<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now: News &amp; Videos about Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Association_of_Community_Organizations_for_Reform_Now</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:03:16 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now: News &amp; Videos about Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Association_of_Community_Organizations_for_Reform_Now</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>A scandal rocks the polo set</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/06/news/companies/tony_young_acorn.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/06/news/companies/tony_young_acorn.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>On an evening in March 2008 some 30 guests arrived at the home of Tony and Neely Young -- a 14,000-square-foot Tudor-style mansion overlooking 57 acres in Chester County, Pa.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>ACORN chief says videos 'made my stomach turn'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/06/acorn.press.club/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/06/acorn.press.club/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The head of ACORN on Tuesday sharply deplored recent videos showing some of the group's workers advising people how to set up a prostitution business.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>ACORN sues filmmakers</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/23/lawsuit.acorn/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/23/lawsuit.acorn/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>ACORN filed suit Wednesday in Baltimore, Maryland, against two filmmakers who secretly recorded videos embarrassing to the agency, claiming the pair violated state law by recording their conversations without permission of the employees involved.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>House passes amendment to cut government funding for ACORN</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/17/house.acorn/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/17/house.acorn/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The House of Representatives approved an amendment Thursday that calls for halting government funding to the community organizing group ACORN.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>ACORN announces new training, review after 'prostitution' videos</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/16/us.acorn/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/16/us.acorn/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The community organizing group ACORN on Wednesday announced a hiring freeze, new training programs and an independent review of its programs after the recent release of a series of videotapes embarrassing to the agency.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>ACORN workers caught on tape allegedly advising on prostitution</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/10/acorn.prostitution/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/10/acorn.prostitution/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Two employees at the Baltimore, Maryland, branch of the liberal community organizing group ACORN were caught on tape allegedly offering advice to a pair posing as a pimp and prostitute on setting up a prostitution ring and evading the IRS.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>'Defenders' help homeowners fight eviction</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/rtr.homedefenders/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/rtr.homedefenders/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Olive Thompson's living room is filled with dozens of delicate glass figurines: swans, angels, Asian dolls. 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