October 15, 2009
Advocacy Groups Fear New Attacks
A group of liberal nonprofit organizations have rallied around Acorn, the community-organizing group that is under fire from Congress and conservative commentators — expressing concern that the attacks could spread to other social-justice advocacy organizations. "Acorn is the canary in the coal mine," said Doug Lakey, director of advocacy programs for the Alliance for Justice, an association that collected pro-Acorn statements from eight groups.
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