60 Minutes: August 08, 2010 Dying Badly; His Holiness; Chef Jose' Andre's Kitchen In our first story, Steve Kroft looks into the state of dying under the current Medicare system. It costs more than the entire budget for the Dept of Education to fund a dying person's last couple of months with Medicare. And it's not necessarily a good, comfortable end of life. So why is it still happening when it's not necessary? Find out what options are out there and how reasonable they are to put in place. In our second segment, Bob Simon with a fascinating look at Istanbul, Turkey where one of the most important leaders in Christianity lives in a 99% Muslim country. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, Orthodox Christian leader explains why he and the few thousand Christians remaining, have such faith. Finally, Anderson Cooper's fun exploration of something sweet, or crunchy. Chef Jose Andres' kitchen takes him on an adventure in the newest dining rage, 'molecular gastronomy'.

Starring:

Byron Pitts, Morley Safer, Steve Kroft, Lesley Stahl, Andrew Rooney, Scott Pelley, Ed Bradley, Bob Simon, Mike Wallace, Lara Logan, Anderson Cooper, Bill Whitaker, Norah O'Donnell, L. Jon Wertheim, Sharyn Alfonsi, John Dickerson

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Documentary