A Hat Trick of Columnists

It’s a hat trick! Salon’s Eric Boehlert has word late last night that Michael McManus, a marriage advocate whose syndicated column, “Ethics & Religion,” appears in 50 newspapers, was hired as a subcontractor by the Department of Health and Human Services to foster a Bush-approved marriage initiative. McManus championed the plan in his columns without disclosing to readers he was being paid to help it succeed.

Salon is reporting(free day pass required) that McManus-whom Boehlert could not reach for comment-got about $10,000 for his work, which included training during a two-day conference in Chattanooga, Tenn.,

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