Mr. Rather's position may have been further weakened when:

a) it was revealed that CBS purposefully withheld from its '60 Minutes' program forensic experts who said the documents were fraudulent;

b) after it was clear the documents were found to be fraudulent, Rather and Company continued to argue that their story was essentially accurate; and

c) one witness, a fellow Guardsman during Bush's time in service, was not allowed to appear on the CBS program because he was "too pro-Bush."

But the NewsMax poll results show that the American people have not been fooled by CBS. The Tiffany Network's credibility may be completely lost – unless Dan Rather accepts responsibility and resigns.

Here are the NewsMax Poll Results:

1) Do you believe CBS and Dan Rather used forged documents to make allegations about George Bush's National Guard service?

Yes - 98.27%
No - 1.73%

2) Do you agree with Dan Rather that his story questioning George Bush's service is still true?

Agree - 2.62%
Disagree - 97.38%

3) Should Dan Rather resign over the CBS story that used these questionable documents?

Yes - 94.05% No - 5.95%

4) Who do you believe most about their account of their military record?

Bush - 87.74% Kerry - 1.39% Both - 4.35% Neither - 6.52%

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