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60 Minutes

8/23/2015: Crime Against Humanity, Senator Tom Coburn, Misty Copeland

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🗓️ 23 August 2015

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Scott Pelley reports on the 2013 sarin gas attack in Syria; Lesley Stahl profiles retired Oklahoma Republican Tom Coburn; and Bill Whitaker profiles Misty Copeland, an unlikely ballerina. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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About two in the morning, August 21st, 2013,

0:38.3

hundreds in the suburbs of Damascus were awakened by the panic

0:43.3

of their last breath stuck in their throats.

0:46.3

They were experiencing the horror of a serengass attack.

0:50.3

No one has been held responsible.

0:55.0

Nobody knew what was going on. People were just praying for God to have mercy on them.

1:02.0

It's time for a change. Republicans and Democrats alike.

1:08.0

Retiring Republican Senator Tom Coburn had harsh parting words for his congressional colleagues.

1:15.1

I see him make decisions every day that benefit their career rather than the country.

1:20.2

And that's what's so sickening about Washington.

1:23.3

Coburn has been called the godfather of the Tea Party, doesn't believe in global warming,

1:28.9

and is a staunch conservative on government spending.

1:32.0

So what does he think about President Obama?

1:35.1

I just love him as a man. I think he's a neat man.

1:37.8

I'm a proud of our country that we elected Barack Obama.

1:43.2

She performs to sell out crowds on grand stages across the country.

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