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The Unintended Consequences Of The "Defund ACORN" Act

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.24.2009 | Media

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The primary rationale -- the only rationale -- behind your representatives' decision in the ACORN matter was to ensure that their electoral hopes don't founder because of a media-driven scandal.

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ACORN Sues Makers Of Pimp And Prostitute Video

AP | BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

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BALTIMORE — Community activist group ACORN is suing the makers of a hidden-camera video that showed employees of its Baltimore office giving tax...

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Barney Frank, Bill O'Reilly Face Off Over ACORN (VIDEO)

Posted 11.23.2009 | Media

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Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) faced off against Bill O'Reilly tonight over ACORN and the scandal engulfing them. Despite recent meetings in whic...

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Entrapping ACORN

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

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It is natural for many to shirk away from defending ACORN in light of this footage. But this particular exchange is not just cherry-picked -- it was planted, nurtured, and harvested.

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IRS Cuts ACORN Ties Over Pimp/Prostitute Video Scandal

AP | By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

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Let ACORN Get Its House in Order

Nan Aron | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

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In the 1980s, conservatives began what they called a campaign to "defund the left," starting with groups such as the Audubon Society and the Urban League. Now they're going after ACORN.

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From ACORN to Van Jones, the Online Rightroots Flexes Its Muscles

Matt Lewis | Posted 11.23.2009 | Technology

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Online success has more to do with passion and intensity than with technological sophistication. And in politics, the outsiders -- not the establishment -- own passion.

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Before Subprime There Was ACORN

Jerry Chautin | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, known as ACORN, is in the news again and conservative politicians are going for the jugular vein.

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Whoops: Anti-ACORN Bill Ropes In Defense Contractors, Others Charged With Fraud

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

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Going after ACORN may be like shooting fish in a barrel lately -- but jumpy lawmakers used a bazooka to do it last week and may have blown up some of ...

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Metaphor Madness

Bob Giloth | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

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ACORN wrongly gave advice to people who were trying to take advantage of public and private funds for illegal purposes. Were they breaking the law or the public trust? In either case, not Abu Ghraib by a long shot.

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Time to Get Real About the ACORN "Controversy"--and Republican Double Standards

Robert Creamer | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics

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The Right wing has always hated ACORN. Partially that's because the organization has been so effective at allowing poor people to vote. The Right hates it when poor people vote.

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Shepard Fairey's Studio Tagged With Anti-ACORN Graffiti

Washington Post | Garance Franke-Ruta | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

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So much for HOPE. That, at least, is the symbolic message sent by an anti-ACORN activist or group that targeted Studio Number One in Los Angeles, the ...

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The ACORN Vote: House Democrats Just Stuck a Knife in Their President and Party

Andy Ostroy | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

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In comparison to all the good ACORN does, the House's action Thursday, specifically the role played by the Democratic majority, is shameful. It's truly incredible that Democrats aided in this travesty.

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Pawlenty Moving Further Right To Appease Base

Minnesota Star Tribune | Rachel E. Stassen-Berger | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

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He just moved to block ACORN funding in Minnesota. Last week, he called fears over so-called death panels "legitimate" and "not irrational," and floa...

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ACORN Subpoenaed By America's Toughest Sheriff: Federal Funds Allegedly Used For Political Attacks

Dawn Teo | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

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Arpaio told local reporters Thursday evening, "I have a sneaking suspicion that ACORN is using federal taxpayer dollars to pursue their own agenda because they don't like me."

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House Votes To End Federal Funding For ACORN

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to deny all federal funds for ACORN in a GOP-led strike against the scandal-tainted community organizing g...

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(VIDEO) Despite News Reports ACORN Housing Did Call Police

Mike Shea | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

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All ACORN Housing staff members are expected to comply with high standards for ethical behavior and compliance with the law, but the video tape is slanted to misinform the public about ACORN Housing.

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Pawlenty Demands State Sever All Ties To ACORN -- But There Are None

Minnesota Star Tribune | Bob Von Sternberg | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

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Gov. Tim Pawlenty today joined the chorus of disapproval aimed at the ACORN community organizing group, ordering that state agencies "stop all state f...

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Charles Hynes, Brooklyn DA, To Lead ACORN Investigation

Newsday | James T. Madore | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

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State officials are letting Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes take the lead on investigating ACORN, though state money going to the group has b...

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ACORN Orders Independent Investigation Following Controversial Videos

AP | SHARON THEIMER | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The community organizing group ACORN said Wednesday it is ordering an independent investigation after its employees were caught on ...

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Effort To Cut Acorn Funding Underway

Jenna Staul | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

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Republican leaders in Congress are trying to cut off federal funding for the controversial Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now, or ACOR...

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ACORN Housing's Response to Conservative Attacks

Mike Shea | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics

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We will not let the behavior of a few employees, out of the hundreds we have nationwide, be used by those with a political agenda and sordid means to either define us or distract us from our mission.

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ACORN Employees Caught On Tape Advising Couple Posing As Prostitute, Pimp

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK (AP) - Two employees of the advocacy group ACORN are shown on a hidden-camera video released Monday, apparently advising a couple posing as a...

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