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Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim will remain on "60 Minutes.".

They remain.

Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said in a memo Friday that they will remain with "60 Minutes," potentially calming the chaotic situation that has been brewing at CBS News since the firing of the program's top producers and three correspondents.

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«"We decided to stay," the three said.

To be continued…

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