Unbeknownst to taxpayers, the Justice Department concluded ACORN could legally be reimbursed for all contracts provided prior to congress shutting down funding. The New York Times provides a link to the memorandum (5 pages, pdf). …
Read Original Story: AG: ACORN can be paid federal funding… – Examiner.com
The Justice Department has ruled that the federal government can honor some existing contracts to fund ACORN, despite a law barring the flow of all federal money to the beleaguered community group. …
Read Original Story: DOJ: Pay ACORN for contracts – Politico
That’s sent by Rep. Darrell Issa’s office in reaction to learning that the Obama administration plans to honor contracts between ACORN and HUD signed before Congress passed a law against “providing” any federal funds to the …
Read Original Story: Spittin' Mad at ACORN Decision » – New York Daily News
by Publius On Friday, the Department of Justice released a ruling it issued Monday, outlining its arguments that federal agencies can continue providing taxpayer funds to ACORN. The Justice Department interpretation lays the groundwork for federal …
Read Original Story: Justice Department: ACORN Can Be Paid For Existing Federal Contracts – Big Government (blog)
The Justice Department released a memo this week concluding the government should pay ACORN for contracts that were in place before Congress banned the community organizing group from receiving federal funds. …
Read Original Story: ACORN Contracts Should Be Honored, Legal Memo Says – Main Justice
The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel this week posted a legal opinion saying that the Obama administration may continue paying the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) for contracts signed before Congress in …
Read Original Story: Justice Department Questions Retroactive Ban on Federal Funds to ACORN – ABC News
The saga of the embattled anti-poverty group ACORN has taken a new twist, with the disclosure of a Justice Department opinion that a vote by Congress to cut off all federal funding to the group should not affect contracts signed before …
Read Original Story: ACORN reprieve sparks GOP fury – Raw Story
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has concluded that the Obama administration can lawfully pay the community group Acorn for services provided under contracts signed before Congress banned the government from providing money to the …
Read Original Story: Justice Department Says Acorn Can Be Paid for Pre-Ban Contracts – New York Times
Attorney General Eric Holder is to justice what Nancy Pelosi is to fiscal responsibility: Less is good; none at all is “progressive” paradise! Holder’s latest outrage involves ACORN, the street bullies and …
Read Original Story: Good Times Roll for Black Panthers, 9/11 Terrorists, & ACORN – Canada Free Press
A top House Republican today blasted a ruling by the Justice Department that allows the Obama administration to pay ACORN for services provided under contracts signed before Congress passed a law banning the community advocacy group from receiving …
Read Original Story: Republican blasts ACORN reprieve – Boston Globe
