ACORN May Face Trial for First Time as Nevada Prosecutors Allege 'Widespread' Criminal Policies - Local News News Articles National News US News - FOXNews.com
LAS VEGAS — When ACORN took to Las Vegas and started playing "Blackjack" and "21," the activist group was making a far bigger gamble than it ever guessed, according to Nevada prosecutors.
There's nothing wrong with playing the tables in Vegas, but authorities say ACORN was using the names of those casino games as a cover to illegally pay workers to sign up voters as part of an illegal quota system.
ACORN is just full of surprises. In this case, I think ACORN just threw snake-eyes.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Bank of America Pulls Back From ACORN Work
Bank of America Pulls Back From ACORN Work - Political News - FOXNews.com
In response to questions from The Wall Street Journal, a spokesman for the banking company said it has "suspended current commitments" to ACORN Housing, an affiliated group, and "will not enter into any further agreements with ACORN or any of its affiliates," pending assessments by the bank of the organization's operations.
ACORN isn't doing so hot.
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In response to questions from The Wall Street Journal, a spokesman for the banking company said it has "suspended current commitments" to ACORN Housing, an affiliated group, and "will not enter into any further agreements with ACORN or any of its affiliates," pending assessments by the bank of the organization's operations.
ACORN isn't doing so hot.
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White House Sees Global "Consensus" to Pressure Iran on Nuclear Program
White House Sees Global 'Consensus' to Pressure Iran on Nuclear Program - Political News - FOXNews.com
The international community is readier than ever to pressure Iran to end its suspected pursuit of a nuclear weapon, the White House said Monday, but some lawmakers expressed skepticism that upcoming talks with the Islamic Republic can produce any results.
Representatives from Iran are expected to meet in Geneva Thursday with delegates from Germany and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, including the United States.
Once again, we are dealing with Iran. With their recent missile test, I believe that there will be a showdown.
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The international community is readier than ever to pressure Iran to end its suspected pursuit of a nuclear weapon, the White House said Monday, but some lawmakers expressed skepticism that upcoming talks with the Islamic Republic can produce any results.
Representatives from Iran are expected to meet in Geneva Thursday with delegates from Germany and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, including the United States.
Once again, we are dealing with Iran. With their recent missile test, I believe that there will be a showdown.
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Friday, September 25, 2009
Ahmadinejad: Obama Will "Regret" Accusing Iran of Hiding Nuclear Plant
Ahmadinejad: Obama Will 'Regret' Accusing Iran of Hiding Nuclear Plant - Political News - FOXNews.com
President Obama, along with the leaders of Britain and France, will "regret" accusing Iran of hiding a nuclear facility, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday.
To be quite honest, I believe that Iran is hiding its program and is well on its way to creating if not using a nuclear weapon. I further believe that North Korea does not quite have a nuclear weapon and is just stating that they have one in order to negotiate the lifting of trade sanctions.
Iran, on the other hand, is keeping things very secret and is actively pushing a line of pacifism only to keep the US and other nations from discovering the truth. In short, I would be worrying about Iran rather than North Korea.
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President Obama, along with the leaders of Britain and France, will "regret" accusing Iran of hiding a nuclear facility, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday.
To be quite honest, I believe that Iran is hiding its program and is well on its way to creating if not using a nuclear weapon. I further believe that North Korea does not quite have a nuclear weapon and is just stating that they have one in order to negotiate the lifting of trade sanctions.
Iran, on the other hand, is keeping things very secret and is actively pushing a line of pacifism only to keep the US and other nations from discovering the truth. In short, I would be worrying about Iran rather than North Korea.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Frank Seeks to Clarify Position on ACORN, Expresses Regret Over Probe Request
Frank Seeks to Clarify Position on ACORN, Expresses Regret Over Probe Request - Political News - FOXNews.com
Rep. Barney Frank sought to clarify his position on ACORN on Wednesday after backpedaling on a request for an investigation by the Congressional Research Service into the community organizing group.
Frank said his "biggest error was to sign a letter to the Congressional Research Service which I had not thoroughly read and which does not accurately represent my own position in all aspects."
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Rep. Barney Frank sought to clarify his position on ACORN on Wednesday after backpedaling on a request for an investigation by the Congressional Research Service into the community organizing group.
Frank said his "biggest error was to sign a letter to the Congressional Research Service which I had not thoroughly read and which does not accurately represent my own position in all aspects."
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ACORN Vows "Serious" Internal Probe, Sues Filmmakers
ACORN Vows 'Serious' Internal Probe, Sues Filmmakers - Political News - FOXNews.com
ACORN vows to do a serious internal investigation and also sues the filmmakers. Oh, well. No good deed goes unpunished.
The IRS said it would no longer include ACORN in its volunteer tax assistance program. The program offered free tax advice to about 3 million low- and moderate-income tax filers this spring. ACORN provided help on about 25,000 returns, the IRS said.
As for the lawsuit, ACORN says no tax returns were actually prepared at the Baltimore office, and that the audio portion of the video recorded there was obtained illegally, since Maryland requires two-party consent for sound recordings. The multimillion-dollar lawsuit cites "extreme emotional distress" on behalf of two workers who were fired after the video was posted online.
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ACORN vows to do a serious internal investigation and also sues the filmmakers. Oh, well. No good deed goes unpunished.
The IRS said it would no longer include ACORN in its volunteer tax assistance program. The program offered free tax advice to about 3 million low- and moderate-income tax filers this spring. ACORN provided help on about 25,000 returns, the IRS said.
As for the lawsuit, ACORN says no tax returns were actually prepared at the Baltimore office, and that the audio portion of the video recorded there was obtained illegally, since Maryland requires two-party consent for sound recordings. The multimillion-dollar lawsuit cites "extreme emotional distress" on behalf of two workers who were fired after the video was posted online.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
FDIC Considering Borrowing Billions From Banks
FDIC Considering Borrowing Billions From Banks - ABC News
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is considering borrowing billions of dollars from banks to shore up its dwindling deposit insurance fund.
Now this is an interesting twist to all of this. I wonder what sort of interest the US government will have to pay for all of this.
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is considering borrowing billions of dollars from banks to shore up its dwindling deposit insurance fund.
Now this is an interesting twist to all of this. I wonder what sort of interest the US government will have to pay for all of this.
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