... only have fast food chains and private clubs to choose from. The local economy depends heavily on you. According to CBS News, “Consumer spending drives 70 percent of the economy. When consumers put their wallets away, the economy has trouble ...

... Sig Mickelson, who helped build CBS News during the early days of television ... Mickelson, the first president of CBS News, died Friday at Scripps-Mercy Hospital ... Friendly, who also became a president of CBS News, to collaborate with Ed Murrow ...

... it, either give your employees health insurance or pay into the pot so that we're not subsidizing you," Obama told CBS News. Wednesday's Senate health committee vote "should make us hopeful - but it can't make us complacent," Obama said ...

... that earned him the moniker "the most trusted man in America." He was. Cronkite left his post on the anchor desk of CBS news more than two decades ago, but he had plenty left to say. He spoke out on various matters when he saw fit (and when ...

... justice in a peaceful way. He responded to critics that he hadn't been forceful enough in support of protesters, telling CBS News: "The last thing that I want to do is to have the United States be a foil for those forces inside Iran who would love ...

... By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK -- CBS News on Wednesday carried out a cost ... personnel or closing bureaus, although CBS News facilities in Dallas, Miami, Tel Aviv and Moscow will be downsized. CBS News is consolidating its management in ...

... Explosion.'' Friendly became president of CBS News in March 1964. He resigned abruptly ... in my almost two years as the head of CBS News I tempered my news judgment and tailored ... variety of issues. Former president of CBS News dies at 82

... to space after 36 years. "It is impossible to imagine CBS News, journalism or indeed America without Walter Cronkite," CBS News president Sean McManus said in a statement. "More than ...

... the administration on its economic recovery plans, but want more specifics from the White House. In an interview with CBS News, Obama said his overarching message was this: "Show some restraint. Show that you get that this is a crisis and everybody ...

... is just one of 65,000 adults in this city who cannot read above the fifth-grade level. This story was reported on CBS News a while back and, according to a recent study, the problem is getting worse in many states. The adult literacy problem ...