Community And Neighborhood Groups
HONOLULU - Two prominent, popular brothers who operate the second-largest vegetable farm in Hawaii will be sentenced in federal court this week on human trafficking charges - they pleaded guilty - but two former state governors, community groups, fellow farmers and other supporters are trying to keep them out of prison.
NEW YORK - A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a decision that had barred Congress from withholding funds from ACORN, the activist group driven to ruin by scandal and financial woes.
BELL, Calif. - A community group that protested huge salaries earned by three top officials in a Los Angeles suburb is calling for more resignations at City Hall.
SAN FRANCISCO - Mrs. Cheng feels like she's living under siege in her own home.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Attorney General Jerry Brown determined Thursday that ACORN broke no criminal laws, after reviewing videotapes that sparked a recent political firestorm.
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