Dem Rep: Treat Felonious Corporations At Least as Harshly as ACORN (Which Committed No Felonies)


	Dem Rep: Treat Felonious Corporations At Least as Harshly as ACORN (Which Committed No Felonies)

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10-5-2009 6:08 PM

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McCollum makes the case for the "Against Corporations Organizing to Rip-off the Nation (A.C.O.R.N.)" Act [PDF] in an interview with Mike McIintee of The UpTake:

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