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Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005 9:23 a.m. EST
Heyward: Rather Personally Vetted Bogus Story
CBS's investigation into the Rathergate scandal went to great lengths to exonerate the disgraced anchorman, apparently to the point of even bending the truth.
The report on the in-house probe claims that Rather had almost no role in checking out the bogus Sept. 8 report on President Bush's National Guard record, saying that the CBS newsman "does not appear to have participated in any of the vetting sessions or to have even seen the Segment before it was aired."
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But according to CBS News President Andrew Heyward, nothing could be further from the truth.
In a development first covered Tuesday morning by "Fox and Friends" host E.D. Hill, the report says:
"Heyward recalled speaking to Rather on Monday, September 6, and being told that the story was thoroughly vetted. Heyward also told the Panel that Rather said he had not 'been involved in this much checking on a story since Watergate.'” [page 104]
Instead the CBS investigation claimed Rather had even less time than usual to check out the phony story, because he was busy covering the GOP convention and a Florida hurricane.
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