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Tonight, Dan Rather is the news. Just minutes ago on The CBS Evening News, the veteran CBS anchor responded to mounting questions swirling around documents used in his 60 Minutes story about President Bush’s service record during the Vietnam War.

Hear an excerpt from Dan Rather’s interview with the source who “misled” him, and a discussion on what the CBS apology means, and what’s next for the network and for Dan Rather.

Guests:

John Harwood, national political editor The Wall Street Journal

Frank Rich, columnist and associate editor The New York Times

Joe Hagan, television columnist The New York Observer

 
 

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