Democracy Now : April 3 : Webster Hubbell Scandal.educational Standards And Testing.censored News Stories

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Democracy Now : April 3 : Webster Hubbell Scandal.educational Standards And Testing.censored News Stories
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Democracy Now : April 3 : Webster Hubbell Scandal.educational Standards And Testing.censored News Stories / Pacifica Foundation| Produced by Julie Drizin and Amy Goodman| hosted by Amy Goodman. - CONTENTS: pt. Political headlines (4:00) -- pt.2. Webster Hubbell scandal, the Arkansas friend of the Clinton's and law partner of Hillary's at the Rose Law Firm who resigned from his post at the Justice Department after being charged with fraudulent billing of clients. Two White House Officials conceeded they tried to find work for Hubbell after he resigned in order to keep him from speaking to independent counsel, Kenneth Starr| guest Glen Simpson, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal who has been covering the unfolding scandal (16:00) -- pt.3. Educational standards and testing| a look at the plan for educational reform and the national testing initiative| guest Monty Weill, associate director of the National Center for Fair and Open Testing and Mary Bergan, the president of the California Federation of Teachers (19:00) -- pt.4. Project Censored| the censoring of news stories in 1996| guest Peter Phillips, from Project Censored, a media watchdog group. (17:00) - Broadcast on April 3, 1997.

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