Republican Culture of Corruption - The Media

It appears that one of Bush paid Goebbels may be facing some trouble.

The hiring of Armtrong Williams by the Education Department is now being looked into by the U.S. attorney's office.

The Government Accountability Office has concluded that the Education Department engaged in illegal ``covert propaganda'' by hiring Williams to promote the No Child Left Behind Act without requiring him to disclose that he was being paid. The Education Department's inspector general has also reviewed the Williams deal, which was part of a broader contract that the education agency had with Ketchum, a public relations firm.

Now the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia is investigating whether Williams accepted public money without performing his required duties, said Dan Katz, chief counsel for Lautenberg. The attorney's office has a range of potential remedies, from suing to recover the money to possible criminal charges, Katz said.