Tuesday, January 18, 2005

FCC Investigates Williams

Last year's big FCC investigation was into what Janet Jackson exposed. This year's promises to be into what Armstrong Williams covered up. The FCC has launched an investigation into the pundit taking $240,000 in taxpayer money to promote a Bush administration agenda. Federal communication law requires that such arrangements be publicly disclosed. Mr Williams kept his arrangement secret until USA Today broke the story. He and the Education Department may have broken federal law against "covert propaganda" as a result. FCC Chairman Michael Powell ordered the investigation. (CBC)

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