Who did he vote for? #33

Meet Albert Barnett. Why is Albert in the news?

A member of Cincinnati's housing authority board retaliated against a local attorney and may have violated federal law last year when he urged his staff to put low-income housing in the attorney's neighborhood, federal officials say. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development made the retaliation accusation in a complaint against the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority and board member Arnold Barnett.

The complaint, which became public Thursday, was filed in October and is the basis for a continuing federal investigation into possible discrimination at the housing authority.

The complaint is based on comments Barnett made in August after he was accused by attorney Robert Newman of creating and enforcing policies that discriminate against African-Americans.

At the time, Barnett told The Enquirer that he had asked the housing authority's staff to consider acquiring more public housing units in Hyde Park, the affluent Cincinnati neighborhood where Newman lives.

"If he likes it so much, let's give him a few," said Barnett, who was then chairman of the housing authority's board.

So in November, 2008 did Albert here pull the chain for The One or The Maverick?

Nah, I can't see any bureaucratic vengeance being played out when the feds run our health care. Right?

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