A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well.

I had just turned 10-years-old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and plunged America into World War II.

The dream begins, most of the time, with a teacher who believes in you.

I know that this story is true.

I was really lucky to work at CBS news. I was blessed to be able to live my dream in many ways at CBS news.

On Capitol Hill, the Republican-controlled House voted mostly along party lines tonight to pass President Bush's federal budget blueprint. This includes his big tax cut plan, partly bankrolled, critics say, through cuts in many federal aid programs for children and education.

I think it's important for the public to know, great reporting starts with a publisher who has guts and an editor who has guts.