And the ex-CBS news anchor Dan Rather has filed a $75 million lawsuit against his former employer and its parent company Viacom. Rather says he was made a “scapegoat” for his controversial report on President Bush’s service in the National Guard. Rather reported that President Bush received preferential treatment in the early 1970s. He used as evidence copies of memos that had been provided to the network by a confidential source. Rather later retracted the claim after the validity of the memos came under attack. Rather says CBS and Viacom made him take the fall to appease the White House.