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ew York (AP) -- The top CBS News executive asked to resign for her role in the network's discredited report on President Bush's military service has quit, CBS said on Monday. Betsy West, formerly senior vice president of prime time for CBS News, resigned nearly two months after being asked to. "I am proud of my 25-year career in television and of my track record at CBS News, and I am looking forward to the next chapter of my professional life," West said. Neither West's spokesman, Tom Goodman, nor CBS News would discuss whether the two parties had reached a...

2 Involved in Flawed Report at CBS Resign By JACQUES STEINBERG wo of the three CBS journalists who had refused for more than a month to resign over a disputed broadcast concerning President Bush's National Guard service have now submitted their resignations. In a statement released by her lawyer last night, one of the journalists, Mary Murphy, senior broadcast producer of the Wednesday edition of "60 Minutes," which broadcast the report, said, "CBS News and I have reached an amicable resolution." She added: "During my time at CBS News, I enjoyed wonderful working relationships with many talented and dedicated journalists....