President Barack Obama recently sat down with 60 Minutes reporter Steve Kroft for what was a significant and full-throated defense of what his administration has accomplished in the almost three years he has lived in the White House. Obama pushed back on detractor’s suggestions that he has somehow both been obstinate in legislative negotiations and continually capitulated to the House GOP. He also remarked that when it comes to his potential opponent, ‘it doesn’t really matter’ who Republicans nominate.

In the past week or so, the nation’s capital was all atwitter with the presence of Steve Kroft and his 60 Minutes crew, who were reported to be investigating the cozy relationships between members of congress and business leaders affected by legislation passed by congress itself. Tonight the segment aired, featuring some classic 60 Minutes style ambush questions — in a press room setting — in which Kroft challenged both Nancy Pelosi and John Boehner may have benefited from stock purchases based on non-public information they’d received.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone are the creator’s of Comedy Central other long-running and hit show that consistently makes insightful political commentary by amplifying absurdities from the day’s headlines. South Park has been on air for well over a decade, and its creators have extended their creative reach to movies, and recently, a Broadway show. 60 Minutes‘ Steve Kroft recently sat down with Stone and Parker to discuss their hit musical The Book of Mormon as well as their creative process.

From CBS: Three days after he announced that American troops had killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan – President Barack Obama talked with “60 Minutes” correspondent Steve Kroft in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. That video aired tonight and was released by CBSNews.com, which you can watch in its entirety below.

The day after President Obama announced the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden news broke that the lifeless body of the al Qaeda leader was buried at sea in a manner that was consistent with Islamic tradition. Yesterday, the president sat down with 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft for an exclusive and one time discussion of the bin Laden affair, and a new segment has been released by CBS in which Obama discusses the burial at sea.

CBS News is reporting that during a sit down interview for 60 Minutes, President Barack Obama revealed to Steve Kroft his decision to not release photos of a dead Osama bin Laden. Republican House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers reportedly said “the risk of release outweigh the benefits” before adding that there was concern over how the image would be viewed as a “trophy” and inflame public opinion in the Middle East.

CBS News has announced President Obama will give his “first and only” interview about the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden to Steve Kroft of 60 Minutes. Kroft has interviewed Mr. Obama ten times in the past, most recently last November.

CBS says the interview will be conducted tomorrow at the White House, and aired this Sunday, one week after the dramatic raid that sent U.S. forces into Pakistan and into a dramatic firefight inside bin Laden’s compound, where the al Qaeda leader was shot twice and killed:

“You seem to be saying that most of it is BS,” says 60 Minutes’ Steve Kroft towards the end of a report on Greg Mortenson, summarizing the comments of one of the man’s critics. Mortenson is the writer and humanitarian whose inspirational books like the bestselling Three Cups of Coffee tell the story of his attempt to build schools in wartorn Pakistan and Afghanistan. The scathing segment begins with accusations that some of the books’ most heartwarming stories are made up and ends with a look at the schools that Mortenson’s Central Asia Institute non-profit claims to have made, finding many half-built, abandoned, or completely nonexistent.

President Obama taped an interview with Steve Kroft for tonight’s 60 Minutes before departing for India. In it he tells Kroft that one of the reasons the voters have responded they way they they did on Tuesday was because his administration didn’t properly communicate (over about a gazillion interviews) what they were doing and that “leadership isn’t just legislation.”

Conan O’Brien made his return to TV in a much-hyped 60 Minutes interview with Steve Kroft.

It was a decidedly Team Conan segment, and also a surprisingly serious and frank discussion with the comedy host.

Conan O’Brien sits down with Steve Kroft on 60 Minutes this Sunday, breaking his silence about Jay Leno, his exit from NBC and the future at TBS.

CBS News has released some quotes from the sit-down – sure to whet the appetite of news and comedy junkies alike.

60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft had a nice assignment recently – hanging out with Russian movie stars, partying in the VIP area of Moscow club “Soho Club” with a bunch of beautiful women.

All of this was part of his profile of Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, who will be very well-known here in the U.S. soon as he prepares to become majority owner of the NBA team New Jersey Nets.

President Obama made his third appearance on 60 Minutes this Sunday to talk about the still-struggling economy and his decision to send 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan (and yes, the Salahis). If you’re looking for a hint as to what the president’s demeanor might be going into his second year, meet (and welcome!) feisty and slightly annoyed Obama.

It’s no secret that we’re obsessed with competition and we get our kicks from big movement on the Power Grid. Recently malady has been responsible for movement in the rankings: just look at Dr. Sanjay Gupta and New York Times reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin . But who were the other big movers and shakers, and why the fluctuation? Find out inside.

President Obama just can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to holding the nation’s attention with details of his health care plan. Perhaps the President should embrace an ‘if you can’t beat’em, join’em’ mentality and stage his own outburst. It may be a good last resort before all is lost. Consider this.