I'm guessing dan will not have to resign, he's going to be fired!
From the Drudge Report:
Redstone Vows 'Appropriate' Consequences For CBS News
Stewart Pinkerton, 09.23.04, 2:45 AM ET
HONG KONG - Here's one breaking story that Dan Rather will be watching closely.
Reacting to the document scandal at CBS News, Sumner M. Redstone, chairman and chief executive of Viacom (nyse: VIAb - news - people ), CBS' parent, vowed that the results of a recently announced probe would be "appropriate--and the consequences will be appropriate."
http://www.forbes.com/2004/09/23/cz_...cbs_print.html