The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) held a press conference yesterday in Washington DC to announce their plans to clean up their act while defending their work for minorities families.

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Obama: I want to talk about the Illinois scandal. President-elect Barack Obama may seem like he’s dodging questions about the ongoing investigation into the alleged misdeeds of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, but he said Wednesday that “it’s a little bit frustrating” to not talk in detail about the investigation.  The feds contend that Blagojevich was working on a fat payday as he plotted his strategy to name Obama’s replacement in the U.S. Senate. The spoils of the victory were to be awarded to the wannabe senator who offered the best political or financial deal for Blagojevich and his family, according to investigators, who taped the governor as he allegedly talked about a deal. FBI agents arrested him last week, saying they had plenty of evidence for a strong case against him.

Rep. Jackson denies involvement in Illinois Senate seat scandal. Federal authorities confirmed on Wednesday that U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was the “Candidate Five” to which Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich implied in a taped conversation was willing to pay to get appointed to fill the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. In the indictment, the governor said a representative for “candidate #5″ was willing to raise $500,000 for his campaign and $1 million if he was appointed to the coveted Senate seat. However, Jackson, in a Wednesday news conference, strongly denied he had promised anything to the governor in secure the seat. Read the rest here.