Armstrong Williams Was Overpaid For Propoganda
You'll recall the Bush administration's admission that the Education Department secretly paid conservative commentator Armstrong Williams to promote No Child Left Behind, and the GAO's conclusion that the Department violated a law that prohibits the government from using covert propoganda to further a political agenda.
As a propogandist, Williams apparently didn't deliver to the administration's satisfaction. Williams agreed to settle the government's claim that he was overpaid.
In the settlement, the Justice Department examined whether Mr. Williams had performed the work promised in his $240,000 contract, signed in 2003 and cited in his reports to the Education Department.
Williams agreed to repay $34,000. The administration is evidently satisified that Williams delivered $206,000 worth of illegal propoganda.
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