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Four Officials Profited From Publishers, Report Finds

Date: May 10, 2007

Author: Amit R. Paley

QUOTE: Four officials who helped oversee a federal reading program for young students have pocketed significant sums of money from textbook publishers that profited from the $1 billion-a-year initiative, a Democratic congressional report disclosed yesterday.

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Key People:

• Sen. Edward "Ted" Moore Kennedy
• Secretary Margaret Spellings

Key Organizations:

• Department of Education/Education Department (ED)
• Justice Department/Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Washington Post Newspaper

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Abstract Principles
  • Information
    • Truth / Honesty / Lying / Cheating
      • Hide/Mislead
        • Disclosure/Conflicts of Interest
          • Disclosure/Conflict of Interest (Individual)
  • Motivation/Rewards/Punishments
    • Influence / Persuasion / Bribery

• Education
  • Educational Materials (Accuracy/Appropriateness)
  • Elementary School

• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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