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October 20, 2008

ACORN Organizers and Offices Face Series of Attacks
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Attorneys for the community organizing group ACORN have notified the FBI
and the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division of several incidents
where ACORN organizers and offices have been attacked. Last week, John
Mc Cain accused the group of possibly destroying the fabric of democracy
by “perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history in this
country.” In Cleveland, Ohio, an ACORN organizer received a death threat
after appearing on television. Meanwhile, vandals broke into the group’s
Boston and Seattle offices and stole computers.



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