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He was at the beginning of a long dance to create a sense of trust in his source, who he felt had an incredible story to tell

The White House said the affair raises questions about the connections between CBSs source, retired Texas National Guard officer Bill Burkett, and Democrat John Kerrys campaign

B&W also clashed with RJR and Philip Morris over Barclay cigarettes and a false-advertising charge brought by the F.T.C

In June 1994, The New York Times had run long articles based on thousands of pages taken from B&Wthe cache of papers copied at a Louisville law office by Merrell Williams

A confidentiality agreement is more important than the public health of America's citizens