The Washington Examiner on ACORN:
 
Reports:
February 25, 2009: ACORN gets double-dips of pork in stimulus and omnibus spending bills.
April 19, 2009: ACORN is closely connected with The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), according to U.S. Labor Department disclosure forms.
April 22, 2009: ACORN deletes references to SEIU affiliations from its web site after The Examiner exposes the connections.
May 6, 2009: Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) reverses his earlier position to open an investigation into ACORN.
May 7, 2009: Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) pushes his pro-ACORN amendment as new charges are filed in Nevada and Pennsylvania.
May 13, 2009: Only four House Democrats oppose an amendment from Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) that would allow ACORN to receive funding under the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act.
May 14, 2009: Rep. Bachmann (R-Minn.) prepares new anti-ACORN bill that would block the group from receiving any funding in the 2010 budget.
May 14, 2009: A former ACORN employee who testified against the organization calls on Congress to cut off funding.
May 14, 2009: A Pennsylvania attorney who sued ACORN over voter fraud allegations says Congress has “denial flu.”
May 17, 2009 ACORN’s white liberal leadership controls and exploits mostly African-American workers, a former employee says.
May 25, 2009: Donations to ACORN are vulnerable to misappropriation, according to a group of whistleblowers familiar with its operations.
May 27, 2009: ACORN and its supporters gather at the Center for American Progress in Washington D.C. to discuss allegations and plot a new strategy.
May 28, 2009: The Washington Examiner is barred from covering an ACORN event held at The Center for American Progress in Washington D.C.
June 5, 2009: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) begins a web site to build grassroots support for anti-ACORN legislation.
June 21, 2009: Former and current ACORN insiders suspect the organization will drop its badly damaged name in an effort to sidestep more negative publicity.
June 24, 2009: ACORN denies reports that it is considering a name change but former board members are not convinced.
July 9, 2009: Labor unions have donated almost $10 million to ACORN with the bulk of the donations coming from the Service Employees International Union.
July 9, 2009: ACORN whistleblower Anita MonCrief describes her journey to conservatism.
July 18, 2009: An ACORN labor affiliate has declined to file its annual report in New Orleans and is listed as being “not in good standing” by the Louisiana Secretary of State.
July 23, 2009: Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Ca.) releases report describing ACORN as a criminal enterprise and calls attention to its support for President Obama and other prominent Democrats.
Aug. 5, 2009: ACORN’s Washington D.C. political action committee (PAC) could be fined $2,000 for missing a financial report.
Sept. 13, 2009: Teachers unions have contributed over $1.3 million to ACORN.
Sept. 14, 2009: Just as more video tapes are released that point to possible felonies, an ACORN affiliate applies for $6 million in federal funding.
Sept. 16, 2009: ACORN’s critics are exaggerating “imperfections,” according to a letter of support union officials and other liberal activists signed last year defending the “good name” of the organization.