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Jan. 14, 2005

Rather Has Major Responsibility for Broadcasting Bush Story

Forum Column - By William J. Becker Jr. - All the palaver concerning the CBS News scandal, sometimes referred to as Memogate or Rathergate, had me reminiscing about my salad days as a journalist covering courts for the Las Vegas Sun. In those days, I didn't know the difference between comity and comedy, but I knew something about how the press could be used for political gain.

Forum Column

By William J. Becker Jr.
        
        All the palaver concerning the CBS News scandal, sometimes referred to as Memogate or Rathergate, had me reminiscing abou...

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