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I was really lucky to work at CBS news. I was blessed to be able to live my dream in many ways at CBS news.

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Dan Rather
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 31
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Have you ever had any anger about President Bush - who spent his time during the Vietnam War in the National Guard - running, in effect, a campaign that does its best to diminish your service in Vietnam? You have to be at least irritated by that, or have you been?
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And for whatever reason I've loved the news since I can remember. I loved it when I was in elementary school.
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Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.
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The reelection of Bill Clinton is as secure as a double-knot tied in wet rawhide.
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I know that this story is true.
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I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things.
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They say California's the big burrito Texas is a big taco right now. We want to follow that through. Florida is a big tamale.
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To the pilot of a deep sea submersible, upon finding out what would happen if the craft sprung a leak while submerged. I'll trust you to make sure that doesn't happen.
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Always marry a woman from Texas. No matter how tough things get, she's seen tougher.
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I can say with confidence I know a fair bit about LSD.
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The dream begins, most of the time, with a teacher who believes in you.
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I'm all news, all the time. Full power, tall tower. I want to break in when news breaks out. That's my agenda. Now, respectfully, when you start talking about a liberal agenda and all the, quote, 'liberal bias' in the media, I quite frankly, and I say this respectfully but candidly to you, I don't know what you're talking about.
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