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Feds: Jesse Jackson Jr. stole $750,000 in campaign cash

Chicago - On Friday, Jesse Jackson Jr., the disgraced Democrat who stepped down from office after winning re-election in a land slide without campaigning, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud and giving false statements.

In the Media by Larry Clifton - 8 comments

Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns amid scandals and investigations

Washington - A letter of resignation from Jackson, who is bipolar and beset by rumors of extramarital affairs, a campaign spending investigation and an ethics scandal, was received by Speaker John Boehner’s office.

In the Media by Larry Clifton

Jesse Jackson Jr. checks out, disappears again

Chicago - Re-elected without giving a single campaign speech or showing up for a day of work since June, Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. has left the political cover of the Mayo Clinic a week after elections.

In the Media by Larry Clifton - 4 comments

Jesse Jackson Jr. 'engaged in ongoing plea deal'

Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) was re-elected to the U.S. Congress handily despite not working since June or even having to give a single campaign speech.

In the Media by Larry Clifton

Chicago: Purge of dead voters, enthusiasm-gap stifle registration

Chicago - Voter registration and enthusiasm are depressed in Chicago and Cook County, hometown of Barack Obama, compared to 2008. The area hosted a huge registered voter increase benefiting the president in 2008.

In the Media by Larry Clifton - 3 comments

Jesse Jackson Jr. a shoo-in; hasn't worked in three months

Chicago - Jesse Jackson Jr. is a shoo-in for re-election according to fresh polling, even though he hasn’t worked a day since he mysteriously disappeared in June, and his Washington home was put up for sale.

In the Media by Larry Clifton - 1 comment

Jesse Jackson Jr. still no-show in Congress

Washington - Like most of Chicago’s teachers, Chicago-area Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. was a no show in Congress again Tuesday; votes were cast, but his constituents weren't heard from. Jackson has missed a long string of votes this year.

In the Media by Larry Clifton

Jesse Jackson Jr. suffers from mood disorder

Washington - The mysterious month-long leave of absence of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. that prompted calls for disclosure from Democrats and Republicans in Congress has been framed as a “mood disorder” by unnamed doctor.

In the Media by Larry Clifton

Op-Ed: Where is our proper representation in the health-care vote?

Health care cost control troubles? No problem: the Teamsters with the "Coalition to Win" of Andy Stern will help run it. How is Andy Stern’s Service Employees International Union profiting from Obama's health care proposal?

In the Media by Richard Ivan Cronkhite - 5 comments

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