The Landmark Legal Found. filed an IRS complaint July 20 against the Nat'l Edu. Ass'n. citing new evidence not only of NEA's use of millions of dollars of tax-exempt funds for political purposes, but its extensive campaign coordination activities with DNC. LLF's complaint includes evidence provided to FEC, which released this information to the public on May 2, 2001, but four days later placed the evidence under seal. LLF secured copies of this evidence during the first 48-hours of its public release.
LLF's complaint provides overwhelming evidence of NEA's political activities, including its key role in the "Coordinated Campaign Steering Committee," which set strategy for the election of Democratic candidates. In addition to NEA and DNC, other members of the Committee were AFL-CIO, Clinton-Gore '96, DSCC, DCCC, Democratic Governors' Ass'n, Democratic Leadership Campaign Committee, and the hard-left Emily's List. NEA state groups were also involved.
Homeownership as a moral right has been the great unspoken reason for the nation's financial collapse of the past year and a half. And unfortunately Congress and successive administrations appear all too willing to recreate the very conditions that led to the disaster. President Obama today signed 
Despite its brief existence, the federal government's $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers already has proven to be a costly boondoggle. And in what appears to be an act of unintended comedy, Congress is primed to extend and expand this "temporary" program beyond its November 30 deadline. On Thursday, October 22, J. Russell George, inspector general for the Internal Revenue Service, 
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, is fast becoming radioactive to any organization contemplating doing business (or further business) with it. Federal agencies are no exception to the growing list of entities that recently have dropped their ties to the New Orleans-based nonprofit network. 
