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Dr. David E. Hailey has Democrats atwitter with this study where he finds that the CBS Killian memos are authentic.

Here's an excerpt from his conclusion.

Since current odds hold that the Bush memos are faked, the question of their authenticity turns to whether CBS should have known they were inauthentic -- if, in fact, they are. In fact, there seems to be nothing in the memos that indicates they are faked. All evidence points toward a mechanical production process and away from a digital process.

Furthermore, the mechanical process seems to be consistent with typewriters used in the military at the time in question.
If I had been one of the experts advising CBS, I would have advised them that there is nothing physical in the memos implying they are not authentic. All indicators imply they are authentic. I would have told them that from my point of view, the memos are worthy of presenting to the public.

That's all well-and-good, but lefty politicos (and major media organizations) may want to hold off a bit before touting Hailey's findings too loudly as Paul at Wizbang is calling shenanigans.

It looks like the professor may have done some memo doctoring of his own.

I think its time for this story to go to bed. Every expert in the nation has had their chance to weigh in on the memos authenticity and the overwhelming consensus is that they're forged. The debate is over, we need to move on to other issues. Like finding out who forged the documents and how they found their way into the hands of Democrat operatives and CBS News producers.