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Autopsy finds estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. died of asphyxiation due to hanging after found dead at family property

Republicans continue to attack President Obama over the country's debt, while Democrats describe Mitt Romney as out of touch with the financial problems of most Americans. CBS News political correspondent Jan Crawford reports.

Envoy to Israel warns U.S. prefers not to resort to military force but will if necessary to prevent development of nuclear weapons

Chicago conference to focus on building nation's army when 130,000 international troops pull out after 2014

Themes taking shape, with GOP blaming Obama for debt, Dems saying Romney out of touch with average Americans

Experts say defense must explain why former senator didn't testify, and prosecutors have to explain star witness' testimony

Last year, a group of Republican and Democratic U.S. senators, known as "The Gang of Six," united in an effort to put forth a bipartisan debt reduction proposal. Nancy Cordes checks in on their progress.

President Obama presented the wife of late Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo with the Medal of Honor on Wednesday for Sabo's "conspicuous gallantry and heroic action" in combat while serving in the Vietnam War.

Mary Kennedy was found dead in her home in Mount Kisco, New York, WCBS has confirmed

President Obama awarded Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo the Medal of Honor posthumously on Wednesday for "conspicuous gallantry and heroic action" in combat while serving in the Vietnam War.