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==Rathergate==
==Rathergate==
In September 2004, the middle of the presidential election, Rather claimed that he had documents which called into question [[George W. Bush|Bush's]] [[National Guard]] service. These documents were almost immediately ruled to be shoddy forgeries. CBS and Rather himself later apologized for running the story<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/20/politics/main644546.shtml</ref>.
In September 2004, the middle of the presidential election, Rather claimed on "60 Minutes" that he had documents which called into question [[George W. Bush|Bush's]] [[National Guard]] service. These documents were almost immediately ruled to be shoddy forgeries. CBS and Rather himself later apologized for running the story<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/20/politics/main644546.shtml</ref>.
Four CBS employees were later fired over the controversy, including the Senior Vice President, and many suspect that Rather retired in order to avoid the same fate<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/10/national/main665727.shtml</ref>. The documents were later reviewed by experts who decided that the documents were false, and that CBS was negligent in airing them<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21675-2004Sep14.html?nav=hcmodule</ref><ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9967-2004Sep9.html</ref><ref>http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/complete_report/appendix_4.pdf</ref>.
Four CBS employees were later fired over the controversy, including the Senior Vice President, and many suspect that Rather retired in order to avoid the same fate<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/10/national/main665727.shtml</ref>. The documents were later reviewed by experts who decided that the documents were false, and that CBS was negligent in airing them<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21675-2004Sep14.html?nav=hcmodule</ref><ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9967-2004Sep9.html</ref><ref>http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/complete_report/appendix_4.pdf</ref>.