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http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-09-10-bush-guard_x.htm?POE=NEWISVAPosted 9/10/2004 7:32 AM Updated 9/13/2004 4:27 AM
Authenticity of new Bush military papers questionedWASHINGTON (AP) — CBS News on Friday defended its report about President Bush's service in the Air National Guard, with anchor Dan Rather saying broadcast memos questioned by forensic experts came from "what we consider to be solid sources."
On Friday's CBS Evening News, Rather said that "no definitive evidence" has emerged to prove the documents are forgeries. (Related story: U.S. servicemen react)
"If any definitive evidence comes up, we will report it," Rather said.
The show also showed excerpts of interviews with Marcel Matley, a San Francisco document expert, who said he believed the memos were genuine.
CBS can state "with absolute certainty" that the disputed memos could have been produced on typewriters available in the early 1970s when the memos are purported to have been written, the network said. Rather said the typeface and style of the memos were available on typewriters since well before the 1970s.
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-09-12-bush-documents_x.htmPosted 9/12/2004 11:07 PM Updated 9/13/2004 11:38 PM
Memos debate eclipses contentWASHINGTON — Questions about President Bush's service in the Texas National Guard have been shunted to the background by a debate over the authenticity of newly disclosed documents that purport to show problems with his performance as a pilot.
Document analysts differ over whether the memos, ostensibly written by Bush's commander, Lt. Col. Jerry Killian, are genuine and could have been produced by typewriters available at Ellington Air Force Base in Houston in 1972 and 1973. Two retired FBI forensic document examiners who studied the memos at USA TODAY's request said Sunday that they probably are forgeries. Four other authorities interviewed by USA TODAY, including typewriter and type font experts, said the technology existed at the time to create the documents. None of the experts consulted offered an unequivocal opinion.
Whether the memos are authentic was further clouded by conflicting or changing stories — or refusal to comment — by some of the people who were Bush's superiors in the Guard. (Related items: Bush's records | CBS defends authenticity of documents)
White House spokesman Dan Bartlett declined to offer an opinion Sunday and said, "We have not conducted an independent analysis of the documents." He said he showed Bush copies of the memos and the president "had no specific recollection of any of the documents I showed him."
Here's a look at some of the key points in dispute.
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