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Lara Logan told to take leave of absence from '60 Minutes' after Benghazi story ...


Lara Logan of the show '60 Minutes Sports' listens to a question on stage during the Showtime panel presentation of the 2013 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, California January 12, 2013. REUTERS/Bret Hartman (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA SPORT) - RTR3CDFS


CBS has ordered '60 Minutes' correspondent Lara Logan and her producer to take a leave of absence following a critical internal review of their handling of the show's October story on the Benghazi raid.


The show relied on an interview with a security contractor who said he was at the U.S. mission in Libya the night it was attacked last year, but questions were raised about whether the source was lying.


A CBS internal report obtained by newsandtalking.blogspot.com on Tuesday found the network did a poor job vetting the story.


CBS Chairman Jeff Fager, who is also the '60 Minutes' executive producer, said he asked Logan and her producer, Max McClellan, to take a leave of absence.


The length of time wasn't determined.


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