Authenticity of Bush Guard Docs in Question

At the same time under the GREAT pressure and horrible events Bush faces, the rates are dropping. I too see that as an accomplishment. Given the current state of economic trends there is no reason to see the economy going anywhere but in good places. Buy signals are all over the market. In fact if I wasn't so stupid I would have profited a little by now. I can honestly say my position is better under Bush, under Clinton I spend spend spend and charge up cards but under Bush I mad a decision to pull in the strings because that was what the economy tended to portray. Neither of this is an actual result of what specific actions each leader did, but of my own. In fact there is a 95 percent probabiliy the fed with move with a .25 rate increase at the end of september. That is the highest probability I have seen and only means one thing, rates are increase to slow the economy and REDUCE the effects of inflation. Greenspan does a great job on controling growth and aslo the down side when that happens.

Ok.

Now we know that the memos are fake. However CBS stands by the information that inspired the creation of the forged documents. Boy! Does that ever open up a slew of questions.


http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20040916_979.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6019186/


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/...in641481.shtml

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(CBS/AP) Acknowledging questions raised about documents suggesting lapses in President Bush's National Guard service, CBS News promised a full-court effort to determine their authenticity while standing by its story.

"We will keep an open mind and we will continue to report credible evidence and responsible points of view as we try to answer the questions raised about the authenticity of the documents," CBS News Anchor Dan Rather said on 60 Minutes on Wednesday.

But Rather said CBS' critics have never attacked the thrust of the network's story: that Mr. Bush received preferential treatment to get into the National Guard and stay stateside during the Vietnam War, and failed to satisfy the requirements of his service.

"If we uncover any information to the contrary, rest assured we shall report that also," the embattled anchor said........

CBS on Wednesday flew Killian's former secretary, Marian Carr Knox, 86, from Texas to New York for an interview. In the interview, Knox said she believed the documents were fake but their content accurately reflected Killian's opinions.

"I know that I didn't type them," she said. "However, the information in those is correct.".......

"I think at the very least CBS should characterize the source," said Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri. "I think it's amazing that they haven't already done that."

CBS News officials said the memos came from a confidential source, and in a statement cited longstanding journalistic practice in refraining from describing how they obtained the documents.

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