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Among the broadcasters gathered in Miami for the presidential debate earlier this month was a palpable sense of unease about Ra^ther's troubles and how they'll affect the industry's credibility .. [For example] Chris Matthews' comparison [of Ra^thergate] with the Watergate break-in made it clear how disturbing he finds the controversy. ``People say, `Well, you know, the president really did shirk his duties in the Guard, so maybe this thing about the [documents] isn't really that important. Because it really does just show what we know to be the truth.' 'I say yeah, and [then-DNC chairman] Larry O'Brien really was taking money from Howard Hughes. And Nixon was trying to prove that, too. And it was true. That's why they did the break-in. But that doesn't justify it. I'm sorry, the break-in is all that matters to me. The corruption, if you have it in terms of documentation by the network, is important.''