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  • Association of Community Organizations for Reform (ACORN) CEO Bertha Lewis delivers remarks, during a National Press Club Newsmaker event, on 'ACORN's internal probe on October 6, 2009 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The probe follows accusations of inappropriate behavior by some ACORN employees, federal government investigations, and the vote in Congress to cut off federal funding. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER.

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  • Congress adds on to stopgap funding bill

    ...going to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now , or ACORN. No funds in this measure could be made available to ACORN.— Permits the financially ailing Postal Service to delay $4 billion in payments to an employee retirement health benefits... |more

  • Bank suspends dealings with ACORN housing entity

    ...have stepped up to help stop the foreclosure crisis," said ACORN chief executive Bertha Lewis. "These same Republicans ignored ACORN's warnings about predatory lending and the foreclosure crisis, then gave Wall Street free rein and are now obstructing efforts... |more

  • Oversight of tax-exempt groups like ACORN examined

    ...requested that the inspector general look into the Internal Revenue Service's handling of any political activities conducted by ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now .Treasury IG J. Russell George says his office is undertaking a... |more

  • ACORN names former Mass AG its investigator

    ...their institutional integrity, and I will do the best I can to get there."Video shot by the couple in Brooklyn appears to show ACORN employees advising the pair to lie about the source of their income or to launder the money to get housing assistance. The... |more

  • For the accuser, DA takes her time

    ...for authorities to categorize the murder of Annie Le ? This one may fall in several categories at once . . . From a tiny acorn shall grow a mighty oak: So what can grow from an ACORN with 1,200 chapters, 400,000 members, $53 million in federal funds and some... |more

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  • Take a look at some recent correspondence with the editor

    ...his sale a success. How much research did you do on this slanted piece? That question came in response to my column last week about ACORN filing a lawsuit claiming that Congress' decision to pull funding from the organization amounted to a bill of attainder,... |more

  • Rep. Jordan wants Ohio to probe plan of ACORN

    ...to aid Democrats and go after Republicans rather than carry out the nonpartisan registration effort that ACORN says it did. ACORN also received a flurry of criticism when employees were videotaped giving advice to a couple on how to run a prostitution business.... 6:53 AM |more

  • Audit: ACORN got some U.S. aid via other groups

    ...future grants to it. The review added only a relatively minor amount to the $53 million in federal aid from other sources that ACORN already was known to have received since 1994. The review was undertaken by the department's inspector general at the request... 6:53 AM |more

  • To The Point

    ...welcoming all shoppers, not just the capable bodies. According to Roger Ray's latest weekly rant, the reason Republicans don't like ACORN is because what they want is to "keep poor people from voting." Actually Roger, it's to keep dead people from voting,... |more

  • In politics, past losers can easily be on top

    ...it doesn’t happen, there’s Thursday’s update. Or Friday’s. Hope springs eternal or at least until no miracle or assist from ACORN could make a difference. This trend has robbed election nights of their revelry and given headline writers at newspapers fits... |more