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• n  fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base

• Beyond the cliff-teetering physical comedy, which always works the acorn-loving squirrel Scrat returns, reminding us of the joys of old-fashioned voiceless animation there .

News & Articles

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• A look at key events in the kidnapping and rescue of three …
  A 71-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in his home on Acorn Street early Wednesday morning and died at a hospital, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
  June 12, 2013 - WJXT Jacksonville
• 71-year-old Jacksonville man stabbed at least 10 times
  An elderly man who was found stabbed in his house in the 1200 block of Acorn Street early Wednesday morning has died.
  June 12, 2013 - The Florida Times-Union
• Acorn Path, where a teenager died in a crash, qualifies for a stop sign, Syracuse planner says
  The intersection of Acorn Path and Comstock Avenue does not have a stop sign and federal standards indicate that it meets the requirements to have one, City Transportation Planner Paul Mercurio said.
  June 9, 2013 - The Post-Standard

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in USA Today
  Obama said Sunday on ABC's This Week that he "didn't even know that ACORN was getting a whole lot of federal money."
• Sarah Palin in International Herald Tribune
  Obama has a responsibility to rein in ACORN and prove that he's willing to fight voter fraud,McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, said Tuesday in an interview with conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh.
• Scott Harshbarger in Washington Post
  We did not find a pattern of intentional, illegal conduct by ACORN staff involved; in fact, no action, illegal or otherwise, was ever taken by any ACORN employee on behalf of the videographers,Harshbarger said in a statement. "Instead, the...