MSNBC is again reporting on the Dan Rather lawsuit against CBS without pointing out that the defamation of President Bush's TANG service was based on documents created on a PC using Microsoft Word.  Here are the two places where the story refers to the incident that led to Rather's firing:

"Rather, whose last months at CBS were clouded by a disputed story on President Bush’s Vietnam-era military service, says his employers made him a “scapegoat” to placate the White House after questions arose about the story.

The lawsuit names CBS Corp., former CBS parent Viacom Inc., CBS President Leslie Moonves, Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone and former CBS News President Andrew Heyward. It seeks $20 million in compensatory damages and $50 million in punitive damages."

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"Rather was removed from his “CBS Evening News” post in March 2005, six months after he narrated a report that said Bush disobeyed orders and shirked some of his duties during his National Guard service. The report also said a commander felt pressured to sugarcoat Bush’s record."

The impression is that the story had merit and President Bush had done something wrong.

This is an AP story:

updated 7:31 p.m. CT, Wed., Jan. 9, 2008