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ACORN is the New Dirty Word

Rinku Sen | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

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Rinku Sen

The attack on ACORN isn't about fighting corruption. If it was, then dozens of corporations with federal contracts far larger than ACORN's would be under investigation now.

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What is Acorn? And Why Progressives Need to Support It

John Atlas | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

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John Atlas

The right goes after the left's most effective groups. Because ACORN does not rely on government funds the organization will survive the orchestrated attacks against it. But if it's to restore its strength, it needs progressive support.

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The Real Reason They Want ACORN to Fail

Will Bunch | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

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Will Bunch

The reality -- that ACORN is an established group with worthy goals and some success but also poor management -- is not what's driving the story. Conservatives want to destroy ACORN and the things it does. Period.

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Michael Steele, Michele Bachmann Join Forces Against ACORN

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

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RNC Chairman Michael Steele is teaming up with Rep. Michele Bachmann, asking Republicans for their help blocking public funding for ACORN, the progres...

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Obama Could Lose Election Due To Voter Suppression

Judah Freed | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

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Judah Freed

Republicans are seeking to suppress the voter turnout among youth, minorities and poor people. If Republicans can prevent enough Democrats from casting ballots, McCain could win the election.

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7 Ways to Steal Back Your Vote

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Greg Palast | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Greg Palast

You can have all the paper ballots in the world, but if you don't demand to look at them, publicly, in a recount, you might as well mark them with invisible ink. Democracy requires vigilance.

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Secret Acorn Memo Reveals Vote Fraud Plan

David Misch | Posted 03.28.2009 | Entertainment

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David Misch

From: Ex. VP, Destroying Fabric of Democracy Comm. To: All fraudsters Re: Fraud Fellow Fraudsters: After months of planning, the DFoD Committee has ...

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Drinking the ACORN Kool-Aid: How Cries of Voter Fraud Cover Up GOP Elections Theft

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Greg Palast | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Greg Palast

While Republicans had the media searching for links between Obama and ACORN, RNC operatives were busily completing one of the most massive voter suppression and purging efforts in American history.

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How to Stop the Rigging of Election '08

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

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Sarah van Gelder

The issues of ACORN and voter fraud are a smokescreen designed to cover a much more serious issue with a long and ugly history: the suppression of the vote of groups that tend to vote Democratic.

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Mark Kirk Alleges 'Massive Voter Fraud Efforts' In Illinois

Progress Illinois | Josh Kalven | Posted 11.23.2008 | Chicago

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During a tele-townhall with constituents last night, GOP Rep. Mark Kirk used the notorious case of "Princess the Goldfish" to raise concerns about "ma...

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ACORN Organizers Fight Back Against Attacks (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

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Brave New Films explains what the voter fraud allegations against ACORN are really about: suppressing the low-income vote and throwing the election re...

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ACORN Offices Get Racist, Violent Threats After McCain Claims

RightWingWatch | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

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It's bad enough that the employees of ACORN have had to endure days of baseless and outlandish attacks by John McCain and the RNC. But after McCain ou...

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The ACORN Hysteria

Rick Hasen | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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Rick Hasen

Fraudulent voter registrations don't translate into election fraud at the polls that has any reasonable chance of influencing an election, much less a presidential election.

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CNN Airs At Least 54 Misleading Segments On ACORN

Media Matters | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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From October 6 through October 15, CNN ran at least 54 segments mentioning allegations that the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now ...

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GOP Warns Of ACORN Problems In Illinois

Progress Illinois | Angela Caputo | Posted 11.16.2008 | Chicago

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It appears that the GOP believe so strongly in their false claims that the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) is out to com...

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FBI Investigating ACORN For Registration Fraud

AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The FBI is investigating whether the community activist group ACORN helped foster voter registration fraud around the nation before...

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Mass Voter Fraud: A Conservative Myth

Think Progress | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

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As the 2008 election process draws near -- and with early voting in many states having already begun -- conservatives are raising a great hue and cry ...

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Jason Linkins

GOP Presses ACORN Debate With Costumed Chipmunks

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

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In the clearest sign yet that we Americans do in fact have portions of our minds left to lose comes this news of the ever-evolving attempts of the rig...

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1.3 Million Reasons for the GOP's Fraudulent "Dixie-Chicking" of ACORN

Brad Friedman | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

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Brad Friedman

In case you're wondering, this is the real reason -- about 1.3 million of them, actually -- for the GOP's desperate ACORN "voter fraud" scam...

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The Purge Surge: Why the GOP Is Nuts About ACORN

Rick Hasen | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

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Rick Hasen

Obama is running way ahead in the polls, and if he wins in a landslide it is not because Donald Duck has voted thousands of times in key swing states.

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Attacks on ACORN Based Not on Facts, But on Fear of 1.3 Million Poor People Registering

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. | Posted 11.10.2008 | Chicago

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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

ACORN, along with Project Vote, just announced that they had registered 1.3 million poor people this year. No wonder the GOP is up in arms. They're scared of too many poor people preparing to vote this year.

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