Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Faith-Based Program Could Be Target Of Democratic House

"What the Republicans and various members of the Republican constituency really fear is that a Democratic Congress will use its investigative machinery to look into the dealings between Republican politicians and faith-based groups," said Johns Hopkins University political scientist Benjamin Ginsberg. Millions of taxpayer dollars have gone to religious groups through faith-based programs established by executive order, not legislation. Ginsberg said those grants include many instances of fraud and "money laundering. A few hours of digging will uncover a lot of dirt."

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