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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 Board 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>
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 Board 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]