Article: Moseley-Braun named Education Department consultant.

WASHINGTON _ Former senator Carol Moseley-Braun, who persuaded President Clinton to make school construction a major issue in his second term, has been named a consultant to the U.S. Education Department.

Education Secretary Richard Riley said Tuesday that Moseley-Braun will be responsible for outreach efforts on school construction issues in the department's Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs.

The part-time job, based in Washington, will pay $56.73 an hour.

Moseley-Braun, defeated for re-election last November, had previously been approached by the White House about an ambassadorship to New Zealand.

Asked why she ...

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