Tied to more than a dozen deaths. The Supreme Court today effectively wiped out restrictions on most federal Campaign Finance limits. It is seen as a winning for free speech, but critics say it will drown out th the little guy in elections. Until today american individual had a limit on the total amount of money they could go donate each election cycle. That limit is now gone. Its a ruling that means the spigot in american politics will become even wider. Americans will be able to donate as much as they want. Previously individuals were limited to giving these groups a total of 74,600. When it comes to supporting candidates for president and for congress while individual donations are still capped at 2,600 per campaign u give that amount to as many candidates as you want. The previous 48,600 limit has been eliminated. John roberts leading the conservative majority highlighting freedom of speech saying money and politics at a time may have seen repugnant to some, it truly pockets Campai
Proceedings against luis suarez as he bites an italian opponent at the world cup. Well hear how people in his native uruguay reacted. And 60 years ago today, this young ethnic rubble hijacked a burmese passenger plane. Only now can we hear his story. Hello. We start in ukraine where the ceasefire appears to be under threat. Russia says it supports the truce and Vladimir Putin asked the Russian Senate to revoke his right to intervene militarily in ukraine. While that vote has just taken place, the president s right to send troops into ukraine has now been overturned. But sporadic fighting is continuing between russian separatists and ukrainian forces. A military helicopter was shot down on tuesday, killing all nine people on board. Kiev accused russian separatists of being behind that attack. Nato leaders are now meeting in brussels, looking at options to resolve the crisis. What can nato do . There are possible plans that include sending a funding money to boost ukraines defenses. Mili
Pappants. Thats only the half of it. And will tony meet rocky . A musical based on one of boxings most famous films. All that and much more on cbs this Morning Saturday may 3, 2014. Captioning funded by cbs and welcome to the weekendterrific guests including an awardwinning chef here to talk about a life in love with the ocean. And starring in our saturday session. Needtobreathe, great music coming up. First, our top story this morning. A deadly disease appeared for the first time in the u. S. Its called middle east respiratory syndrome the mrse virus. Until now the virus has been seen only in the middle east and europe. A dozen countries in all. About 100 people have died from it. Reporter the unidentified patient was a Health Care Worker in saudi arabia. On april 24th he flew from riyadh to london, on to chicago and took a bus to indiana. Three days later, fever, koch shortness of breath developed. The next day admitted to Community Hospital in munster, indiana. The patients travel h
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From new york, the tonight show starring Johnny Carson. And now heres the fabulous Harry Belafonte. Here he comes. I found out about that week from Harry Belafonte. I went over to his home and all of a sudden effortlessly he started talking about this week of television and the tonight show. Im thinking wait a minute Harry Belafonte hosted a week of the tonight show. How did i not know this . That was probably the most revolutionary move that Mainstream Television could have done at the time. I write about tv. I write about politics. I should have known about it. Why is this history lost to us . Harry belafonte takes an existing White Institution in american culture, and he turns it into something that represents his world, that it should be multicultural, that it should be politically engaged. What Harry Belafonte did, he combined politics and entertainment like a forerunner to the daily show and the Stephen Colbert show. Is that a fancy way of saying i told you so . I mean, this is e