The tide turns against ACORN
Organization's support ebbing on Capitol Hill
Posted: September 20, 2009 at 5 a.m.
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.
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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