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		<title>Having won fight to keep 21-foot flagpole at his home, Medal of Honor vet thanks supporters</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zinie Chen Sampson</dc:creator>
		
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Medal of Honor vet vows to fly US flag unhindered

RICHMOND, Va. — A 90-year-old Medal of Honor winner says he plans to fly Old Glory &#8220;without interference&#8221; for the rest of his life, now that his homeowners&#8217; association has dropped a demand to take down a 21-foot flagpole in his front yard.
Retired Army Col. Van ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/having-won-fight-to-keep-21-foot-flagpole-at-his-home-medal-of-honor-vet-thanks-supporters-242254/" title="Having won fight to keep 21-foot flagpole at his home, Medal of Honor vet thanks supporters">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama spokesman: &#8216;Silly&#8217; for Va. medal winner to be asked to remove flagpole from front yard</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama spokesman: &#8216;Silly&#8217; not to allow Va. flagpole
WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday that it is &#8220;silly&#8221; to think that a 90-year-old Medal of Honor winner is being asked to remove a flagpole from his front yard.
Retired Army Col. Van T. Barfoot, a World War II veteran, is fighting ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-spokesman-silly-for-va-medal-winner-to-be-asked-to-remove-flagpole-from-front-yard-241257/">Obama spokesman: &#8216;Silly&#8217; for Va. medal winner to be asked to remove flagpole from front yard</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WWII Medal of Honor veteran battles Va. homeowners group to keep front-yard flagpole</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zinie Chen Sampson</dc:creator>
		
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WWII vet fights homeowners group over Va. flagpole

RICHMOND, Va. — One of the nation&#8217;s oldest Medal of Honor winners was back in the fight Thursday, this time against a neighborhood association that wants him to take down a front-yard flagpole.
Supporters, including a U.S. senator, have been falling in behind 90-year-old retired Army Col. Van T. .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wwii-medal-of-honor-veteran-battles-va-homeowners-group-to-keep-front-yard-flagpole-239611/">WWII Medal of Honor veteran battles Va. homeowners group to keep front-yard flagpole</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WWII Medal of Honor veteran battles homeowners group to keep front-yard flagpole</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zinie Chen Sampson</dc:creator>
		
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WWII vet gains supporters in flagpole battle

RICHMOND, Va. — One of the nation&#8217;s oldest Medal of Honor winners is fighting again, now with a Virginia neighborhood association that wants him to take down his front-yard flagpole.
Supporters, including a U.S. senator, are falling in behind 90-year-old Army Col. Van T. Barfoot, a World War II veteran.
Barfoot .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wwii-medal-of-honor-veteran-battles-homeowners-group-to-keep-front-yard-flagpole-239579/">WWII Medal of Honor veteran battles homeowners group to keep front-yard flagpole</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oklahoma&#8217;s Langston University receives $800,000 fed grant for economic development, outreach</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oklahomas-langston-university-receives-800000-fed-grant-for-economic-development-outreach-224653/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Okla.&#8217;s Langston Univ. receives $800,000 fed grant

OKLAHOMA CITY — Langston University will receive an $800,000 federal grant that school officials say will be used for economic development in Langston and Oklahoma City.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the Historically Black Colleges and Universities grant to the university&#8217;s HUD/HBCU Economic Development and Outreach ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oklahomas-langston-university-receives-800000-fed-grant-for-economic-development-outreach-224653/">Oklahoma&#8217;s Langston University receives $800,000 fed grant for economic development, outreach</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>State investigators seize computers, records while searching ACORN offices in New Orleans</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Computers, records seized at ACORN offices in La.

NEW ORLEANS — State investigators raided ACORN offices on Friday, taking away computer hard drives and documents as part of a probe into alleged embezzlement and tax fraud when the organization&#8217;s national headquarters was based in New Orleans.
&#8220;This is an investigation of everything — ACORN, the national organization, .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-investigators-seize-computers-records-while-searching-acorn-offices-in-new-orleans-221013/">State investigators seize computers, records while searching ACORN offices in New Orleans</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>To accurately count immigrants, Census 2010 will include outreach in more languages</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/to-accurately-count-immigrants-census-2010-will-include-outreach-in-more-languages-196380/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — With the launch of the 2010 census less than six months away, the U.S. Census Bureau is preparing its most targeted and far-reaching language outreach yet to more accurately count the country&#8217;s immigrants.

Census Director Robert Groves briefed San Francisco elected officials and community groups Wednesday on ways the federal agency is working ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/to-accurately-count-immigrants-census-2010-will-include-outreach-in-more-languages-196380/">To accurately count immigrants, Census 2010 will include outreach in more languages</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Recession forces more people to rely on community clinics; centers have key role in reform</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/recession-forces-more-people-to-rely-on-community-clinics-centers-have-key-role-in-reform-196178/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juliana Barbassa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JOAQUIN, Calif. — Francisco Lupercio has insurance for his house, his truck and the store he runs with his wife. But he can&#8217;t afford health insurance, so he joined dozens of other people lining up for exams at a community clinic.

As the recession grinds on, more and more people are relying on taxpayer-supported health .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/recession-forces-more-people-to-rely-on-community-clinics-centers-have-key-role-in-reform-196178/">Recession forces more people to rely on community clinics; centers have key role in reform</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans use ACORN&#8217;s problems to fight law on bank investment in poor areas</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/republicans-use-acorns-problems-to-fight-law-on-bank-investment-in-poor-areas-194018/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Theimer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Conservative Republicans are capitalizing on the troubles of community activist group ACORN — ranging from charges of voter registration fraud to embarrassing videos of its employees — to revive their long-standing fight against a federal law that grades banks on their investments in poor and minority neighborhoods.

The 1977 Community Reinvestment Act was intended ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/republicans-use-acorns-problems-to-fight-law-on-bank-investment-in-poor-areas-194018/">Original article on  : Republicans use ACORN&#8217;s problems to fight law on bank investment in poor areas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>With 2,200 broadband applications, competition for billions in stimulus dollars is intense</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joelle Tessler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Tough choices for feds giving out broadband money

WASHINGTON — The federal government will soon start handing out the first $4 billion from a pot of stimulus funds intended to spread high-speed Internet connections to more rural communities, poor neighborhoods and other pockets of the country clamoring for better access. The challenge is that the government .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-2200-broadband-applications-competition-for-billions-in-stimulus-dollars-is-intense-193270/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police chiefs urge nationwide community watch, say it could have helped in major terror case</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>P. Solomon Banda</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — A store clerk&#8217;s curiosity about why Najibullah Zazi was buying large quantities of beauty supply products indicated that something about the transaction wasn&#8217;t quite right — and it&#8217;s an example of the kind of citizen vigilance that can combat terror, a police commander said Saturday.

Los Angeles police Cmdr. Joan McNamara cited this summer&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-chiefs-urge-nationwide-community-watch-say-it-could-have-helped-in-major-terror-case-186184/">Read more : Police chiefs urge nationwide community watch, say it could have helped in major terror case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-terror community watch program backed by police tells public what to be on alert for</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — A store clerk&#8217;s curiosity about why Najibullah Zazi was buying large quantities of beauty supply products indicated that something about the transaction wasn&#8217;t quite right — and it&#8217;s an example of the kind of citizen vigilance that can combat terror, a police commander said Saturday.

Los Angeles police Cmdr. Joan McNamara cited this summer&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/anti-terror-community-watch-program-backed-by-police-tells-public-what-to-be-on-alert-for-185982/">Read more : Anti-terror community watch program backed by police tells public what to be on alert for</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Big city police departments back anti-terror community watch, tell public what to watch for</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The nation&#8217;s big city police chiefs are backing an anti-terrorism community watch program to educate people about what behavior is truly suspicious and ought to be reported to police.

Police Chief William Bratton of Los Angeles, whose department developed the iWATCH program, calls it the 21st century version of Neighborhood Watch.
Using brochures, public service ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/big-city-police-departments-back-anti-terror-community-watch-tell-public-what-to-watch-for-185703/">Original article on  : Big city police departments back anti-terror community watch, tell public what to watch for</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senator&#8217;s staff questions ACORN use of donations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete Yost</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The embattled community activist group ACORN appears to be collecting charitable contributions through affiliate organizations that it then uses for impermissible lobbying and political activity, says the Republican staff of the Senate Finance Committee.

The assessment, in a memo to Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, further fuels the controversy surrounding ACORN, formally known as the ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senators-staff-questions-acorn-use-of-donations-178197/">Senator&#8217;s staff questions ACORN use of donations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lost documents, long wait times for mortgage servicers could derail help on mortgages</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Yao</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — It all comes down to details: The success of the federal government&#8217;s attempts to keep homeowners from defaulting on their mortgages appears to hinge on small things such as a servicer not losing a customer&#8217;s documentation.

That&#8217;s the message community groups gave Thursday to three members of the oversight panel for the Troubled Asset ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lost-documents-long-wait-times-for-mortgage-servicers-could-derail-help-on-mortgages-178062/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Lost documents, long wait times for mortgage servicers could derail help on mortgages</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Yao</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — It all comes down to details: The success of the federal government&#8217;s attempts to keep homeowners from defaulting on their mortgages appears to hinge on small things such as a lender not losing a customer&#8217;s documentation.

That&#8217;s the message community groups gave Monday to three members of the Troubled Asset Relief Program oversight committee. .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lost-documents-long-wait-times-for-mortgage-servicers-could-derail-tarp-help-on-mortgages-177973/" title="Lost documents, long wait times for mortgage servicers could derail TARP help on mortgages">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department&#8217;s inspector general is looking into the government&#8217;s oversight of tax-exempt organizations like ACORN when they engage in political activities.

The office of Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., disclosed the IG&#8217;s decision on Thursday amid a controversy over videotapes of ACORN employees offering advice about how to establish a brothel with underage prostitutes.
Separately, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/treasury-ig-responds-to-request-for-acorn-probe-by-examining-oversight-of-tax-exempt-groups-177912/">Read more : Treasury IG responds to request for ACORN probe by examining oversight of tax-exempt groups</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oral history recorders launch StoryCorpsHistorias to collect Latinos&#8217; tales of life in US</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Gamboa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Gus Hernandez and his family spent two nights sleeping in their car before Siddiqi Hansoti gave them three weeks&#8217; stay in his motel and then, even better, a job.

&#8220;I just needed a little bit of help,&#8221; Hernandez says in a recording of his story of finding an unexpected benefactor after being evicted from .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oral-history-recorders-launch-storycorpshistorias-to-collect-latinos-tales-of-life-in-us-177851/">Original source &nbsp;: Oral history recorders launch StoryCorpsHistorias to collect Latinos&#8217; tales of life in US</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>How conservative links helped ACORN &#8216;pimp and hooker&#8217; undercover videos became big news</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Much of America discovered James O&#8217;Keefe III and Hannah Giles through their hidden-camera, make-believe pimp and prostitute videos of ACORN employees giving advice about establishing a brothel with underage hookers.

But as far back as 2006 — well before the videos became a national sensation and conservative rallying cry — the fresh-faced O&#8217;Keefe ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/how-conservative-links-helped-acorn-pimp-and-hooker-undercover-videos-became-big-news-176955/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : How conservative links helped ACORN &#8216;pimp and hooker&#8217; undercover videos became big news</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ACORN scandal offers a fat target for some state politicians, but actual contracts are few</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. PAUL, Minn. — As support for the community activist group ACORN withered in Congress in the wake of a hidden-camera scandal, Republican governors and other state officials moved swiftly to sever ties. It turns out the group often commanded little — if any — state business.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, seen as a possible 2012 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/acorn-scandal-offers-a-fat-target-for-some-state-politicians-but-actual-contracts-are-few-176097/">Read : ACORN scandal offers a fat target for some state politicians, but actual contracts are few</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mayweather agrees to pay $5.6M back taxes to IRS, avoids having it taken from fight purse</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oskar Garcia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. agreed to pay $5.6 million in back taxes before the Internal Revenue Service was poised to take the money from his purse after his Saturday comeback fight against Juan Manuel Marquez.

The IRS sent the Nevada Athletic Commission a levy notice on Sept. 4 ordering Mayweather&#8217;s unpaid taxes from ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mayweather-agrees-to-pay-56m-back-taxes-to-irs-avoids-having-it-taken-from-fight-purse-175692/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Mayweather agrees to pay $5.6M back taxes to IRS, avoids having it taken from fight purse</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ACORN names former Mass AG Harshbarger to investigate housing program</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Theimer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The community activist group ACORN said Tuesday it has selected a former Massachusetts attorney general to investigate its housing program and other public service projects after employees were caught on video giving advice to a couple posing as a prostitute and pimp and Congress moved to cut off its federal funding.

Democrat Scott Harshbarger, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/acorn-names-former-mass-ag-harshbarger-to-investigate-housing-program-175370/">Read more : ACORN names former Mass AG Harshbarger to investigate housing program</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: ACORN video &#8216;inappropriate,&#8221; favors investigation into community group&#8217;s activities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says there should be an investigation into the hidden-camera video involving employees at the activist group ACORN and a couple posing as a prostitute and her pimp. The two ACORN workers are seen apparently advising the couple to lie about her profession and launder her earnings to get housing aid.

The ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-acorn-video-inappropriate-favors-investigation-into-community-groups-activities-173651/">Read more : Obama: ACORN video &#8216;inappropriate,&#8221; favors investigation into community group&#8217;s activities</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ACORN grew from local charity to national conglomerate with radio stations, schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Theimer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Activist group ACORN started in 1970 to help poor people in Arkansas and by decade&#8217;s end went national, expanding into a multimillion-dollar conglomerate with a mission so far-flung that schools now bear its name, two radio stations are affiliates and a man its political arm endorsed is the president. Oh yeah — and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/acorn-grew-from-local-charity-to-national-conglomerate-with-radio-stations-schools-173182/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: ACORN grew from local charity to national conglomerate with radio stations, schools</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Park(ing) Day a growing movement: Activists transform curbside parking space into urban oases</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daisy Nguyen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Activists across the nation parked themselves curbside Friday, taking up spaces reserved for cars and transforming them into mini parks with sod, potted plants, lawn chairs and even barbecues to raise awareness about how the auto has won the battle over public space in big cities.

On a busy street in Los Angeles, ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/parking-day-a-growing-movement-activists-transform-curbside-parking-space-into-urban-oases-172497/" title="Park(ing) Day a growing movement: Activists transform curbside parking space into urban oases">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House votes to deny all federal funds for ACORN in GOP-led strike on embattled group</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Abrams</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to deny all federal funds for ACORN in a GOP-led strike against the scandal-tainted community organizing group that comes just three days after the Senate took similar action. &#8220;ACORN has violated serious federal laws, and today the House voted to ensure that taxpayer dollars would no longer be used ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-votes-to-deny-all-federal-funds-for-acorn-in-gop-led-strike-on-embattled-group-171722/" title="House votes to deny all federal funds for ACORN in GOP-led strike on embattled group">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to deny all federal funds for ACORN in a GOP-led strike against the scandal-tainted community organizing group that comes just three days after the Senate took similar action.

&#8220;ACORN has violated serious federal laws, and today the House voted to ensure that taxpayer dollars would no longer be used to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-votes-to-cut-off-all-federal-funds-to-acorn-171582/" title="House votes to cut off all federal funds to ACORN">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Movie stars among those entertained at NM gov&#8217;s mansion, costing state $139,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Massey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA FE, N.M. — Gov. Bill Richardson spent almost $139,000 for dinners and receptions at the governor&#8217;s mansion last year, entertaining thousands of guests including movie stars George Clooney and Robert Duvall.

A discretionary expense account covers the costs of the events. Spending from the fund was up 63 percent from 2007, when the governor campaigned .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/movie-stars-among-those-entertained-at-nm-govs-mansion-costing-state-139000-170442/">Movie stars among those entertained at NM gov&#8217;s mansion, costing state $139,000</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nebraska GOP Sen. Johanns calls for Justice probe of ACORN</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Thomas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A Republican lawmaker on Tuesday urged the Justice Department to investigate ACORN, a community organization under fire for several voter-registration fraud cases.

Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., wrote Attorney General Eric Holder requesting the investigation. He cited reports that ACORN, which stands for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, may &#8220;have been engaged .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nebraska-gop-sen-johanns-calls-for-justice-probe-of-acorn-169495/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Nebraska GOP Sen. Johanns calls for Justice probe of ACORN</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In wake of hidden camera scandal, Senate votes to deny funds to ACORN</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Taylor</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Monday to block the Housing and Urban Development Department from giving grants to ACORN, a community organization under fire in several voter-registration fraud cases.

The 83-7 vote would deny housing and community grant funding to ACORN, which stands for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.
The action came as the ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-wake-of-hidden-camera-scandal-senate-votes-to-deny-funds-to-acorn-168395/">In wake of hidden camera scandal, Senate votes to deny funds to ACORN</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Citing negative publicity, Census Bureau severs partnership with ACORN in 2010 head count</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hope Yen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Census Bureau on Friday severed its ties with ACORN, a community organization that has been hit with Republican accusations of voter-registration fraud.

&#8220;We do not come to this decision lightly,&#8221; Census director Robert Groves wrote in a letter to ACORN, which was obtained by The Associated Press.
In splitting with ACORN, Groves sought to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/citing-negative-publicity-census-bureau-severs-partnership-with-acorn-in-2010-head-count-166345/" title="Citing negative publicity, Census Bureau severs partnership with ACORN in 2010 head count">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ACORN turns in 11 of its own Fla. workers on charges of falsifying voter registrations</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/acorn-turns-in-11-of-its-own-fla-workers-on-charges-of-falsifying-voter-registrations-163720/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Armed with a tip from the grassroots group ACORN about its own workers, authorities on Wednesday began arresting 11 people suspected of falsifying hundreds of voter applications during a registration drive last year.

ACORN, which stands for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, has long been accused by Republican and conservative activists ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/acorn-turns-in-11-of-its-own-fla-workers-on-charges-of-falsifying-voter-registrations-163720/">ACORN turns in 11 of its own Fla. workers on charges of falsifying voter registrations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former ACORN field director in Las Vegas to testify against group in voter fraud probe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oskar Garcia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — A former Las Vegas director for a political advocacy group accused of illegally paying canvassers to register voters during last year&#8217;s presidential campaign has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and agreed to testify against the group and another employee.

Chief Deputy Nevada Attorney General Conrad Hafen said Wednesday that Christopher Edwards&#8217; plea .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-acorn-field-director-in-las-vegas-to-testify-against-group-in-voter-fraud-probe-144089/">Original article &nbsp;: Former ACORN field director in Las Vegas to testify against group in voter fraud probe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Confusion causes millions in stimulus dollars for weatherization to go unspent in many states</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Hananel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LINCOLN, Neb. — Jackie Harpst expected a busy summer at her nonprofit housing agency, as work crews backed by Nebraska&#8217;s share of $5 billion in federal stimulus money headed out to seal windows and spread insulation.

Months after she thought work would begin, not a single window has been caulked. And she&#8217;s still not sure if .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/confusion-causes-millions-in-stimulus-dollars-for-weatherization-to-go-unspent-in-many-states-137890/">Source article &nbsp;: Confusion causes millions in stimulus dollars for weatherization to go unspent in many states</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ACORN, ACLU file federal lawsuit to strike down Pa. law regulating voter-registration workers</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/acorn-aclu-file-federal-lawsuit-to-strike-down-pa-law-regulating-voter-registration-workers-117476/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Mandak</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH — The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now and the American Civil Liberties Union have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to strike down a state law used to prosecute voter-registration workers who allegedly employed a quota system in the Pittsburgh area.

Wednesday&#8217;s lawsuit names Attorney General Tom Corbett and county District Attorney Stephen Zappala  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/acorn-aclu-file-federal-lawsuit-to-strike-down-pa-law-regulating-voter-registration-workers-117476/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Starting a home-based business? Be aware of some income tax and insurance pitfalls</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce M. Rosenberg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — For many of the people laid off during the recession, the next career move is a home-based business. It&#8217;s an ideal solution for many, but these new entrepreneurs need to be aware of some caveats in running a company from home.

One is taxes. It&#8217;s much easier to claim a deduction for a .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/starting-a-home-based-business-be-aware-of-some-income-tax-and-insurance-pitfalls-110498/">Starting a home-based business? Be aware of some income tax and insurance pitfalls</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Inspectors weed out toxin-laced fish from Southern California&#8217;s Asian communities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Taxin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WESTMINSTER, Calif. — John Fallan&#8217;s trained eye scans rows of iceboxes brimming with tiger fish and shrimp in a Vietnamese supermarket, searching for one pesky fish that threatens the health of seafood lovers.

Authorities say the white croaker has become a popular catch in local Asian communities. But when reeled in off a stretch of California&#8217;s ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/inspectors-weed-out-toxin-laced-fish-from-southern-californias-asian-communities-99510/">Inspectors weed out toxin-laced fish from Southern California&#8217;s Asian communities</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Big prizefight payday could help &#8216;Money&#8217; Mayweather parry $6M haymaker from IRS</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oskar Garcia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr. has said rumblings about his financial troubles are nothing more than rumors, but public records obtained by The Associated Press show the boxer nicknamed &#8220;Money&#8221; owes about $6.4 million to the Internal Revenue Service and others.

The IRS hit the former pound-for-pound boxing king with a lien in October for  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/big-prizefight-payday-could-help-money-mayweather-parry-6m-haymaker-from-irs-98361/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cities seek to stem rising tide of vacant properties caught up in nation&#8217;s housing downturn</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Schreiner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — David Brown Kinloch could have lived elsewhere, but he chose to move into an abandoned home in a distressed Louisville neighborhood that others were leaving in droves.

In the 25 years since, Brown Kinloch has seen the Phoenix Hill neighborhood transformed from unsightly rows of vacant homes where crime flourished into a model .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cities-seek-to-stem-rising-tide-of-vacant-properties-caught-up-in-nations-housing-downturn-91091/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Cities seek to stem rising tide of vacant properties caught up in nation&#8217;s housing downturn</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Homeowners are threatened with foreclosure for not paying their homeowner association dues</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul J. Weber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[IRVING, Texas — Thousands of Americans who have generally kept up with their mortgages are still in danger of losing their homes because they made a fateful trade-off in this shaky economy — they let their homeowner association dues slide.

Many homeowners are learning to their surprise that condo and neighborhood associations that oversee security patrols, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/homeowners-are-threatened-with-foreclosure-for-not-paying-their-homeowner-association-dues-79114/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Homeowners are threatened with foreclosure for not paying their homeowner association dues</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>News Corp. responds to New York Post Obama-chimp cartoon by forming diversity council</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Washington</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[News Corp. has agreed to form an external diversity council after meeting with civil rights groups about a New York Post cartoon that critics said likened President Barack Obama to a dead chimpanzee.

The company will form a &#8220;diversity community council&#8221; in New York City that will meet with senior company executives twice a year, News ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/news-corp-responds-to-new-york-post-obama-chimp-cartoon-by-forming-diversity-council-77595/">Read : News Corp. responds to New York Post Obama-chimp cartoon by forming diversity council</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP News in Brief</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Roadside bombs kill 8 US soldiers, October becomes deadliest month for US forces in Afghan war
KABUL (AP) — Roadside bombs — the biggest killer of U.S. soldiers — claimed eight more American lives Tuesday, driving the .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-news-in-brief-2-71316/">AP News in Brief</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP IMPACT: More foreclosures in hurricane-prone communities mean more danger if storm strikes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 23:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Lush</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Mike Manikchand points toward his neighbors — a half-dozen empty, foreclosed-upon homes, sitting on weed-strewn yards — and he wonders: What will happen if a hurricane slams into southwest Florida this year?

His simple answer: &#8220;A lot of these places will get destroyed.&#8221;
Unoccupied, these homes would be defenseless in a storm; there ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-impact-more-foreclosures-in-hurricane-prone-communities-mean-more-danger-if-storm-strikes-68241/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : AP IMPACT: More foreclosures in hurricane-prone communities mean more danger if storm strikes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>This hurricane season, who will secure all of the foreclosed homes if a storm blows ashore?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 23:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Lush</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Mike Manikchand points toward his neighbors — a half-dozen empty, foreclosed-upon homes, sitting on weed-strewn yards — and he wonders: What will happen if a hurricane slams into southwest Florida this year?

His simple answer: &#8220;A lot of these places will get destroyed.&#8221;
Unoccupied, these homes would be defenseless in a storm; there .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/this-hurricane-season-who-will-secure-all-of-the-foreclosed-homes-if-a-storm-blows-ashore-68223/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>7 ACORN workers accused of voter-registration irregularities in western Pa.</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/7-acorn-workers-accused-of-voter-registration-irregularities-in-western-pa-55443/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 01:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Mandak</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PITTSBURGH — Authorities in western Pennsylvania have accused seven people who worked for the community group ACORN of falsifying voter-registration forms.

The seven have been charged with either forging, illegally soliciting or illegally filling out voter-registration cards in the lead-up to the 2008 election.
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. announced the charges at a news ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/7-acorn-workers-accused-of-voter-registration-irregularities-in-western-pa-55443/" title="7 ACORN workers accused of voter-registration irregularities in western Pa.">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Right groups criticize Myanmar&#8217;s continued detention of cyclone volunteers</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/right-groups-criticize-myanmars-continued-detention-of-cyclone-volunteers-47591/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 21:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant Peck</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK, Thailand — Human rights groups called Friday for the release of at least 21 civilians in Myanmar who were arrested after providing aid to victims of last year&#8217;s deadly cyclone without permission from the military government.

Cyclone Nargis slammed into Myanmar&#8217;s Irrawaddy Delta on May 2 last year, leaving an estimated 140,000 people dead or .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/right-groups-criticize-myanmars-continued-detention-of-cyclone-volunteers-47591/">Right groups criticize Myanmar&#8217;s continued detention of cyclone volunteers</a>.]]></description>
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