Mary Mapes is still fired

This just in from HDNet, which has seen the need to put out a raging blog fire started by a careless smoker:

“Contrary to several reports in online news outlets, former CBS News “60 Minutes” producer Mary Mapes is not joining the staff of HDNet’s investigative news program “Dan Rather Reports.” HDNet has not had any discussions with Mary Mapes, and there are no plans, now or in the future, for her to join HDNet or "Dan Rather Reports."

That show begins in October.