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ACORN sued the United States Government in the United States District Court in Brooklyn over the measure, known as the "Defund ACORN Act", claiming it was a bill of attainder, and therefore unconstitutional. Experts varied on the merit of the case, which was styled ACORN v. United States. One argument was that while government funding choices ...
On March 22, 2010, National ACORN spokesman Kevin Whelan says the organization's board decided to close remaining state affiliates and field offices by April 1 because of falling revenues. [47] On April 20, the ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis reported that ACORN was "still alive. We're limping along. We're on life support."
On July 19, 2013, President Obama gave a speech in place of the usual White House daily briefing normally given by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. In the 17-minute speech, President Obama spoke about public reaction to the conclusion of the George Zimmerman trial, racial profiling, and the state of race relations in the United States. [46]
Hecklers interrupt Obama. 7:36 p.m. Obama began his speech by saying he’s in town for one reason — to ask people to vote for Stein and Harris. Obama urged attendees to make sure their friends ...
Live programming from the Democratic National Convention resumes at 6:30 pm ET Tuesday. You can watch the DNC’s official livestream embedded below. Highlights will be added as they air.
How to Watch Michelle Obama's Democratic National Convention Speech Today. ... The convention will be streamed live on its website, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET. USA Today will also provide ...
Unlike in the US, ACORN groups in other countries have little organizational funding. [1] Under the ACORN model, most members are volunteers. Employed union organizers come from those working in local ACORN campaigns rather than from existing organizations and are paid a low wage. [1] The union works on local and national level campaigns. [1]
By PETER MARTINEZ Major U.S. TV networks ABC, CBS and NBC have chosen to not broadcast President Barack Obama's speech on immigration Thursday night where he'll outline proposed plans to change ...