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Posts Tagged Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now

ACORN Wins Rare Injunction Against Defunding Law

By | 12.12.09 | 1:34 pm

In a highly unusual move, a federal court in New York issued a preliminary injunction late Friday afternoon to stop the government from enforcing a new law Congress passed that defunded the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN. The court found that the law likely More…

The ACORN Obsession, Holiday Version

By | 12.08.09 | 11:29 am

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), one week off of his ACORN forum, tweets proof that the White House served ACORN-shaped treats at a Christmas party last night.

HuffPo Cofounder Takes On ‘Democrat-Media Complex’

By | 09.24.09 | 6:00 am

On September 10, Andrew Breitbart launched his new site, BigGovernment, with hidden-video camera footage of two young conservative activists who’d gotten Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) employees to advise them on hiding prostitution profits from the IRS. Within hours, Breitbart was More…