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Dan Rather Sues CBS, Viacom

Former CBS news anchor Dan Rather has sued CBS, Viacom, and CBS President Leslie Moonves for forcing him to leave the position he had held for over two decades in the aftermath of the questions raised over the story he did on President George W. Bush’s National Guard service during the Vietnam conflict. Mr. Rather claims in the suit that “CBS intentionally caused the public and the media to attribute CBS’ alleged bungling of the episode to Mr. Rather.” Read more here in an AP story.