60 Minutes: December 20, 2009 The Long Recession; The Patriarch; Alec Baldwin Scott Pelley returns to Wilmington, Ohio for the latest on the aftermath of the DHL shut down. Unemployment still breaking records, foreclosures still rising and the town remains optimistic and determined. In our second story, Bob Simon in Istanbul, Turkey with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, leader of a 300-million member Orthodox Christian Church. Why is the government anxious to see this Patriarchate come to an end after thousands of years? Also, Alec Baldwin talks with Morley Safer about his acting career and interestingly, his political interests. Baldwin doesn't hold back when asked about some pretty controversial personal issues.

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