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by Lynette Holloway onJune 8, 2013
Prosecutors recommended the sentence to a judge on Friday, in the wake of Jackson's guilty plea earlier this year on charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items.
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by Danielle C. Belton onFebruary 22, 2013
It's no excuse for what he did, says the author. She should know -- she lives with the disease, too.
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by Danielle Belton onFebruary 22, 2013
It's no excuse for what he did, says the author. She should know -- she lives with the disease, too.
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by Hillary Crosley onDecember 16, 2012
With a federal investigation of husband, Jesse Jackson Jr., looming, the Mrs. reorganizes.
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by Lynette Holloway onNovember 12, 2012
Rep. Jackson, who was just re-elected to Congress, is likely to resign in a plea deal that his lawyer is negotiating with the federal government.
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by Monica A. Coleman onAugust 30, 2012
At the Huffington Post, Monica A. Coleman says that she knows from personal experience that the way the congressman handled his bipolar II disorder took strength.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onAugust 6, 2012
Sandi Jackson offers more detail on the Chicago congressman's ailment, including speculation that it could be related to weight-loss surgery.
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by Lynette Holloway onAugust 3, 2012
Despite illness and absence from the campaign trail, the congressman's re-election bid is still on.
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by Hillary Crosley onJuly 28, 2012
The politician's previously reported "undisclosed illness" has been identified.
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by Michael H. Cottman onJuly 20, 2012
The Chicago politician's critics should be patient, BlackAmericaWeb's Michael H. Cottman says.
