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Dan Rather's $70M lawsuit against CBS thrown out

A New York court on Tuesday dismissed Dan Rather's $70 million breach of contract lawsuit against CBS Corp., noting that the network continued to pay the anchor $6 million a year even after he left the evening news broadcast.

Rather seeks to add CBS brass back to lawsuit

Lawyers for Dan Rather have filed a new lawsuit against two current and former CBS executives originally named in his $70 million breach of contract lawsuit against CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc.

NYC judge restores Rather's fraud claim vs. CBS

A New York City judge has restored a fraud claim he previously dismissed from Dan Rather's lawsuit against CBS Corp. over a story about former President George W. Bush.

NYC judge wants to see CBS panel's Rather papers

A New York City judge says he wants to see documents that passed between a law firm and a panel CBS hired to investigate a Dan Rather story on President Bush.

Rather: Debates putting people to sleep

Dan Rather believes the last presidential debate put many Americans to sleep.

Lawyer: CBS' 'fraud' hurt Rather's income

Dan Rather could have made millions of dollars more per year if CBS had not defrauded him before firing him, his lawyer said Tuesday.

NY judge lets part of Rather's CBS lawsuit proceed

A New York City judge says news anchor Dan Rather can proceed with his $70 million lawsuit accusing CBS of violating its contract with him when the network fired him.

Dan Rather files amended lawsuit against CBS over his firing

Dan Rather has filed an amended lawsuit against CBS that says other TV networks refused to hire him because of the damage executives at his former company did to his reputation after a disputed 2004 report on President Bush.

Judge May Let Rather's Lawsuit Proceed

A judge said Wednesday that he was leaning toward allowing Dan Rather's $70 million lawsuit over his being fired by CBS to proceed.

CBS Asks Judge to Dismiss Rather's Suit

CBS asked a judge Thursday to dismiss a $70 million defamation lawsuit that veteran television newsman Dan Rather filed against the network and its parent company, arguing that he waited too long to take legal action.

Rather: Government Influencing Newsrooms

Dan Rather said Thursday that the undue influence of the government and large corporations over newsrooms spurred his decision to file a $70 million lawsuit against CBS and its former parent company.

CBS News Says Dan Rather Leaving

CBS News said Tuesday it is cutting ties to Dan Rather, concluding a messy professional divorce with the hard-charging anchor who had worked there for 44 years until things went sour over a story about the president's military service.

Rather Apparently Near End at CBS News

Dan Rather, who has been working at "60 Minutes" since leaving as "CBS Evening News" anchor last year, apparently is in his final days at CBS News.

Rather: Couric Will Need to Be a Leader

Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather wished his successor luck Monday, but said Katie Couric will need to be a leader and demonstrate a passion for news to succeed in the anchor chair.

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The Loss of Cronkite, a Bloggers Perspective.

To young journalists and aspiring journalists who have a firm understanding of history, Walter Cronkite is a legend. His candor and truth, his unimpeachable standards a method worth aspiring to. To those unaware of Mr.

Dan Rather explains how journalism is controlled and compromised
Source: YouTube

Former CBS Anchorman, Dan Rather, speaks to an audience about how corporate broadcasters have compromised journalistic integrity by satisfying stockholders, instead of public interests.

Media's Silence On Biden Remark "a crystal clear example of their horrendous coverage throughout the 2008 Presidential campaign."
Source: newsbusters.org

Rather pointed out "... (C)ertainly if Sarah Palin had said this it would be above the fold in most newspapers today... (I)f Sarah Palin had said this, the newspapers would have jumped all over it and so would have the major television outlets."

My nomination for Tim Russert's replacement

I nominate Dan Rather to replace Tim Russert on Meet The Press.

Punked: Faking the Hate, Manufacturing the News::By Michelle Malkin
Source: Town Hall

You don't have to be a Harvard University researcher to figure out that the media is infected with liberal bias -- or to realize that some left-wing journalists will use any means necessary to create ideological narratives that fit their worldview.

CBS is now officially the communication for barbarians service::By Dennis Prager
Source: Town Hall

Taken from the article. A little over three years ago, CBS sent Dan Rather to Baghdad to ask meaningless questions to, and provide a propaganda vehicle for, Saddam Hussein.

The only war worth fighting: the war against America

Here is a test, in the past week, name two news stories about anything good that happened either in the War on Terror, or about the United States abroad. Having a hard time? Don't be discouraged, because finding these stories is harder than it seems.

Don't Question Dan Rather
Source: courierpostonline.com

"Mr. Rather," I say. "Great suggestions. But you left the anchor desk last year after your report questioning President Bush's military service was discredited. Key memos could not be authenticated. Do you think the failure to ask questions then affects your credibility now?"

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