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	ACORN Sues the Federal Government

bferman

11-13-2009 10:07 AM

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politics, acorn, fraud

bferman says:

"neither ACORN nor any other group is entitled to federal money", wow what a concept!

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11-13-2009 11:45 AM

jay8h

I bet they did not know that. They think everything is a right and entitlement.

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ACORN sued the federal government Thursday, charging that efforts by Congress and President Obama to stop federal money from going to the community activist organization are unconstitutional because they single the group out for punishment.
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