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Tawdry Tales | Starr Students | Norman Seeff's Archive
TV Flash files “Tawdry Tales | Starr Students | Norman Seeff's Archive” as hour 467 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 49, episode 32, aired 2017-04-30, 60 min.
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This leaf is S49E32: listed hour 467 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 32 of 37 in season 49. It aired 2017-04-30 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “America's Steeplechase | Bloomberg | The Judge” (S49E31). Next is “Theo and Joe | Deported | The Nuremberg Prosecutor” (S49E33). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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Tawdry Tales - Bob McDonnell says family broke no Virginia laws taking $177K in gifts and loans and says he was vindicated when the Supreme Court overturned his conviction. When he and his wife accepted $177,000 worth of gifts and loans from a wealthy man seeking the governor's help on a business venture, the overworked and indebted governor of Virginia "appreciated" his generosity. But the former governor, Bob McDonnell, says he would not accept such gifts if he could do it all over again. Bill Whitaker interviews McDonnell and reports on his conviction for corruption and the influential Supreme Court ruling that reversed it. Starr Students - An ex-hedge fund manager founded a high school in one of the poorest places in the world. Now Anderson Cooper reports from Africa on how students from Somaliland are achieving academic success. Norman Seeff's Archive - Film shot by photographer Norman Seeff while taking some of the most iconic pictures in the world show revealing sides of his famous subjects the public rarely sees.
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S49E32 is listed hour 467 of 767 — hour 32 of 37 in season 49, season 49 episode 32.
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Tawdry Tales | Starr Students | Norman Seeff's Archive aired 2017-04-30 and is listed at 60 minutes.
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Also in season 49
- S49E01 The King | The New Cold War | The Picasso Portfolio
- S49E02 The Artic Frontier | Don't Mess with Mary Quin | Nate Parker
- S49E03 Breaking Good | Artificial Intelligence | Gorilla Doctors
- S49E04 Finding Refuge | The Brothers Rosenberg
- S49E05 Ask Ohio | Thrown for a Loss | The Influncers
- S49E06 In God's Name | The Pot Vote | The Music of Zomba Prison