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ACORN has been cut off by banks, the government and most of its private foundation funders, severely hampering its housing operations and raising the possibility that it will not survive in its current form, according to a lawsuit the group filed Thursday against the U.S. government.
State investigators raided ACORN offices on Friday, taking away computer hard drives and documents as part of a probe into alleged embezzlement and tax fraud when the organization's national headquarters was based in New Orleans.
ACORN is no longer suing a county prosecutor as it seeks to strike down a state law used to prosecute voter-registration workers who allegedly employed a quota system in the Pittsburgh area.
Lawyers for the political advocacy group ACORN and a former voter registration supervisor pleaded not guilty Tuesday to illegally paying canvassers to register Nevada voters during last year's presidential campaign.
Two conservative activists released a new undercover video targeting the community-organizing group ACORN on Wednesday, an attempt to reignite a simmering political controversy surrounding the Democratic-leaning organization.
Louisiana's attorney general said Tuesday he has stepped up an investigation into embezzlement at ACORN nearly a decade ago, but the prosecutor and community activist group clashed over how much money was taken.
California Attorney General Jerry Brown on Thursday said he is investigating the community organizing group ACORN in response to a request from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Bank of America Corp. is suspending its work with the housing affiliate of embattled community organizing group ACORN. The decision comes as three Republicans in Congress ask Bank of America and 13 other financial institutions to give Congress a complete accounting of their dealings with the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now or its affiliates.
The embattled community activist group ACORN appears to be collecting charitable contributions through affiliate organizations that it then uses for impermissible lobbying and political activity, says the Republican staff of the Senate Finance Committee.
Community activist group ACORN is suing the makers of a hidden-camera video that showed employees of its Baltimore office giving tax advice to a man posing as a pimp and a woman posing as a prostitute.
The IRS announced Wednesday it was severing ties with ACORN, joining a growing list of government agencies to end relationships with the community activist group.
As support for the community activist group ACORN withered in Congress in the wake of a hidden-camera scandal, Republican governors and other state officials moved swiftly to sever ties. It turns out the group often commanded little — if any — state business.
In a Sept. 19 story about the community organizing group ACORN, The Associated Press, based on an account in The Washington Post, erroneously quoted a conservative journalist saying he targeted the organization for hidden-camera videos because its voter-registration drives bring minority voters to the polls.
The community activist group ACORN said Tuesday it has selected a former Massachusetts attorney general to investigate its housing program and other public service projects after employees were caught on video giving advice to a couple posing as a prostitute and pimp and Congress moved to cut off its federal funding.
An internal watchdog at the Justice Department said Monday he was reviewing the agency's involvement with the activist group ACORN.
President Barack Obama says there should be an investigation into the hidden-camera video involving employees at the activist group ACORN and a couple posing as a prostitute and her pimp.
Activist group ACORN started in 1970 to help poor people in Arkansas and by decade's end went national, expanding into a multimillion-dollar conglomerate with a mission so far-flung that schools now bear its name, two radio stations are affiliates and a man its political arm endorsed is the president. Oh yeah — and it's the unwilling star of a hot Internet video featuring a couple dressed as a hooker and her pimp.
ACORN officials in San Diego have fired an employee caught on video providing advice about human smuggling to a couple posing as a pimp and a prostitute.
The 345-75 roll call Thursday by which the House amended the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 to deny all federal funds to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, commonly known as ACORN.
The House voted Thursday to deny all federal funds for ACORN in a GOP-led strike against the scandal-tainted community organizing group that comes just three days after the Senate took similar action. "ACORN has violated serious federal laws, and today the House voted to ensure that taxpayer dollars would no longer be used to fund this corrupt organization," said second-ranked House Republican Eric Cantor of Virginia.
The Census Bureau on Friday severed its ties with ACORN, a community organization that has been hit with Republican accusations of voter-registration fraud.
Two employees of the advocacy group ACORN are shown on a hidden-camera video released Monday, apparently advising a couple posing as a prostitute and her pimp to lie about her profession and launder her earnings.
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now and the American Civil Liberties Union have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to strike down a state law used to prosecute voter-registration workers who allegedly employed a quota system in the Pittsburgh area.
Four former Pittsburgh-area ACORN workers will face trial on charges they forged or otherwise illegally solicited voter registration cards before the November election.
A community grantmaking arm of the U.S. Roman Catholic bishops has cut off all funding for a group embroiled in controversy over claims of voter registration fraud and embezzlement, church leaders said Tuesday.
Barack Obama's Rules for Revolution: The Alinsky Model by David Horowitz | FrontPage MagazineSince taking office Barack Obama, who promised during his campaign to create a moderate, inclusive administration, has engaged in actions that have created division and fear because they are meant to radically change America, not improve on what has always worked.
The LA Story, Part IV: Program for Torture VictimsLavelle Stewart, of ACORN in South Central Los Angeles, tells us she thinks we have to hook up with "someone who's on that international sex business level," that "14 and 15 year olds been traveling overseas for years," that she can do independent research for us, and t …
Gross Failure of the MediaA new poll by Public Policy Polling shows that 52% of Republicans believe that Obama did not really win the 2008 election. You think that's absurd, get a load of why -- ACORN stole it for him.
Los Angeles ACORN Worker Turns Blind Eye to Underage ProstitutionSEAN HANNITY Interview on 11/19/09 - Partial Draft Transcript
Have Democrats Been Marginalized Within Their Own Party?We have heard a lot over the past year or so about how President John F. Kennedy wouldn't be able to garner his political party's nomination for the presidency in today's Democrat Party.
Senate approves radical judge David HamiltonWhen President Clinton nominated David Hamilton to the district court, he was rated "not qualified" by the American Bar Association.
Poll: Majority of Republicans Believe ACORN Stole the Presidential Election - The Gaggle Blog - Newsweek.comPoll: Majority of Republicans Believe ACORN Stole the Presidential Election
West Coast Exposure -another ACORN videoYes its another Acorn Video, With a twist. I'm just paraphrasing the comments of Breitbart in the video so dont shoot the messenger. Watch it for yourself and draw your own conclusions...
Hoffman alleges vote fraud in NY-23: claims ACORN stole electionEven as he faces near-impossible odds of pulling ahead in the count, Doug Hoffman announced Wednesday night that he is officially revoking his concession from Election Night, and is accusing labor unions and ACORN of stealing the election for Rep. Bill Owens (D-N.Y.).
Filibusted: Republican senators do an about-face on judicial filibustersIn their quest to thwart President Obama, Republicans do not fear the hobgoblin of consistency. The article is two pages long. If you prefer to view it on one page with fewer graphics, click here.
ACORN Employee of the Year (Really!)An ACORN employee DOESN'T help child prostitution!! In LA no less! Major Headline!! Holy @!$%#! This will even make FOX!
ACORN Goes for BrokeAs its financial resources dwindle, radical advocacy group and organized crime syndicate ACORN may have to file for bankruptcy protection before Christmas, ACORN insiders say.
The Future of Wade Rathke and ACORN, Part III: Wade Rathke Wants to Rule the WorldComparing the myth and reality of Wade Rathke and ACORN. starting to understand Rathke, his vision, and his goals.
Hannah Giles Caught Lying On The Air About Anti-ACORN Videos And Fox News And Hannity Failed To Notice (With Video)What a coincidence that just as ACORN sued the federal government to restore its funding, James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles have come up with a new round of anti-ACORN sting videos.
ACORN & The Housing BubbleAll agree that the bursting of the housing bubble caused the financial collapse of 2008. Most agree that the housing bubble started in 1997.
ACORN Charges Congress Violated Constitution's Ban on 'Bills of Attainder' That Single Out Individuals or Groups for Punishment Without Trial or Judicial Review When Lawmakers Passed GOP-Sponsored 'Defund ACORN Act' -- Lawsuit is Latest in Community Group's Aggressive Counteratta …
ACORN sues federal government alleging bill of attainderAmidst obvious cases of alleged fraud however our politicians did decide to stop federally funding this complex web of organizations.
ACORN Sues Over 'Unconstitutional' Funding Cuts By Congress Representatives for ACORN sued the federal government Thursday morning in an attempt to regain the millions of dollars in funding the community organizing group lost after filmmakers videotaped its workers offering advice on how to commit tax fraud and various other felonies.
ACORN Sues US Govt For Cutting Off Group's Funding, Says It Has Not Been Convicted of a CrimeThe scandal-hit liberal grass-roots group ACORN sued the U.S. government on Thursday, saying it did not have the right to cut off ACORN's federal funding because the group had not been convicted of a crime.
ACORN Sues Over 'Unconstitutional' Funding Cuts By CongressIn an attempt to regain the millions in funding it lost in the wake of a hidden-camera scandal, ACORN is suing the federal government over congressional legislation that cut off funding to the community organizing group.
Racism in the Republican PartyConor Friedersdorf on how the GOP can repair its image—and the myths the left perpetuates.
ACORN Sues CongressThe much-maligned and video-taped ACORN is suing over Congress' recent defunding of their group, charging it was unconstitutional on many fronts.
Audio From ACORN Claims CA Gov. Jerry Brown Will Whitewash InvestigationOn October 15th, local ACORN spokesman David Lagstein was the special guest of the East County Democrat Club in El Cajon, CA. Lagstein is ACORN's chief organizer in the San Diego area. The meeting was held at Coco's Restaurant, a very public venue.
State investigators taking dozens of computers from ACORN office on Canal StreetAttorney General Buddy Caldwell has served a search warrant at the ACORN office at 2609 Canal Street, according to Tammi Arender Herring, a spokeswoman with the office.
ACORN New Orleans Office Raided by Louisiana Attorney GeneralIn a fast-breaking development comes word that agents of the Attorney's General office in Louisiana have raided ACORN's offices in New Orleans. ACORN's New Orleans was, for decades, the headquarters of the national community organizing association.
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