Writer Backing Bush Plan Had Gotten Federal Contract (washingtonpost.com)

Of course $21,500 is chump change compared to the Armstrong Williams ripoff of $241,000.
Writer Backing Bush Plan Had Gotten Federal Contract (washingtonpost.com): "But Gallagher failed to mention that she had a $21,500 contract with the Department of Health and Human Services to help promote the president's proposal. Her work under the contract, which ran from January through October 2002, included drafting a magazine article for the HHS official overseeing the initiative, writing brochures for the program and conducting a briefing for department officials. "