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width=200 align=right vspace=5>Dear Friends, </FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT size=2>Thank you for standing
with ACORN in the face of vicious attacks from the McCain campaign, FOX
news, and others. It means the world to us. </FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT
size=2>Right now, we're focused on what we do best: educating and
turning out voters on election day. This is no easy task, even in a good
year, and this year is one tough year. </FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT size=2><B>We are deeply concerned about
reports of partisan-driven voter suppression in New Mexico,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, California, and Virginia. </B></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT size=2><U><B><A>Can you help us fight
back? We've created ACORN's first-ever TV commercial to take the fight
to the airwaves as part of our comprehensive offensive against voter
suppression. It starts airing Thursday, October 30 on national cable
TV.</A> </B></U></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><A
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here to watch a copy of the TV commercial on YouTube. </A></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT
size=2>Here's what's happening:</FONT></FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN-TOP: 0.07in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.07in; widows: 2; orphans: 2">…
<FONT face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT size=2>In Philadelphia, fliers
were distributed in a predominantly African American neighborhood which
suggested that people with legal troubles or unpaid traffic violations
will be arrested by undercover cops when they show up to
vote.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P
style="MARGIN-TOP: 0.07in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.07in; widows: 2; orphans: 2">…<FONT
face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT size=2>In Hamilton County, Ohio,
Prosecutor Joe Deters - who is also the local chair of the McCain-Palin
campaign - requested via subpoena personal information for 40% of voters
who participated in same-day registration.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P
style="MARGIN-TOP: 0.07in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.07in; widows: 2; orphans: 2">…<FONT
face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT size=2>In Montgomery County, Virginia, a
registrar issued a memo giving incorrect and intimidating information to
students at Virginia Tech University about the consequences of
registering to vote, including possible loss of financial aid and tax
dependence status.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P
style="MARGIN-TOP: 0.07in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.07in; widows: 2; orphans: 2">…<FONT
face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT size=2>In Ontario, California, the owner
of a firm that the California Republican Party hired to register tens of
thousands of voters was arrested on suspicion of voter registration
fraud after dozens of voters reported that the firm tricked them into
registering with the GOP by asking them to sign a petition they believed
to be aimed at toughening penalties against child
molesters.</FONT></FONT></P>
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face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT size=2>Our commercial highlights these
attacks - educating voters about what suppression looks like - and asks
the McCain campaign to stop the suppression happening on his behalf.
</FONT></FONT><FONT face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT size=2><B>As you can
see, this is happening all over the country. We need your help to fight
back and ensure that all the voters ACORN helped register can cast a
ballot and have that ballot counted. </B></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT size=2><U><B><A
title=http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=9+x5lwF1lwU11HGoZ9Wn4m3FaOZCPKbU
href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=9%2Bx5lwF1lwU11HGoZ9Wn4m3FaOZCPKbU">Please
contribute what you can - any amount helps.</A>
</B></U></FONT></FONT></P>
<P
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face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT size=2>Nothing is more important to the
fabric of our democracy than protecting the rights of American voters.
Senator McCain should instead join us in trying to make it
</FONT></FONT><FONT face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT
size=2><I>easier</I></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT
size=2> for voters to exercise their rights, by calling for measures
such as extending early voting hours, to facilitate the greatest
possible participation in this historic election.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT
size=2>One more thing - please know that we are so grateful and honored
by your support today. It's good to know that you and so many others are
doing as much as you can during this final week. Thank
you.</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><FONT face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT
size=2>Sincerely,</FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Bertha Lewis, Chief Organizer</P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Jon Kest, Executive Director</P>
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face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT size=2>P.S. If you haven't already,
please do <A
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our petition</A> </FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT size=2>to the McCain campaign to stop
the attacks on ACORN and the people we serve, and then
</FONT></FONT><FONT face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT size=2><U><B>spread
the truth</B></U></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Tahoma, sans-serif"><FONT
size=2> to your friends and family.</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%"><FONT size=2><I>ACORN
is the nation's largest community organization of low- and
moderate-income families, with over 400,000 member families organized
into neighborhood chapters in 100 cities across the country. Since 1970
ACORN has taken action and won victories on issues of concern to our
members. Our priorities include: better housing for first time
homebuyers and tenants, living wages for low-wage workers, more
investment in our communities from banks and governments, and better
public schools. ACORN is an acronym, and each letter should be
capitalized. ACORN stands for the Association of Community Organizations
for Reform Now. </I></FONT></P>
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