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Several weeks ago, in response to a major campaign by conservative groups and Fox News against the community group ACORN, Congress voted to temporarily stop federal funding. The ban on funding expires this Saturday, October 31st, and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now and its supporters are calling on the government not to renew the ban. Republicans are already claiming the ban will be renewed and warning of a showdown against Democrats if they resist. ACORN found itself in the crosshairs of the GOP earlier this year when a pair of conservatives carried out a sting operation of sorts against ACORN by dressing up as a prostitute and her pimp, and secretly filming a handful of ACORN workers giving them advice on how to commit fraud. Meanwhile, in a Nevada court case stemming from charges made during last year’s presidential election, ACORN and a former voter registration supervisor pleaded not guilty this week to illegally compensating canvassers. That case was also the result of a major conservative campaign against ACORN. A conviction in the case could result in ACORN losing its non-profit status.

Now, Brave New Films has produced a new online video saying that “Fox News is on a witch hunt” and urging Congress not to give into the network’s fear-mongering to tear down progressive groups.

GUEST: Reverend Liana Rowe of United Church of Christ in Phoenix, Arizona

For more information, visit www.defoxamerica.com.