Episode
60 Minutes: House of Cards/Saddam's Confessions
Overview
"House of Cards" looks at the U.S. sub-prime mortgage meltdown. "Saddam's Confessions" interviews the FBI agent that was in charge of the seven-month interrogation of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussien. "Andy Rooney" talks about the recession and compares it to the Great Depression.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 40
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2008-01-27
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
House of Cards/Saddam's Confessions is Episode 18 in Season 40 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2008-01-27. The runtime is 44 min.
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