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I can’t think of Rick Santorum without remembering the use that Dan Savage suggested for the word “santorum…”
A faith-based Philadelphia group at the center of a flap over whether tax-exempt religious groups are aiding the re-election campaign of U.S. Sen Rick Santorum has won more than $250,000 in federal grant money pushed for by Santorum over the last three years.
The group, the Urban Family Council — founded by well-known local conservative religious activist William Devlin — also has reaped a $10,000 grant from a controversial charity founded by Santorum, the Operation Good Neighbor Foundation.
The news of the financial support linked to Santorum comes just one day after a Washington-based watchdog group — Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW — sent a letter of complaint to the IRS about the Urban Family Council and three other groups with tax-exempt status.
The controversy centers on a training session held earlier this month in Valley Forge by an ad hoc group calling itself the Pennsylvania Pastors Network, which pushed a church-based get-out-the-vote drive for November. Santorum addressed the group by videotape; he was the only candidate featured.
Attytood: Exclusive: Santorum funneled earmarks, charity money to Philly faith-based group accused of political activity
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