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Politics, News & Issues > News Industry Dan Rather's lawsuit against CBS casts wider media net

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Former CBS anchor Dan Rather is suing the network for $70 million, charging breach of contract and that the network kowtowed to the Bush administration in forcing him to apologize for a news segment about President Bush's National Guard record. Rather, 75, says executives at CBS and its parent company, Viacom, forced him out because they were seeking "regulatory favors" from administration officials who were upset by allegations in Rather's "60 Minutes" report that Bush had received preferential treatment while in the National Guard. The report, which alleged Bush disobeyed orders and shir...

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