The Bush administration paid a prominent black journalist to promote President Bush's education law and give Education Secretary Rod Paige media time, records show.I thought we had a free press in this country...
Armstrong Williams, a nationally syndicated radio, print and television personality, was paid $240,000 by the Education Department to promote the No Child Left Behind Act.
The contract required Williams' company, the Graham Williams Group, to produce radio and TV ads that promote the controversial law and feature one-minute "reads" by Paige. The deal also allowed Paige and other department officials to appear as studio guests with Williams.
Williams, one of the leading black conservative voices in the country, was also to use his influence with other black journalists to get them to talk about No Child Left Behind.
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Friday, January 07, 2005
The malfeasance of this administration shows no bounds
Just when you thought you knew the extent of this administration's misdeeds and improprieties, inevitably more news leaks out that further shocks you. Such is the case this morning. The AP reports:
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