In 1992, he headed a registration effort for Project Vote, an Acorn partner at the time.
In the 2008 election, Acorn's practices led to investigations, some ongoing, in 14 other states.
Agitators like ACORN are enabled to exert undue influence through fraud and mischief.
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Restoration of the Acorn Bank mill near Penrith, which closed in the 1940s, began in 1989.
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Victoria Wood's West End version of Acorn Antiques is also in the best new musical category.
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What do they say, even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every once in a while?
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The duo prepare decadent meals of acorn squash, rare venison and perfectly cut buffalo steaks.
But the Obama campaign didn't appear eager to discuss the candidate's ties to Acorn.
Mr. Obama took great pains to act as if he barely knew about Acorn.
Rufus Lumry III, an old McCaw chief financial officer, runs angel firm Acorn Ventures.
Rather than ACORN arguing for sub-prime mortgages, nurses and the AFL-CIO are pushing a FTT.
McCain personally called for an investigation into ACORN last week during a campaign event.
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Hill is the first full BARLA tourist from York Acorn since Darren Callaghan in 1998.
Obama was never pushed about his connection with Acorn or even his college transcripts.
Community activist groups like ACORN were similarly bought and paid for through large donations to their causes.
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At Acorn Energy Inc. (ACFN), a filing with the SEC revealed that on Friday, Director Christopher E.
Capitol Hill in Washington continued to be engrossed in the healthcare debate and the uproar over ACORN.
The surgery, which moved to Acorn House in Brickhill, still treats the cat, and has verified his age.
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How company began: Originally established as a joint venture between British computer maker Acorn, Apple Computer and VLSI.
Peter Hounslow , from Acorn Antiques, said the water levels rose "very quickly" and caught people "by surprise".
Project Veritas is most famous for exposing corruption in the community organizing group ACORN that led to its dissolution.
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"Acorn has been hijacked by a power-hungry clique that has its own political and personal agendas, " she told me.
Mr. Nadler's office now says there will be no hearing on Acorn because Mr. Conyers has changed his mind.
"It's very disappointing, " says Michael Shea, executive director of Acorn Housing, a Chicago advocate for low- and moderate-income borrowers.
At issue is ACORN's practice of hiring local residents to register potential voters.
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Uultimately that will decide how successful Acorn House will be and if any other ventures grow from its eco-friendly ideas.
Given his longstanding ties with Acorn, President Obama's protestations of ignorance or disinterest in the group's latest scandal seem preposterous.
In the U.S. Senate, Mr. Obama became the leading critic of Voter ID laws, whose overturn was a top Acorn priority.
Mr. Ritchie is also an ally of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or Acorn, of fraudulent voter-registration fame.
Democrats are split on how to deal with Acorn, the liberal "community organizing" group that deployed thousands of get-out-the-vote workers last election.
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