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Jeff Glor talks to Annie Jacobsen about “Area 51.” Jeff Glor: What inspired you to write the book? Annie Jacobsen: In 2007 I was at a Christmas Eve dinner when an 88-year old scientist named Edward Lovick leaned over and said to me, “Have I got a good story for you.” Lovick, it turned out, had been the lead physicist who developed stealth technology for the CIA, dating back to when Eisenhower was president. The reason Lovick could suddenly divulge information that had been kept secret for nearly 50 years was because the CIA had just declassified it. When I learned much of Lovick’s secret work took place at the mysterious location Area 51, I smiled. So, the place was real after all. As an investigative journalist, I wanted to know more. JG: What surprised you the most during the writing process? AJ: How many declassified government documents can now be found in online archives. My physical trips to the Library of Congress and the National Archives netted 1/1000th of the information I was able to virtually unearth by searching online archives–month after month after month. JG: 네임드 포인트 삽니다 What would you be doing if you weren’t a writer? AJ: I would be an archeologist. The past tells us so much about the present. Society advances but human desires seem to always remain the same. JG: What else...

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Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker has a new role: helping young victims of war in Central Africa. It came about through his distinguished career on screen. Whitaker, who recently starred in the CBS show “Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior,” reached the pinnacle of success in 2007, winning an Oscar for best actor in “The Last King of Scotland” – the story of Uganda’s brutal dictator – Idi Amin. Forest Whitaker: The king of the Oscars?Reel to real: You’ve seen the movie, now compare it to the real thing While filming the movie, Whitaker was introduced, first hand, to the harsh reality of Uganda’s child soldiers, enslaved boys and girls forced to fight that country’s bloody civil war – now more than two decades old. Since then, Whitaker has taken up their cause. It’s for this work that he was recently awarded the title of goodwill ambassador for UNESCO, a United Nations organization that promotes international peace. “The Early Show” caught up with Whitaker earlier this week. He talked about his work with the children, including his upcoming documentary – “A Place of Peace” – that profiles one Ugandan community that’s become a safe haven for these children. “The Early Show” began by asking Whitaker about what it means to become part of the United Nations mission. “I feel fortunate I get to work with UNESCO on some endeavors that I would like...

(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against the estate of Anna Nicole Smith in its fight to capture some of the $1.6 billion estate left behind by her late Texas billionaire husband. The high court on Thursday ruled that a bankruptcy court’s decision to give the now-deceased actress, model and Playboy Playmate $475 million from the estate of oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall was decided incorrectly. Pictures: Anna Nicole SmithPictures: Anna Nicole Smith’s funeral Smith and Marshall were wed in 1994, when she was 26 and https://www.sosc6nj44.online he was 89. He died the next year. His will left his estate to his son, E. Pierce Marshall, and nothing to Smith. A California bankruptcy court awarded Smith part of the estate, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that a bankruptcy court could not make a decision on an issue outside of bankruptcy law. The high court agreed, with a vote of 5-4. Smith died on Feb. 8, 2007, of what was ruled an accidental overdose. She was...