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PI Original
by Josh Kalven
11:31am
Sat Feb 7, 2009

Durbin Defends ACORN On The Senate Floor

Last night, Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) introduced an amendment to the stimulus package that would prohibit the "direct or indirect use of funds to fund the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)."  This is the latest example of the GOP's ongoing ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
9:59am
Wed Oct 29, 2008

Indiana Secretary Of State: Who's The Master?

Meet Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita. By now, you might know him as the Republican official who stood idly by while a legitimate voter suppression battle developed in Lake County. He then promised to conduct a criminal investigation into the suspicious voter ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
8:19am
Wed Oct 22, 2008

"The Truth About ACORN"

Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films just released a new five-minute video that gives various members of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) an opportunity to defend themselves from widespread claims that they're attempting to steal the election.  ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
12:01pm
Mon Oct 20, 2008

Bruce Dold Accuses ACORN Of Becoming "Partisan" In Response To Attacks

On Friday's week-in-review edition of WTTW's Chicago Tonight, the panel discussion at one point turned to the controversy surrounding ACORN's voter registration drives in certain swing states.  When asked by host Joel Weisman to lay out the "vote fraud charges," ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
2:32pm
Sun Oct 19, 2008

Chicago Obama Volunteer Attacked In Wisconsin

Following the death threats and vandalism last week, we now have more evidence of the real-world ramifications brought on by the Republicans' ACORN hysteria:

In an exclusive interview with 12 News, 58 year-old Nancy Takehara of
Chicago says she was going door-to-...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
12:32pm
Sat Oct 18, 2008

IndyStar: "Acorn Followed Law On Suspect Voter Registrations"

The Indianapolis Star has an article out today that CNN's Drew Griffin really needs to read.  It clearly reports what we've been pointing out for weeks (and what reporters like Griffin have been intent on ignoring) -- that ACORN was required by law to turn in all ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
9:10am
Fri Oct 17, 2008

Bill Maher on ACORN: "They're Not Trying To Fool Anybody"

Last night on CNN's Larry King Live, Bill Maher made a brief but effective comment about the ACORN controversy manufactured by Republicans in recent weeks, which he called "completely bogus" and another example of how "people don't really get the true ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
4:26pm
Thu Oct 16, 2008

Number Of The Day: 54

That's the number of segments CNN has run in the last ten days on allegations that ACORN is responsible for voter registration fraud in multiple states.  According to Media Matters, which tallied the segments, only one of these 54 reports mentioned both of these salient points...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
1:09pm
Thu Oct 16, 2008

GOP Warns Of More ACORN Problems ... In Illinois?

It appears that the GOP believe so strongly in their false claims
that the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)
is out to commit "election fraud" that they're now issuing warnings in
places where the group isn't even registering voters...