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The Grammy Awards must have had no idea how lucky it was to choose LL Cool J as their host: The rapper-actor struck exactly the right tone as he honored Whitney Houston without letting her death completely overshadow the ceremony.

More often than not Congress needs to be saved from itself. A classic example is the STOCK Act which passed the U.S. Senate last week and comes up for a vote in the House of Representatives later this week.

Welcome to Sound of the City's liveblog of the 54th Annual Grammys, coming to you live from a couch in Astoria.

The day-long coverage of the death of Whitney Houston will culminate on CBS tonight with the Grammy awards where there will be a simple tribute to Houston who died yesterday in her room at the Beverly Hilton hotel.

HensonFuerst Law Firm's case against Duke University over woman's treatment related to flawed cancer research trial and disgraced researcher Anil Potti is featured on CBS' "60 Minutes." Attorney Thomas Henson, of HensonFuerst, P.A. , law firm, Raleigh, NC, represents Walter Jacobs, featured in the CBS "60 Minutes" story, "Deception at Duke." ... (more)

Tonight CBS will televise the Grammy Awards, which will feature a tribute to Whitney Houston , a new song from Bruce Springsteen andA the long-awaited return of Adele , who hasn't sung since the Fall due to vocal chord surgery.

We can expect emotional moments. The surviving Beach Boys re-unite for a live performance for the first time in 20-plus years.

Author, activist and comedian Dick Gregory once jokingly complained that Black History Month was the shortest month of the year.

There are some people who see President Obama as an arrogant narcissistic boor. Yet, I think a case can be made that he actually is a modest man, much too modest.

The Weekly Standard looks at what hacked data shows about the Syrians. Readers have a choice before proceeding.

Qatar led the 22-member League of Arab States in negotiations to draft a proposal calling on the United Nations to demand Syrian President Bashar Assad step down, and it was the first Arab nation to suggest sending troops to end the bloodshed in Syria.

She's arguably the most famous singer of her generation, but was silenced last year when she was forced to have surgery on her vocal chords.

There is a multi- billion dollar industry that creates flavors for foods. Their job is to make candy taste more fruity, soda sweeter, steak richer and vegetables more appealing.

At some point, a show stops being a show and becomes a utility: gas, electricity, water, The Simpsons.

The work of former Duke University cancer researcher Anil Potti will be the topic of a 60 Minutes segment this Sunday on CBS, shining a spotlight on his cancer research that was initially heralded as breakthrough, but later found to be fraudulent.

Watching a very good episode of 30 Rock is like rushing up and down a joke rollercoaster with a jet engine strapped to the back of the car.

The telecast, starting at 8 p.m. Sunday on CBS, could be the year's best variety show.

Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., won a victory on Thursday, when the House passed a version of his bill designed to combat insider trading in Congress.

House Financial Services Chairman Spencer Bachus is under investigation for possible insider-trading violations, as Congress moves ahead with a bill to ban the practice.A The Ethics Committee is reportedly looking into the Republican lawmaker's stock purchases, the Washington Post reported Thursday night.A Bachus was one of several lawmakers at the ... (more)

Adele. the top nominee for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards , talks to Anderson Cooper in a 60 Minutes interview to be broadcast on Sunday, February 12, 2012 on the CBS Television Network, according to a February 9 press release from CBS.