Does anyone have a collection of links about the three columnists

[RagingInMiami]

who were on the Bush payroll, as well as a link about Gannon? I have a reporter friend out west who has been kept out of the loop on these matters and I would love to send her these links.

[RagingInMiami]

1. Or maybe somone can tell me about a blog that would have this info

it would be greatly appreciated

[Roland99]

2. Here are some links...hope they're what you're looking for

Writer Backing Bush Plan Had Gotten Federal Contract
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38267-2005Jan26.html


Pentagon to broadcast to millions of U.S. homes
http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=4272a7ec26944f6c


3rd columnist paid by HHS to tout policy
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2002164234_watch29.html


What is Talon News, and why does it have press credentials?
http://mediamatters.org/items/200501280006
(You can search at mediamatters.org for many more articles on Gannon and other cases of paid shills)


Education Dept. paid commentator to promote law
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-01-06-williams-whitehouse_x.htm


Medicare Commercials Broke Law, GAO Says
http://drkoop.com/template.asp?page=newsdetail&ap=93&id=1504170
Bush administration TV ads to promote changes in Medicare's prescription drug coverage broke two federal laws because they were disguised as news reports but didn't identify who was sponsoring them, the nonpartisan investigative arm of Congress has ruled.

The General Accounting Office (GAO) said the ads, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, did not make it clear that the announcers were paid by HHS and weren't real correspondents, the Washington Post reported.

The GAO's 16-page opinion says the ads violated a federal law that bars the use of federal funds for propaganda, and a separate statute that covers unauthorized use of federal monies. The ruling doesn't carry legal weight, however.

The three ads, two in English and one in Spanish, cost about $44,000. The ads were aired by some 40 television stations nationwide, the Post reported.

(Actual url points to something else now)


Dems attack videos promoting Medicare law
Bush administration pays actors to pose as TV journalists
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/03/15/MNGPG5KODH1.DTL

[RagingInMiami]

3. Thank you very much