Pelican Institute: January 2010

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Pelican Institute: January 2010

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Conservative Group With Ties To Alleged Landrieu Phone Tamperers Went After ACORN

Zachary Roth | January 27, 2010, 11:55AM

Kevin Kane

The conservative think tank to which James O'Keefe and at least one of his alleged co-plotters have ties enjoys a prominent voice in Louisiana politics -- and has lately gone hard after ACORN.

O'Keefe -- who gained national notoriety last fall for his ACORN sting -- and three other men were arrested Monday after allegedly trying to tamper with phones in the New Orleans office of Sen. Mary Landrieu. O'Keefe, was scheduled to give a speech last week on investigative journalism to the Pelican Institute. Robert Flanagan, who was arrested with O'Keefe, works at Pelican, according to his lawyer, and has written blog posts on policy issues on Pelican's website.

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Topics: ACORN, David Vitter, James O'Keefe, Landrieu Phone-Tampering Scandal, Mary Landrieu, Pelican Institute

James O'Keefe

Landrieu Phone Tampering Case: What Is The Pelican Institute?

Justin Elliott | January 26, 2010, 6:48PM

Filmmaker James O'Keefe

There's a lot we still don't know about the four men implicated in the alleged attempt to tamper with Sen. Mary Landrieu's phones yesterday, but a little-known organization called the Pelican Institute appears to be key to the story.

Located at 400 Poydras St. in downtown New Orleans -- half a block from Landrieu's office at 500 Poydras St. -- Pelican describes itself as a state policy think tank dedicated to advancing "sound policies based on the principles of free enterprise, individual liberty, and limited government."

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Topics: Andrew Breitbart, James O'Keefe, Landrieu Phone-Tampering Scandal, Mary Landrieu, Pelican Institute

James O'Keefe

Filmmaker Behind ACORN Stings Arrested For Attempted Phone Tampering At Landrieu's Office

Justin Elliott | January 26, 2010, 3:38PM

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), James O'Keefe

James O'Keefe, the young conservative filmmaker who was behind the undercover operations that led to the ACORN scandal last year, was arrested with three others for allegedly trying to tamper with the phones at the New Orleans office of Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) yesterday.

The FBI announced today the foursome have been charged with entering federal property under false pretenses for the purpose of committing a felony.

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Topics: ACORN, Andrew Breitbart, James O'Keefe, Joseph Basel, Landrieu Phone-Tampering Scandal, Mary Landrieu, Pelican Institute, Robert Flanagan, Stan Dai

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