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Obomination: Obama Continues to Support ACORN
Fri, Dec 2 2011 9:56 AM
Apparently, Obama’s right hand (his DOJ) ignores what the left hand (which Obama uses to sign) is doing. Obama’s Office of Justice Programs awarded a grant of $138,130 in 2011 to Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now (ACORN) in order to “sustain the efforts” of the organization. But wait! In December of 2009, President Obama... Read More...
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Why Does the Trade Media Ignore Vote Fraud?
Thu, Aug 25 2011 11:52 AM
For the most part the liberal media ignored the incredible comments by a District Court Judge Donald Mosley in the recent case involving ACORN and vote fraud. Judge Mosley stated : "It is making a mockery of our election process. If I had an individual in this courtroom...who was responsible for this kind of thing, I would put that person in prison for 10... Read More...
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Some ACORN Nuggets
Thu, Jun 10 2010 11:31 AM
Today, Politico's Ben Smith reports on "Seeds of Change," a new book by John Atlas that takes an endearing and sympathetic look into ACORN's history and downfall. ( Click here for Amazon's listing of the book.) A few notable pieces of information from Smith's review: The group "aims to reconstitute itself under a new name after... Read More...
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ACORN Still Fundraising (and Litigating)
Thu, Apr 22 2010 10:46 AM
Matthew Vadum at BigGovernment.com scoops an ACORN fundraising email released on April 16 with a message from ACORN CEO and Chief Organizer Bertha Lewis asking for cash and claiming: "[W]e're not dead." That is not that surprising, although it seems like there have been mixed signals coming from the organization in the past few months as to its... Read More...
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What Will Bertha Lewis Do? ACORN Funding Ban Temporarily Reinstated by 2nd Circuit
Wed, Apr 21 2010 3:02 PM
Here's the statement from Rep. Issa on the reinstatement of the ACORN funding ban: U.S. Court of Appeals Suspends Ruling that Congressional Funding Ban on ACORN was Unconstitutional WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Judiciary Committee Member released the following... Read More...
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Maryland’s ACORN Chapter Shutdown
Tue, Mar 16 2010 9:15 AM
The Baltimore Sun reports that Maryland's ACORN chapter will no longer operate in the state: A former leader of Maryland's ACORN chapter said Monday the group will no longer operate in the state, doomed by an embarrassing national scandal six months ago from which the organization never recovered. Sonja Merchant-Jones, former co-chairwoman of the state... Read More...
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Working Families Party Threatens Wavering Dems.
Mon, Mar 15 2010 11:22 AM
Politico reports that New York's Working Families Party (WFP) has announced that the party "will deny its endorsement to any member of Congress who votes 'no' on health care legislation." WFP is ACORN's (now New York Communities for Change) unofficial political arm in New York State. (Among numerous other close ties to ACORN, ACORN CEO... Read More...
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ACORN agrees to leave Ohio
Thu, Mar 11 2010 3:05 PM
UPI is reporting that "ACORN has agreed to give up its license to do business in Ohio as part of a settlement of a lawsuit by a conservative group:" Maurice Thompson, the lawyer representing the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law, said Wednesday most details of the settlement are sealed, The Columbus Dispatch reported Thursday. "They will surrender... Read More...
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WI Vote Fraud Charges Show Dangers of EDR and More of the Same From ACORN
Tue, Mar 9 2010 9:21 AM
Yesterday, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen " announced . . . that the Milwaukee Election Fraud Task Force has brought additional electoral fraud cases against five Wisconsin residents . . ." for their role in "election fraud arising out of the November 8, 2008, Presidential Election." Two of the five charged worked for ACORN as... Read More...
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ACORN’s Lawyer Claims the Organization Still Exists
Wed, Mar 3 2010 5:33 PM
In a letter obtained by the RNLA, the attorney for ACORN representing the organization in litigation in federal court claims that ACORN has not dissolved and still exists: "Plaintiff ACORN, which is a national organization, has not dissolved, has no plans to dissolve, and intends to continue operating as a national organization serving poor and working people... Read More...
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Brooklyn D.A. Clears ACORN
Mon, Mar 1 2010 5:46 PM
The New Daily News reports that after a four month investigation, Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes has cleared ACORN from any criminal wrongdoing for ACORN employees' advice to undercover filmmakers James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles on how to launder money earned from a fictional prostitution scheme. A source at the Brooklyn D.A.'s office said... Read More...
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What’s Really Happening with ACORN?
Fri, Feb 26 2010 9:40 AM
This week has seen its share of coverage on ACORN's apparent dissolution as a national organization. Politico's Ben Smith reported that ACORN was "in the process of dissolving its national structure, with state and local-chapters splitting off from the . . . group.…" It appears Smith got his scoop from New York's City Hall News who... Read More...
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Politico: ACORN ‘dissolved as a national structure’
Mon, Feb 22 2010 2:31 PM
Politico is reporting that "ACORN is in the process of dissolving its national structure, with state and local-chapters splitting off from the underfunded, controversial national group, an official close to the group confirmed." Politico links to an article from New York's City Hall that the organization "has been forced to suspend most operations... Read More...
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"Saving Freedom From Vote Fraud" Highlights
Fri, Feb 19 2010 8:50 PM
The CPAC Session: "Saving Freedom from Vote Fraud" featured some of the leading figures in the fight for fair elections: RNLA Chairman David Norcross, Wall Street Journal's John Fund, ACORN whistleblower Anita MonCrief and RNLA Co-Chair Cleta Mitchell (who moderated the forum). The panel proved to be a lively discussion on ACORN, SEIU, and Democrats'... Read More...
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CRS Report: ACORN Didn’t Break Law…but did Receive Tens of Millions in Tax Dollars
Wed, Dec 23 2009 7:36 AM
Yesterday, Politico reported the Congressional Research Service (CRS) released an 82-page document reporting on an investigation done on ACORN at the request of House Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers (D-MI) and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA). Amazingly, the report said that ACORN hasn't "violated the terms of federal... Read More...
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