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President Barack Obama stated the video content was "certainly inappropriate and deserves to be investigated." [49] [50] ACORN's partnership in the 2010 United States Census was terminated on September 11, 2009. [51]
[32] [33] Obama's campaign hired an ACORN affiliate for $800,000 to conduct a get-out-the-vote effort during that primary, [34] [35] but did not retain ACORN for the general presidential election. [34] [35] Throughout the election season, supporters of Republican candidates alleged that ACORN was responsible for widespread vote fraud.
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]
Obama and Raul Castro reversed over 60 years of tension between the U.S. and Cuba by restoring diplomatic ties. 4. He urged states in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
By JON C. OGG The election has come and gone: On Tuesday, President Obama won a second term, and the balance of power in Congress didn't shift too much either way. Now, the many investors who were ...
Obama described Harris as both strong and compassionate, focusing on her career prosecuting child sexual abuse and bank fraud in California and initiatives to lower healthcare costs as vice president.
Many notable people and groups formally endorsed or voiced support for President Barack Obama's 2012 presidential re-election campaign during the Democratic Party primaries and the general election. U.S. presidents and vice presidents
During his eight years in office, President Obama spent about 14 percent of his time on foreign travel, which equates to about seven months. He became the first sitting U.S. president to visit ...