob McDonnell's conviction, but condemned his conduct on ethical
grounds.
McDonnell and his family accepted
$177K in gifts and loans while he was in office. His attorney admitted
the evidence looked bad, but that's just the way U.S. politics works.
Now,
politicians found guilty of bribery in New York, Pennsylvania, Utah and
Louisiana are using the McDonnell case to fight their own convictions.
Preview:
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/preview-tawdry-tales/
The Brothers Rosenberg
It was called "The Crime of the Century," one of the most famous
espionage cases of the Cold War. In 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
were sent to the electric chair for conspiring to provide the secrets of
the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. They left behind two little boys,
Robert and Michael, just 6 and 10 years old at the time.
The
brothers Rosenberg were the orphans of Communist spies at the height of
the McCarthy era. Relatives were afraid to take them in. One town
blocked them from attending its schools. What ever happened to those
two little boys? It's a remarkable story, a piece of American history
that hasn't been fully told.
Preview at
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-preview-the-brothers-rosenberg/
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