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As Republicans and Democrats put away their differences last week to sign off on legislation that would pulling federal funding from ACORN in the wake of a disturbing series of video tapes, you have to wonder how many of the 173 folks on the right side of the aisle and 172 on the left actually read the text of the so-called Defund ACORN Act. That's because it doesn't take a legislative genius to see that H.R. 3571, as written, would actually defund far more than the targeted community organizing group.

Alan Grayson's Group Work Scola, Nancy 2009

How To "Defund" The War and Truly Support The Troops yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'How To "Defund" The War and Truly Support The Troops'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: Private Security Companies are paying, (at least), ten times the salary to their employees that our soldiers are receiving for the exact same duties in Iraq.

How To "Defund" The War and Truly Support The Troops 2007

OpEdNews - Article: How To "Defund" The War and Truly Support The Troops

How To "Defund" The War and Truly Support The Troops 2007

Our Produce-or-Die Culture Is Killing Us -- And We're Idiotically Grinning and Bearing It The Right Isn't Only Trying to Take Down ACORN, It's Got a 25-Year Project to 'Defund' the Left Top 10 Reasons Why Republicans Should Support the House Health Bill Pelosi Unveils a Ground-Breaking Health Care Plan -- Will Senate Dems Follow Her Lead?

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The Right Isn't Only Trying to Take Down ACORN, It's Got a 25-Year Project to 'Defund' the Left

AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2009

Some articles of note supporting continued funding: "Fact Check: Palin Calls for Congress to Defund NPR," from WBUR

Farai Chideya: Why to Save Public Media: It's Yours Farai Chideya 2011

There is no Defund KBR or Dyncorp Act before Congress, nor have O'Keefe and Breitbart launched hidden-camera stings on any of these companies, many of which have squandered American money and human lives.

Brian Palmer: O'Keefe vs. NPR: Round One Goes to the Kid Brian Palmer 2011

As a result, the Senate tripped over itself to pass the Defund ACORN Act.

Brian Palmer: O'Keefe vs. NPR: Round One Goes to the Kid Brian Palmer 2011

Defund the EPA and let us see what can be done next!

Interior Secretary Salazar lies about drilling peer review. | RedState 2010

Whether pregnancy coercion is named "Personhood" or "Defund Planned Parenthood", the endgame is the same.

Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas: The Threat of the Latino Fertilized Egg Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas 2011