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		<title>Withers: Ten random thoughts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Withers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten more random thoughts. ]]></description>
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<p>1. Keep fighting the good fight <a href="http://www.365gay.com/news/citizens-protest-against-atlanta-police-raid/"><strong>Atlanta</strong></a>.</p>
<p>2. The New York <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/21/sports/football/21jets.html"><strong>Jets</strong></a> won on Sunday. My neighbor Carlo  has been dancing the happy dance ever since.</p>
<p>3. Are you ready for the <a href="http://www.365gay.com/news/equality-march-travel-discounts/"><strong>Equality March</strong></a>? And please don&#8217;t say the gay press has not said anything about it!</p>
<p>4. Anyone watch the <a href="http://www.365gay.com/news/mad-men-30-rock-take-top-series-emmys/"><strong>Emmys</strong></a> ?  Award shows tire me out,  no matter the host. Is that a sign of a crank?</p>
<p>5. Dear ACORN: never give your enemies <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-acorn-student19-2009sep19,0,686603.story"><strong>ammunition</strong></a> in a pr war.</p>
<p>6. For some reason every time I hear Mayor Michael Bloomberg talk about marriage <a href="http://www.365gay.com/news/vanasco-nyc-mayor-says-no-marriage-for-new-york-this-year/"><strong>rights</strong></a> I hear someone who will do nothing to make them possible.</p>
<p>7. Not paying attention to the news for a few days always puts me behind.</p>
<p>8. Dear President Obama: no more news shows for about 8 months please. Of course you have an open invite here at 365.</p>
<p>9. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jubilesta-78rpm-Version/dp/B0013ATI2M"><strong>Jubilesta</strong></a> is the reason I listen to jazz.</p>
<p>10. This whole alleged <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/nyregion/22terror.html?ref=nyregion"><strong>terror plot</strong></a> freaks me the heck out.</p>
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		<title>Officials: FBI investigates ACORN for voter fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Vanasco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FBI is investigating whether the community activist group ACORN helped foster voter registration fraud.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Washington) The FBI is investigating whether the community activist group ACORN helped foster voter registration fraud around the nation before the presidential election. A senior law enforcement official confirmed the investigation to The Associated Press on Thursday.</p>
<p>A second senior law enforcement official says the FBI was looking at results of recent raids on ACORN offices in several states for any evidence of a coordinated national scam.</p>
<p>Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because Justice Department regulations forbid discussing ongoing investigations particularly so close to an election.</p>
<p>ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, says it has registered 1.3 million young people, minorities and poor and working-class voters &#8211; most of whom tend to be Democrats.</p>
<p>Republican accusations about the group were raised during Wednesday&#8217;s presidential debate between Democrat Barack Obama and GOP candidate John McCain.</p>
<p>Some ACORN employees have been accused of submitting false voter registration forms &#8211; including some signed `Mickey Mouse&#8217; or other fictitious characters.</p>
<p>Those voter registration cards have become the focus of fraud investigations in Nevada, Connecticut, Missouri and at least five other states. Election officials in Ohio and North Carolina also recently questioned the group&#8217;s voter forms.</p>
<p>ACORN has said the &#8220;vast majority&#8221; of its workers are conscientious, but some might have turned in duplicate applications or provided fake information to pad their pay. Workers caught submitting false information have been fired, ACORN officials say.</p>
<p>ACORN says laws in a number of states require it to submit all registration cards it collects even dubious ones, so its workers segregate applications with missing, suspicious or false information and flag them so state election officials can quickly check them further.</p>
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		<title>Ruby-Sachs: on ACORN</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ERubySachs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FBI is investigating ACORN for voter fraud and I guess it was inevitable. But while I do not approve of the actions of ACORN&#8217;s more lazy employees and the lack of oversight provided by ACORN&#8217;s officials, I worry that this kind of scrutiny undermines the work the organization has done. Registering voters, especially in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The FBI is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-Voter-Fraud-FBI.html?_r=1&amp;oref=slogin" target="_blank">investigating ACORN </a>for voter fraud and I guess it was inevitable. But while I do not approve of the actions of ACORN&#8217;s more lazy employees and the lack of oversight provided by ACORN&#8217;s officials, I worry that this kind of scrutiny undermines the work the organization has done. Registering voters, especially in a non-partisan manner, can only assist in the American democratic process. I hope that other ACORN offices and similar organizations are not deterred by the mistakes of a few.</p>
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