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ACORN teeters as scandals threaten its reach and funding
ACORN, founded in 1970 in Arkansas and now a nationwide group with 400000 families and 1200 chapters, faces a wave of trouble from a hidden camera video scandal to embezzlement allegations and proposed funding cuts. HUD audits, political backlash, and calls for probes accompany its efforts to restore trust while defending its public service record.
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Washington
ACORN
Arkansas
Mickey Mouse
Brooklyn
Senate
Department of Housing and Urban Development
House
White House
Robert Gibbs
Barack Obama
John Podesta
HUD
Bertha Lewis
James O’keefe
O’keefe
Washington Post
Brian Kettenring
Kettenring
Acorn Institute
Community Roots
The
Association of Community Organizations For Reform Now
Little Rock, Ark
Arkansas Community Organizations For Reform Now
Jesse Jackson
Little Rock
John Walker
Walker
Obama
Illinois
Political Action Committee