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- ACORN calls itself "the nation’s largest grassroots community organization of low- and moderate-income people"ACORN: Who is ACORN?
- Group advocates for affordable housing and raising the minimum wage, among other issuesACORN: Who is ACORN?
- In 1995, Obama sued on ACORN's behalf to make voter registration more widely available
- ACORN endorsed Obama's presidential bid in February 2008The Nation: ACORN: Obama Gets It (February 23, 2008)
- Conservative critics have called ACORN a radical group that is guilty of abusing federal fundsMichelle Malkin: The ACORN Obama knows (June 25, 2008)
- Other politicians who have supported ACORN: Hillary Clinton, Al Sharpton, John Edwards
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Between 1985 and 1988, Barack Obama was a community organizer on Chicago's south side, working in part with the national network known as ACORN—the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Obama's affiliation with the group has been criticized by some conservative pundits,Michelle Malkin: The ACORN Obama knows (June 25, 2008) particularly in light of investigations into possible fraud within the group's voter registration program.CNN: Thousands of voter registration forms faked (October 9, 2008)
Lake County, IN Scandal
In Lake County, in Northern Indiana, over 2,000 voter registration forms submitted by ACORN were revealed as fraudulent.CNN: Thousands of voter registration forms faked (October 9, 2008) The news comes after investigations have already started into the group's practices in Nevada. Some forms featured names of local residents who had passed away, and all of them appeared to have been filled out by the same person. Spokespeople for ACORN claim that they have their own internal vetting procedures to prevent voter fraud, and that they believe the claims may be an attempt to discredit the organization and suppress votes.CNN: Thousands of voter registration forms faked (October 9, 2008)-
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Obama ACORN Questions
ACORN is suing to get Federal funding restored. Is it unconstitutional to cut funding? 1 AnswerThe lawyers for ACORN have found a reasonable case for claiming that the Congressional bill cutting their funding was unconstitutional, although I do not think ... read more
When is the Obama Inauguration? 3 AnswersJanuary 20th, 2009 at the US Capitol with 250,000 tickets handed out. Gates to the Inaugural Ceremony open at 8 a.m. for seating and the musical prelude begins... read more
In September, when Congress unfunded ACORN, the Congressional Research Service warned that doing so might be unconstitutional. Is it? 1 AnswerI've personally read the Constitution a number of times as well as studied it and taken classes. I can't think of anywhere in the constitution or any amendment... read more
How does the Supreme Court decision UNITED STATES v. BROWN, 381 U.S. 437 (1965) apply to ACORN's recent suit? 2 AnswersThe Supreme Court decision UNITED STATES v. BROWN, 381 U.S. 437 (1965) apply to ACORN's lawsuit, by way of the fact that the Defund ACORN Act does not meet the ... read more
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Moscow, Socrates, Milkdud Obama to welcome local park police to traditional ACORN dinner of room temperature Colt 45 and stale Newports.
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RT @HULAgate: Obama pardons Thanksgiving turkey, Reid issues appreciative press release from Reno SEIU hall before ACORN bingo.
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Obama pardons Thanksgiving turkey, Reid issues appreciative press release from Reno SEIU hall before ACORN bingo.
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Obama's city reports something that sound like an Acorn idea: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-nocomplaintday,0,4873977.story
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