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pajamasmedia.com - 3/22/2009
CONYERS SUGGESTS PROBE OF ACORN: In an startling partisan shift, House Judiciary Committee Chairm…
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CONYERS SUGGESTS PROBE OF ACORN: In an startling partisan shift, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. on Thursday proposed holding hearings on claims the liberal activist group ACORN engaged in a pattern of crimes ranging from voter fraud to a mob-style “protection” racket.  ...
Conyers suggests probe of ACORN
washingtontimes.com - 3/20/2009
Conyers suggests probe of ACORN
— washingtontimes.com — Calls fraud charges 'serious' S.A. Miller ( Contact ) Friday, March 20, 2009 In an startling partisan... shift, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. on Thursday proposed holding hearings on claims the liberal activist group ACORN engaged ... (more) Conyers suggests probe of ACORN

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spectator.org - 3/21/2009
Conyers Throwing ACORN Under the Bus?
— spectator.org — Just five months ago uber-liberal House Judiciary Committee chairman John Conyers called radical direct-action group ACORN "a... longstanding and well regarded organization that fights for the... (more) Conyers Throwing ACORN Under the Bus?

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corner.nationalreview.com - 3/16/2009
The Conyers Way
— corner.nationalreview.com — David Henderson writes: This weekend, I spoke on free trade at the Club for Growth's annual meeting... in Palm Beach this weekend. At dinner last night, I heard an amazing story from Steve King, a Republican congressman from Iowa. I was amazed at two ... (more) The Conyers Way

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Maggie's Farm — ... those AIG bus tours in CT - meaning that this is being done on our nickel (ACORN was given $2 billion in the stimulus). Remarkably, Conyers plans probe of ACORN. ...

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