JAMES COMEY – In a 2014 interview after he became FBI director, James Comey spoke to Scott Pelley about his job and the political independence it required in order to uphold the rule of law effectively. That issue was front and center this week when he was abruptly fired by the president amid the FBI’s investigation of Russian ties to the Trump presidential campaign. Robert G. Anderson and Pat Milton are the producers.

THE BIN LADEN DOCUMENTS – Former FBI agent Ali Soufan, who was the bureau’s lead investigator into Al Qaeda after 9/11, tells Holly Williams about the treasure trove of documents seized in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. Among the revelations: letters from an adoring son poised to take his father’s place. Michael Radutzky and Denise Schrier Cetta are the producers.

CURIOSITY ON MARS – Bill Whitaker reports on the Mars rover Curiosity, whose images and data are providing scientists a fascinating look at the red planet’s surface and new theories about life in the universe. Robert G. Anderson and Aaron Weisz are the producers.

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