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Politics : I Will Continue to Continue, to Pretend....
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To: Sully- who wrote (4983)9/16/2004 8:24:13 AM
From: Sully-   of 35834
 
<font size=4>The Prisoner's Dilemma

<font size=3>By The MinuteMan
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In a longish post below, I explain that CBS and USA Today independently received *six* documents. CBS only disclosed four, which is deeply troubling - shouldn't they disclose to their viewers that their source delivered a package of documents, some of which were just too fake to air? Was there other evidence casting doubt on their story which CBS suppressed?

But it also means that (as some have pointed out for several days) that USA Today and CBS have tied their journalistic credibility to the same six documents. If both news services stand by their authenticity, they help each other; but if either one throws in their hands and concedes the truth, the holdout is left looking lonely and foolish (Dan is geting used to that!).

Obvious caveat - they can plot semi-publicly (news releases, etc), so they may try to ride it out together. And they may have slightly different sources - perhaps Burkett (just to pick a name at random) gave the docs to CBS directly, and to USA Today through a third party.

However, based on the news in the CBS statement, their fates are ever more tightly bound together. Maybe the truth is in there - read USA Today!
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