Armstrong Williams ordered to repay $34,000
Submitted by sane yet not on Mon, 10/23/2006 - 11:06pm.
corruption | Republicans
Columnist to pay $34,000 in deal with government
Right-wing columnist Armstrong Williams was ordered to repay $34,000 of the 240,00 his firm received from the Dept. of Education to promote Bush's "No Child Left Behind" program.
Excerpt from the news story follows:
Lawmakers criticized the contracts as an improper use of taxpayer dollars. Congressional auditors concluded the department engaged in illegal "covert propaganda" by hiring Williams without requiring him to disclose he was paid.
Now, if they could just indict Halliburton...
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What a bargain
Is a soul worth $34,000?
I mean, as things go that's pretty dawg gone cheap, right. Being a step n' fetch it darlin' of the right wing for only a slap on the wrist of $34 grand...what self un-respecting putz would pass that up.