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Inquiry Criticizes U.S. Broadcasting Official Over Hiring

Date: August 29, 2006

Author: Stephen Labaton

QUOTE: State Department investigators have concluded that Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, the head of the federal agency that oversees most government broadcasts to foreign countries, improperly hired a friend on the public payroll for nearly $250,000 over two and a half years.

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Key People:

• Rep. Howard L. Berman
• Rep. Tom Lantos
• President George W. Bush
• Kenneth Y. Tomlinson
• Senator Christopher J. Dodd Esq.

Key Organizations:

• American Conservative Union (ACU)
• Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)
• Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
• Justice Department/Department of Justice (DOJ)
• New York Times Company
• State Department/Department of State (DOS)
• Taliban
• US Senate
• Voice of America (VOA)

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Family & Friends & Interpersonal
  • Friends / Friendships

• Government & Politics / History
  • Government (General)
    • Government Jobs / Civil Service
    • Government scandals/corruption

• Media & Journalism
  • Manipulation / Propaganda / Leaks
  • Media Industry Issues
    • Television/TV/Cable Industry/Radio

• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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