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Following law school, Obama continued his work as a community organizer in Chicago as the director of Illinois Project Vote.  

Following law school, Obama continued his work as a community organizer in Chicago as the director of Illinois Project Vote.  

In 1994 Obama represented ACORN in the ''Buycks-Roberson v. Citibank Fed. Sav. Bank'', 1994 suit against redlining.  ACORN was the driving force behind a 1995 regulatory revision pushed through by the [[Clinton Administration]] that greatly expanded the [[Community Redevelopment Act]]. Obama represented ACORN before the Clinton administration regulators in this effort. With the new regulations, ACORN used its subsidiary, ACORN Housing, to promote subprime loans more aggressively.<ref>http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/barack_obama_and_the_strategy.html</ref>  A 2007 report by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis notes 50% of all subprime mortgages were in predominently minority census tracks.<ref>http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/feds/2008/200829/200829pap.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.frbsf.org/publications/community/cra/cra_lending_during_subprime_meltdown.pdf</ref>

In 1994 Obama represented ACORN in the ''Buycks-Roberson v. Citibank Fed. Sav. Bank'' suit against redlining.  ACORN was the driving force behind a 1995 regulatory revision pushed through by the [[Clinton Administration]] that greatly expanded the [[Community Redevelopment Act]] (CRA). Obama represented ACORN before Clinton administration regulators in this effort. With the new regulations, ACORN used its subsidiary, ACORN Housing, and the threat of lawsuits under fair housing laws, to induce lenders to expand subprime lending, or so-called "toxic assets".<ref>http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/barack_obama_and_the_strategy.html</ref>  A 2007 report by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis notes 50% of all subprime mortgages were in predominently minority census tracks.<ref>http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/feds/2008/200829/200829pap.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.frbsf.org/publications/community/cra/cra_lending_during_subprime_meltdown.pdf</ref>

In 1995, along with other prominent black leaders such as [[Al Sharpton]] and [[Louis Farrakhan]], Obama helped lead the Million Man March on Washington.[http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/04/wright-obama-helped-organize-march-with.html][http://www1.chicagoreader.com/obama_reader/what_makes_obama_run/?q=012009K]

In 1995, along with other prominent black leaders such as [[Al Sharpton]] and [[Louis Farrakhan]], Obama helped lead the [[Million Man March]] on Washington.[http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/04/wright-obama-helped-organize-march-with.html][http://www1.chicagoreader.com/obama_reader/what_makes_obama_run/?q=012009K]

=== Legal career ===

=== Legal career ===