There are still a lot of things I want to do that have nothing to do with CBS. I'd like to come back for election coverage in 2008 -- but to work five days a week is not what I want to do.

I think this is one of those deals that isn't done until it's done, and right now I don't think anybody really knows what Katie will decide. It's up to Katie to decide, and when she does, we'll all know.

Wars are not fought on the training ground, nor can they be covered from a TV studio. They are not reality shows, they are reality. Young men and women have to fight them, and correspondents have to cover them if we are to understand what they are about.

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I can't remember a time in all the 38 years I've worked at CBS News when I've been prouder to be a part of this organization. I see our people in Baghdad risking their lives every day and now what our reporters in New Orleans are going through. I'm just in awe of their courage and their dedication and their professionalism.

It's certainly not forgotten, but we're moving past it. When you make a mistake like we made, you don't get your credibility back just by saying, 'I promise we're not going to do that again.' You have to make drastic changes, and then you have to work on getting your credibility back one day — and one story — at a time. That's what we're doing.