The tide turns against ACORN
Organization's support ebbing on Capitol Hill
Photo by Karen E. Segrave
Hattie Daniels, a co-chairman of Arkansas ACORN, tears up as she talks about several projects her organization has carried out to benefit low- and moderate-income people in Arkansas.
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With the mood on Capitol Hill rapidly turning against ACORN, all six members of Arkansas' congressional delegation voted last week to deny federal funding to the communityorganizing group that began nearly four decades ago as an advocate for the poor in Arkansas.
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Tom says...
I propose we Arkansans get 100% behind Mike Huckabee and elect him President..God nominated him, and willsupport him if he is elected..HEtold me this HIMSELF..Tom Jackson recently of Columbus, Now in Australia
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