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Ethics Panel Defers Investigation On Jesse Jackson Jr.

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Roland Burris, Obama Senate Seat, House Ethics Committee, Rob Blagojevich, Jesse Jackson Jr., Blagojevich Investigation, Rod Blagojevich, Transparency, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The House ethics committee said Wednesday it will put off for now an expanded investigation into whether Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. or ...

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Most Corrupt Congressmen: Blago Lands Burris, Jackson Jr. On List

Crain's Chicago Business | Paul Merrion | Posted 09.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Burris Blagojevich, Roland Burris, Illinois Corruption, Jesse Jackson Jr., Senate Candidate Five, Corruption, Corrupt Congress, Chicago News

Their quest for the vacant U.S. Senate seat of President Barack Obama has landed Sen. Roland Burris and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. on a watchdog grou...

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Congressmen Press Obama On Immigration Reform

AP | Posted 09.03.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Danny Davis, Immigration Reform, Bobby Rush, Luis Gutierrez, Phil Hare, Jan Schakowsky, Jesse Jackson Jr., Obama Immigration, Immigration, Mike Quigley, Barack Obama, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- Seven members of Illinois' congressional delegation are joining immigrant rights activists in pushing President Barack Obama for immig...

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Congressional Panel Holds Burr Oak Cemetery Hearing (VIDEO)

AP | Rupa Shenoy | Posted 08.27.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Bobby Rush, Illinois Cemetery Regulations, Burr Oak Cemetery, Burr Oak Hearing, Bobby Rush Burr Oak, Burr Oak Congress, Burr Oak Cemtery Oversight, Dan Hynes, Jesse Jackson Jr., Video, Danny Davis, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- A patchwork of inconsistent state laws governing cemeteries allow scandals like one in suburban Chicago, where four people are accused...

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Chicago Olympics Bid Gets Congressional Thumbs-Up

Los Angeles Times | Richard Simon | Posted 08.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Judy Biggert, 2016 Olympics, Chicago Olympic Bid, Congress Chicago Olympics, Olympics, Jesse Jackson Jr., Chicago Olympics, Chicago 2016, Chicago News

The House of Representatives today threw its support behind Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics....

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This Preposterous Week in Review: Michael Bay, Al Franken and Joe Jackson!

Paul Slansky | Posted 08.03.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Andy Borowitz, Pat Boone, Senator Franken, Joe Jackson, Jesse Jackson Jr., Al Franken, Iraq Withdrawal, Michael Bay, Comedy News

Here's my look at this wild week: An index of people, places, things and why you should care about them.

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Jesse Jackson Jr. Campaign Paid Over $200,000 To His Wife

Bloomberg | Timothy J. Burger | Posted 06.22.2009 | Chicago

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Representative Jesse Jackson Jr.'s congressional campaign organization has paid his wife at least $247,500 since 2001, including at least $95,000 afte...

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The Changing Face of Illinois Politics

Hermene Hartman | Posted 06.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Jesse Jackson Jr., Danny Davis, Rickey Hendon, Chris Kennedy, Chicago Politics, Todd Stroger, Cheryle Jackson, Cook County Politics, Toni Preckwinkle, Roland Burris, Illinois Politics, Chicago-Illinois, Chicago News

The political landscape of Chicago and Illinois is destined to change in its black representation. Todd Stroger has been a disappointment. He should go home and not waste the public's time with another run.

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Rajinder Bedi, Former Blagojevich Fundraiser, Resigns State Job

AP | Posted 05.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Pay to Play, Rod Blagojevich, Jesse Jackson Jr., Blagojevich Jesse Jackson Jr., Rajinder Bedi, Pat Quinn, Chicago-Illinois, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- An aide to Rod Blagojevich with fundraising ties to the former governor has resigned from the state's Department of Commerce and Econo...

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Blagojevich Offered $5 Million In Campaign Cash To Appoint Jesse Jackson Jr. To Obama's Senate Seat: Sun-Times

Chicago Sun-Times | NATASHA KORECKI | Posted 05.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Obama Senate Seat, Blagojevich Senate Appointment, Raghuveer Nayak, Rod Blagojevich, Jesse Jackson Jr. Blagojevich, Jesse Jackson Jr., Chicago News

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's camp was told last year that U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) would raise up to $5 million in campaign cash for the ...

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Jesse Jackson Jr. Says He's Cooperating With Ethics Probe

AP | HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 05.09.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. confirmed Wednesday that he is the subject of a preliminary inquiry from a congressional ethics board lookin...

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Jesse Jackson Jr. Facing Congressional Ethics Probe: Sun-Times

Chicago Sun-Times | NATASHA KORECKI | Posted 05.08.2009 | Chicago

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A congressional ethics board has launched a preliminary inquiry into U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill), related to President Obama's vacant Senate s...

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Feds Interview Jesse Jackson Jr. In Blagojevich Probe

Chicago Sun-Times | NATASHA KORECKI AND FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 05.08.2009 | Chicago

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Federal authorities have asked U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson (D.-Ill) why former Gov. Rod Blagojevich believed he would get campaign cash in exchange for ap...

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Name the Buildings Right

Edward Lifson | Posted 04.16.2009 | Home

Read More: Bob Herbert, Willis Tower, Building, Jesse Jackson Jr., Mayor Daley, Home News

The Willis Tower? I don't think so, pal. Some London-based company wants to rename our tower and Mayor Daley is going to let them? What has happened to our city?

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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. May Challenge Burris For Senate Seat

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 04.05.2009 | Chicago

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Add U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson, D-Chicago, to the list of those pondering a run for the Senate seat now held by Roland Burris. "I am going to consider r...

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Blagojevich: Impeachment Trial An Unconstitutional Hanging (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.23.2009 | Chicago

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Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich likened his upcoming Senate trial to "a hanging" Friday and said that he will boycott the proceedings because ...

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Who's Who In The Blagojevich Complaint

Chicago Sun-Times | Chris Fusco, Natasha Korecki, Tim Novak and Dave McKinney | Posted 02.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Tom Balanoff, Valerie Jarrett, Fred Yang, Nils Larsen, Jesse Jackson Jr., Ivan Dvorak, Patrick Magoon, Blagojevich Scandal, Gerry Krozel, Raghuveer Nayak, J.B. Pritzker, Marc Ganis, Blagojevich Complaint, Doug Scofield, Dennis Hastert, Michael Vondra, Robert Blagojevich, John Wyma, Rahm Emanuel, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Charges, John Johnston, Bob Greenlee, Lon Monk, Lisa Madigan, Louanner Peters, Sam Zell, Paul Rosenfeld, Chicago News

Here's who's who among most of the names behind the letters and numerals prosecutors use to label those players in the Blagojevich case, according to ...

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Harry Reid's Views on Race

David Sirota | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harry Reid Race, Harry Reid, Emil Jones, Barack Obama Senate Seat, Jesse Jackson Jr., Politics News

It kinda makes you wonder if Reid would have told Illinois Democratic leaders back in 2004 not to back Obama for Senate because he was supposedly "unelectable."

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Along Came Caroline. And Andrew. And Beau.

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Caroline Kennedy, Mark Udall, Al Gore, Jesse Jackson Jr, Delaware, Birch Bayh, Mark Pryor, Thomas Dodd, George W. Bush, Connecticut, Chris Dodd, Colorado, Democratic Party, Lisa Murkowski, Andrew Cuomo, Mo Udall, John Quincy Adams, Ken Salazar, Republican Party, African-American Issues, Illinois, Bill Clinton, Frank Murkowski, Evan Bayh, Florida, Alaska, Net Worth, Mario Cuomo, Ted Kaufman, Jesse Jackson, David Pryor, Ted Kennedy, New York, Barack Obama, Beau Biden, John Salazar, Rudy Giuliani, Tom Udall, Secretary of the Interior, John Adams, Harry Reid, George H. W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Michael Bennet, Secretary of State, Bill Ritter, Jeb Bush, Senate, Indiana, Crest, Kahlua, Oregon, Politics News

Speculation about Hillary Clinton's successor in the Senate will soon be moot, but the debate about America's political dynasties is hopefully just starting.

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Reid Pressured Blagojevich On Obama Senate Seat

Chicago Sun-Times | NATASHA KORECKI, CHRIS FUSCO AND LYNN SWEET | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harry Reid, Blagojevich Scandal, Obama Senate Seat, Rod Blagojevich, Jesse Jackson Jr., Politics News

Days before Gov. Blagojevich was charged with trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder, top Senate Democra...

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Blagojevich Disregards Obama's List Of Candidates For Senate Seat

thehill.com | Posted 02.02.2009 | Chicago

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Barack Obama believed that seven candidates were "highly qualified" to succeed him in the Senate, but the two people Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D)...

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Blagojevich's Alleged Senate Seat Sale: A Timeline

Chicago Sun-Times | Chris Fusco | Posted 01.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Tom Balanoff, Valerie Jarrett, Blagojevich Senate Seat, Blagojevich Corruption, Obama's Replacement, John Harris, Illinois Senate Vacancy, Jesse Jackson Jr., Blagojevich Scandal Timeline, Blagojevich Scandal, Obama Senate Seat, Blagojevich Senate Appointment, Rod Blagojevich, Rahm Emanuel, Illinois Senate Seat, Chicago News

Who knew what -- and when did they know it -- regarding Gov. Blagojevich's alleged effort to sell President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat? Th...

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Fitzgerald Asks Blago Impeachment Panel Not To Subpoena Obama Aides

Associated Press | Caryn Rousseau | Posted 01.27.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Impeachment Hearings, Blagojevich Hearings, Valerie Jarrett, Blagojevich Corruption, Nils Larsen, Obama Aides Subpoenas, Jesse Jackson Jr., Blagojevich Scandal, Ed Genson, Blagojevich Investigation, Patrick Fitzgerald, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Impeachment Panel, Rahm Emanuel, Blagojevich Impeachment, Chicago News

CHICAGO -- The Illinois House committee investigating a possible impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich won't subpoena two incoming White House advisers,...

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My 2008 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 2]

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stuart Bowden, Ted Stevens, Jesse Jackson Jr, Ron Paul, Guantanamo, Al Franken, Best Government Dollar Spent, 50 State Strategy, Mccain, Primary Schedule, Awards, China, Worst Political Theater, Drill Baby Drill, Sarah Palin, Most Overreported Story, Andrew Cuomo, First Cat, Howard Dean, Socks the Cat, 2008, Bailout, Sofa, Condoleezza Rice, Katie Couric, Worst Political Scandal, John Edwards, Status of Forces, Sorry to See You Go, Health Care, Aids, Global Warming, Gravel, Election 2008 Coverage, Alaska, Bobby Jindal, Thomas Tamm, Reconstruction, Joe the Plumber, Tony Snow, Bernanke, Democrat, Letterman, Socks Clinton, Most Underrated, Democrats, Barack Obama, Best Idea, Predictions, George Carlin, 15 Minutes of Fame, Honorable Mention, Michigan, Hybrid, Wiretapping, Fred Thompson, Hillary Clinton, Executive Experience, Maliki, Caribou Barbie, Best Spin, Stuart Bowen, Destined for Political Oblivion, Kucinich, Jesse Helms, Private Jet, Beijing, Truth Commission, Going Green, Iraq, Most Overrated, Isaac Hayes, Spitzer, Caroline Kennedy, Bush, Wright, Blagojevich, Paulson, Bo Diddley, Mclaughlin, Unemployment, Inauguration, Destined for Political Stardom, Biggest Government Waste, Snl, Florida, Socks, Primary, Africa, Whistleblower, Best Political Theater, Most Underreported Story, Boldest Political Tactic, Castro, David Plouffe, Jeremiah Wright, Olympics, Harvey Korman, Beau Biden, Bernie Mac, Free Speech Zone, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Oil, Most Honest Person, Socialism, Michael Crichton, Arthur C. Clarke, Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey, Worst Idea, David Letterman, Tamm, Wurzelbacher, Politics News

Love her or hate her, you have to admit that John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin for the Republican ticket this year was without any doubt the boldest political tactic of the year.

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A "Deal" with Obama? It Takes Two to Blago

Rick Horowitz | Posted 01.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tammy Duckworth, Valerie Jarrett, Patrick Fitzgerald, Cheryle Jackson, Jan Schakowsky, Rod Blagojevich, Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod, Jesse Jackson Jr., Erick Whitaker, Senate, Barack Obama, Gregory Craig, Lisa Madigan, Greg Craig, Politics News

Why was Rod Blagojevich so convinced his deals were being shot down by the Obama folks, when the Obama folks claim they didn't even know deals were being suggested?

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