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To: stockman_scott who wrote (66265)	11/5/2004 3:34:45 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 89467

Ha Ha - Dan Rather Fatally Wounds '60 Minutes Wednesday' Sure, rusty ratings already had Viacom execs in a lather, but now they can blame the failure of "60 Minutes Wednesday" on Dan Rather. CBS is preparing to yank the boring midweek spinoff, where Rather's outrageous attempt to topple President Bush with fake "documents" gave Jon Stewart and "Saturday Night Live" competition in the fake-news game. Story Continues Below Broadcasting & Cable mag confides: "The buzz inside the network is that Wednesday's edition got a reprieve last spring with its exclusive report on the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers at the Abu Ghraib prison. That piece was produced by Mary Mapes — the prime mover behind the notorious Bush/National Guard story. Now it could turn out that the same producer who saved '60 Junior' from the executioner’s axe helped put the show back on the chopping block."