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Inhofe seeks review of ACORN
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) is seeking a federal review of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) by the Government Accountability Office. Inhofe joined 19 other U.S. Senators in sending a letter to GAO Acting Comptroller General Gene Dodaro seeking the review.
“The recently released videos of ACORN conducting illegal activities are disturbing to say the least,” Inhofe said. “Americans deserve to know the complete story of what this organization has done with taxpayer dollars. Fully investigating ACORN and those connected to ACORN is the only way to determine the scale of this problem.”
ACORN, who recently came under scrutiny after multiple videos highlighted illegal activity by employees of the organization, is currently involved in several voter fraud investigations in various states. Prior fraud convictions are also associated with the group.
The letter seeks a GAO investigation that would analyze the group’s business structure and organizational management; determine their compliance with state, local and federal laws; examine the organization’s tax structure; investigate ACORN’s subsidiaries and affiliates; and compile a list of all the federal funding ACORN has received since the group’s founding.
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Two killed in holiday weekend collisions on U.S. 69, Lake Eufaula
Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported two accidents with fatalities in the area, despite warnings last week to use extra caution on the road and in the water this Labor Day weekend. One man died as a result of a collision between two boats on Lake Eufaula Saturday evening, and another person died in an automobile accident on US Highway 69 near Canadian Sunday night.
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Pride In McAlester, volunteer groups tackle downtown McAlester theater for cleanup
Volunteers from Pride In McAlester, Narconon Arrowhead, Westwood Construction, Hope House and Interior Resources converged on the OKLA Theater Aug. 28, with the same intent in mind — clean up the OKLA.
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Cold case team to investigate Okla. woman’s death
“I got a phone call at 9 o’clock in the morning on Feb. 1 and was told that my house had burned, everything I owned was gone, my wife was dead and both my dogs were dead,” he said. “I literally had nothing left but the suitcases I had with me.”
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Final tally: Forest fire burns 2,500 acres near Wilburton
On Aug. 26, approximately 2,500 acres of land burned in Wilburton.
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Cleanup under way at McAlester water holding tank
The cleanup of a clearwell — which city officials hope will be a huge step forward in eliminating the city’s problem with discolored or brown water — continues at the McAlester Water Treatment Plant.
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McAlester students are seeing pink
It’s a win-win situation.
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Okla. judge won’t drop count against warden’s wife
A state district judge has denied motions to dismiss a felony charge against the wife of a former Oklahoma warden accused of helping a prisoner escape 16 years ago.
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Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe
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