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“Billions” star Damian Lewis

It’s no surprise Damian Lewis has created another indelible character: American hedge fund manager Bobby “Axe” Axelrod on the Showtime series “Billions.” Yet the former star of “Band of Brothers” and “Homeland” is actually an upper-crust Brit. Correspondent Jim Axelrod visits with Lewis in London, when the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor laughed, “Oddly, the irony is that coming from a white-collar British background, I tend to play blue-collar Americans!” Source

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Calendar: Week of February 20

“Sunday Morning” takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead, from a farewell to Bao Bao the giant panda, to a celebration of the year’s worst movies. Jane Pauley reports. Source

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Gay Talese and the art of “New Journalism”

He’s considered a leader of a movement known as “New Journalism” – writers who tried to break the boundaries of traditional reporting in the mid- to late-20th century. Now 85, and working on a new book about his long marriage, Gay Talese talks to Rita Braver about some of his most memorable stories, and about a new anthology of his most acclaimed articles, called “High Notes.” Source

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Passage: The name behind Roe v. Wade

One of the most significant women behind the push to legalize abortion has passed away. Norma McCorvey died Saturday at an assisted living center in Katy, Texas. And while the name might not ring a bell, it was under the pseudonym “Jane Roe” that McCorvey became involved in one of the most far-reaching lawsuits of the 20th century: Roe v. Wade. Jane Pauley reports. Source

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