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To: mph who wrote (103035)	2/4/2009 12:04:20 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543680

"$4.something BILLION?" More like ...zeeeeero... a nice urban myth, tho. Or a Republican lie. Or both... The Hill repeated false GOP claim that ACORN is a "beneficiar[y] of the stimulus package" Summary: The Hill's Jared Allen repeated the false claim that ACORN is, in Allen's words, a "beneficiar[y] of the stimulus package," and uncritically reported NRCC communications director Ken Spain's false suggestion that the stimulus bill includes "a $4.2 billion bailout" for ACORN. In fact, the bill does not mention ACORN or otherwise single it out for funding. Additionally, the bill requires that the $4.19 billion it allocates for "neighborhood stabilization activities" be distributed through competitive processes. commondreams.org