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09.22.2009 6:08 pm

Clay praises Census Bureau ACORN axing

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
Clay

Clay

(Note: Jacob Carpenter of the P-D Washington Bureau sent this from the committee.)

WASHINGTON — When U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Groves appeared in front of a House subcommittee today, Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-St Louis, said he was squarely in Groves’ corner…

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07.13.2009 5:41 pm

ACORN-fueled protest fizzles, Census director confirmed

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau
Robert Groves

Robert Groves

WASHINGTON — Since May, some Senate Republicans have been blocking the nomination of Robert Groves to head the Census Bureau, worrying that ACORN would be involved in next year’s count.

Among red-meat issues for the GOP, few issues surpass ACORN (the Association of…

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07.10.2009 5:41 pm

Census ruckus: Will ACORN be a factor?

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Robert Groves

Robert Groves

UPDATED   WASHINGTON — Late afternoon on Monday, the Senate will take up a knotty problem that has slowed preparation for the 2010 Census — the stalled nomination of Robert Groves to head the Census Bureau.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced today…

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