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Democrats Hitting Back Against GOP Voting Measures

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 01.31.2012 | Politics

Read More: Same Day Registration, Dnc, Video, Election Laws, Acorn, Voter Identification, Elections 2012, Voter Surpression, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democratic National Committee, Voter Fraud, Voter ID, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Democrats said Thursday they are planning a major effort to protect voting rights in the 2012 election after several states passed ...

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O'Keefe Group Facing Major Difficulties As Conservative Activist Misses Targets

Politico | Ken Vogel | Posted 11.17.2011 | Politics

Read More: Npr, Project Veritas, James O'keefe Landrieu, James O'keefe Npr, O'keefe, Acorn, James O'keefe, Occupy Wall Street, James O'keefe Acorn, Mary Landrieu, James O'keefe Stings, Politics News

After pulling off the brazen hidden camera sting credited with bringing down the liberal organizing group ACORN, James O'Keefe dreamt up an even bolde...

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Michael McAuliff

Darrell Issa Seeks Probe Of New York Group Tied To Defunct ACORN

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 01.07.2012 | Politics

Read More: Video, Darrell Issa Occupy Wall Street, Acorn, OWS Darrell Issa, New York Communities for Change, Darrell Issa, Ows, Occupy Wall Street, Darrell Issa ACORN, Loretta Lynch, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, is pushing for a federal probe of a New York City community organization based ...

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Occupy Wall Street at 6AM Sunday

The Relentless Conservative | Posted 12.19.2011 | Politics

Read More: Acorn, Communist Party USA, Unions, Occupy Wall Street Protesters, Elliot Spitzer, Nancy Pelosi, Slidefreestyle, Afl-Cio, Uaw, Barack Hussein Obama, Saul Alinsky, American Nazi Party, Cloward-Piven Strategy, Seiu, Twu, Politics News
The Relentless Conservative

I woke up very early on Sunday morning and thought the Relentless Conservative (RC) should head on down to see what Occupy Wall Street (OWS) was all about.

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Michael McAuliff

Dems Fear Voter Suppression Could Cost Them 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.05.2011 | Politics

Read More: Brennan Center, Dscc, Video, Acorn, Voter Registration, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Elections 2012, Voter Fraud, Voter Registration 2012, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats alarmed by reports that new voter laws could bar some five million people from the polls are launching an ambitious onl...

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80 Million Disenfranchised and Disinterested Americans Didn't Vote In '08. What Portends for 2012?

Pearl Korn | Posted 11.19.2011 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, Russ Feingold, Rockefeller Drug Laws, Congress, Yemen, Acorn, Afghanistan, Iran, War on Drugs, Barack Obama, Libya, 2000 Election, Voter Disenfranchisement, Middle East, Egypt, Al Gore, Iraq, Tea Party, Syria, Voting, Dnc, Civil Rights, Constitution, Politics News
Pearl Korn

As the 2012 Presidential campaign heads into high gear, we must engage eligible non-voters who are young, uneducated and economically deprived.

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Dear Mr. President Obama: Five Ideas for Winning the Latino Vote

Maria Teresa Kumar | Posted 10.10.2011 | Latino Voices

Read More: Latinos, Latino Voters, Acorn, John Edwards, Election 2012, Barack Obama, Deportation, Voting, Latino Politics, Immigration Reform, Latino Voices News
Maria Teresa Kumar

It's well known inside the Beltway that the Latino vote could make or break President Obama's re-election, and soon it'll be national news. By then, it may just be too late for the president to win back Latinos.

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Bertha Lewis: From ACORN To The Black Institute

Posted 10.04.2011 | Black Voices

Read More: Npr, Bertha Lewis, Black Institute, Acorn Scandal, Acorn, Bv-Money, Black Voices News

From NPR: In this week's "Wisdom Watch" segment, host Michel Martin speaks with Bertha Lewis, former CEO of the Association for Community Organizat...

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Amanda Terkel

ACORN Comeback? Conservatives Fear Resurgence Of 'Nutty' Liberal Fringe

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 09.07.2011 | Politics

Read More: Acorn Voter Registration, Judicial Watch, Ahcoa, Acorn, 112th Congress, Steve King Acorn, Acorn Scandal, Affordable Housing, Steve King, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) spent years being a conservative villain and was finally felled in Nov...

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Supreme Court Won't Hear ACORN's Appeal To Overturn Funding Ban

AP | Posted 08.20.2011 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, ACORN Funding, Acorn, Supreme Court Acorn, Congress Acorn, Acorn Government Funding, Supreme Court Acorn Funding Ban, Acorn Scandal, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from ACORN, the activist group driven to ruin by scandal and financial woes, over being banned fr...

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Tea Party Minority Outreach Gets Help From Unlikely Individual

Roll Call | Posted 07.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Tea Party Minority Voters, Acorn, Tea Party Acorn, Minority Voters, Minority Voters Tea Party, Tea Party Minority Outreach, Tea Party, Tea Party Minorities, Politics News

The mostly white crowd that turns up for weekly meetings at King Street Patriots is becoming a problem for tea party leaders....

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Budget Deficit Fixed: The GOP Slashes NPR

Michael B. Keegan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Federal Budget Deficit, Acorn, James O'keefe, Budget, Npr, Lila Rose, Planned Parenthood, Republicans, Politics News
Michael B. Keegan

Any budget process that focuses on ACORN, NPR and family planning isn't really about fixing the federal budget. Republicans in Congress have decided to use the budget process as another platform for picking political fights.

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NPR, the Rest of the Federal Budget & a Large Hairy Dog

Sally Kohn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Read More: Pets, James O'keefe, Free Speech, Liberal, Firing, Golden Retriever, Federal Funding, Government, Deficit, Video, Juan Williams, Analysis, Puppies, Fuzzy, Cute, Funny, Sting, National Public Radio, Popular Education, Acorn, Humor, Budget, Npr, Vivian Schiller, Ronald Schiller, Explain, Public Broadcasting, Hair, Chihuahua, Project Veritas, Furry, Puppy, Dog, News, Dogs, Republicans, Media News
Sally Kohn

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Don't Sleep Through Assault on Workers

Rev. Jesse Jackson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Wisconsin, Wall Street, Acorn, American Dream, Middle Class, Scott Walker, Right Wing, Public Education, Unions, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News
Rev. Jesse Jackson

The wealthiest one percent of Americans control more wealth than the bottom 90 percent. The question now is whether we can rebuild a strong middle class, or whether the budget crisis will be used to reduce it further.

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O'Keefe vs. NPR: Round One Goes to the Kid

Brian Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Read More: Andrew Breitbart, Kbr, Abbie Boudreau, Npr, Acorn, James O'keefe, Vivian Schiller, Dyncorp, Project-on-Government-Oversight, Ron Schiller, Juan Williams, Tucker Carlson, Media News
Brian Palmer

A video filmed by right-wing activists that apparently shows NPR's chief fundraiser disparaging conservatives was just the latest in a series of dishonestly edited 'stings' by muckraker James O'Keefe.

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What Kind Of Journalist Is This?

The Wrap | Tim Kenneally & Daniel Frankel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Npr, Andrew Breitbart, Gonzo Journalism, National Public Radio, Paul Krassner, James O'keefe, Acorn, Cnn, Hunter S. Thompson, Vivian Schiller, Rutgers, Rutgers University, US News, Abbie Hoffman, Politics News

James O'Keefe, the man who slew ACORN and on Wednesday toppled the CEO of NPR, is some new kind of journalist - Johnny Knoxville meets Glenn Beck in M...

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Why Conservatives Targeted Unions, ACORN & Planned Parenthood

The Nation | Ilyse Hogue | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Union Protests, Scott Walker, Wisconsin Protests, Acorn, Unions, Planned Parenthood, Politics News

For the past two weeks, all eyes have been glued to Madison, Wisconsin. The collective and joyful resistance to Governor Scott Walker's power-grabbing...

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Think Again: The Contours and Context of the Conservative Class War in Wisconsin

Eric Alterman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Class Warfare, Conservatives, Koch Brothers, Acorn, Scott Walker, Buffalo Beast, Unions, Media News
Eric Alterman

When Ian Murphy of the online newspaper Buffalo Beast prank-called Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, he was, as he admitted, "wildly unprepared." But it di...

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The Republican War Against Women

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Andrew Breitbart, Chris Christie, James O'keefe, Acorn, Abortion Rights, Governor Chris Christie, Pro-Life, Mike Pence, Planned Parenthood, Pro-Lifers, Pro-Choice, Republican Party, House Republicans, Republicans, Politics News
Bob Cesca

Instead of big government policies to ban abortions, how about big government policies aimed at preventing abortions? How about endorsing and releasing federal spending to increase childcare services for adoption?

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Pimps and Prostitutes... Again?

Peter Hart | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Read More: Andrew Breitbart, Planned Parenthood, James O'keefe, Acorn, Media News
Peter Hart

Will mainstream media outlets learn to treat right-wing hidden camera exploits more skeptically -- or maybe decide that they're not news at all? The NYT today hints that they have already forgotten what they learned last time.

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IndictBreitbart.org Launches Campaign Against Right Wing Activists, Breitbart, O'Keefe, and Giles

John Atlas | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Andrew Breitbart, Acorn, Seeds of Change, Katrina, Shirley Sherrod, Bertha Lewis, Hannah Giles, James O'keefe, David Iglesias, Dale Rathke, Fox News Glenn Beck, IndictBreitbart.Org, Politics News
John Atlas

IndictBreitbart.org claims that when James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles secretly recorded Maryland ACORN's employees after entering their office they broke Maryland's Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act.

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The Full Bertha Lewis Interview Featured on Glenn Beck's radio show

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Acorn, Glenn Beck, Bertha Lewis, Black Institute, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

Today, Glenn Beck featured Citizen Radio's interview with Bertha Lewis on his radio show. As tends to happen, Beck used a very short soundbite. I'm po...

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10 Steps to Take Now After a Brutal Election

Michael Kieschnick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Proposition 23, Acorn, John Boehner, 2008 Election, Tea Party, Barack Obama, Politics News
Michael Kieschnick

For those of us who had hopes that the Obama Administration could seize the moment and enact popular progressive changes, this is a bitter pill. And like many, we grieve at the lost opportunities. But now we need to brush off the dust.

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ACORN Closes Its Last Door, Filing for Bankruptcy

John Atlas | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Read More: Fox News, Andrew Breitbart, Bertha Lewis, Voter Fraud, Tea Party, Acorn Scandal, Acorn, Media News
John Atlas

In less than two years after ACORN's former ally Barack Obama was elected President, it was subject to a ferocious attack by the right wing of the Republican Party, its allies, and Fox News.

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The Corporate Financing of Voter Suppression

David A. Love | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Politics News, Koch Industries, Chamber of Commerce, Citizens United, Acorn, Tea Party, Latino Voters, Voter Fraud, Rupert Murdoch, Fox News, Mark Kirk, 2010 Elections, Elections 2010, Politics News
David A. Love

2010 is seeing an increase in corporate funded Jim Crow-style voter suppression campaigns -- conspicuously orchestrated efforts by Republicans and Tea Party groups to intimidate voters of color and keep them away from the polls.

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