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Obama’s Ex-Church Has Won $15M in Federal Grant Money
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Posted on 06/02/2008 6:25:34 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

Obama’s Ex-Church Has Won $15M in Federal Grant Money by FOXNews.com Monday, June 2, 2008

By Jeff Goldblatt

Across America seven days a week, parents drop their kids at day care centers, which are supported by funding from the federal government.

But what makes one facility noteworthy in inner city Chicago is that it’s run by Trinity United Church of Christ. It’s the same church whose former head pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, drew widespread scrutiny after he cursed the U.S. government for its treatment of African-Americans.

FOX News has learned that over the last 15 years, Trinity has received at least $15 million in grants from the federal government — in other words, taxpayer money.

Records show this money supported a variety of outreach: everything from low income housing to nutritional programs for needy kids to money for HIV/AIDS education. Wright blames the government for intentionally infecting the African-American community with that deadly virus.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: faithbased; federalspending; fundingtheleft; grants; jeremiahwright; obama; religiousleft; revwright; trinityucc; wright
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To: Sub-Driver

And the IRS is where?


41 posted on 06/04/2008 12:06:06 AM PDT by taxesareforever (Quick justice for the senseless killing of Marine Lance Cpl. Robert Crutchfield.)
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To: Mrs Zip

ping


42 posted on 06/04/2008 3:57:35 AM PDT by zip (((Remember: DimocRat lies told often enough become truth to 48% of all Americans (NRA)))))
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everything from low income housing to nutritional programs for needy kids to money for HIV/AIDS education. Wright blames the government for intentionally infecting the African-American community with that deadly virus.

43 posted on 07/08/2008 10:34:50 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_________________________Profile updated Friday, May 30, 2008)
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