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To: TimF who wrote (4335)1/12/2005 5:19:05 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 7936
 
Report Says Dan Rather Personally Involved in CBS News Campaign to Destroy President Bush; Accuracy in Media (AIM) Says CBS “Rathergate” Scandal Far Worse Than Previously Known
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The report reveals on page 130 that Mapes, one of those fired because of the scandal, had documented information in her possession before the controversial September 8 broadcast that George W. Bush, while in the Texas Air National Guard, “did volunteer for service in Vietnam but was turned down in favor of more experienced pilots.” This information is critical because Dan Rather, in the broadcast, insinuated that Bush was among the “many well-connected young men [who tried to] pull strings and avoid service in Vietnam.”...

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If AIM is to be believed, why didn't Bush join the regular Air Force instead of the Air National Guard?

ted