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Watch out! ACORN is back -- in all but its name. Backed by hundreds of thousands of dollars in union donations, New York Communities for Change -- a rebranded version of the controversial organization that closed up shop amid several scandals -- is acting again as labor's attack dog on controversial issues. NYCC took over ACORN's office on Nevins Street in Brooklyn, shares some of the same board members and uses its membership lists and other resources. (Snip) But when NYCC has to choose between low-income consumers and unions, it dances to Big Labor's tune.

It was an irresistible score: A fancy SUV left unlocked and running while a newspaper carrier ran inside a Brooklyn grocery to make a delivery. The only hitch was that the white 2002 Chevy Tahoe came with a baby onboard, which cops say the unwitting thief learned only after stealing the sport-utility vehicle yesterday morning in Brownsville. Eagle-eyed cops spotted the SUV six blocks away about five minutes later - with the 14-month-old girl safe inside, the engine still warm and a jittery man nearby. "He said he found the car and there was a kid inside," said a police...