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U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (and his father, Rev. Jesse Jackson) as well as U.S. Reps. Mike Quigley, Luis Gutierrez, Danny Davis and Dan Lipinski Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke (though her husband, Ald. Ed. Burke, rated) Anyone from local...
Gingrich demanded an apology from NBC News over its report that his wife was to blame for staff resignations. Herman Cain’s campaign manager, Mark Block, demanded an apology from Rick Perry’s campaign for allegedly spreading sexual-misconduct rumors...
We’ll feed them again on Christmas Day, but there are 363 more days
Illinois Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson (left) and Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. (right) are running against each other in the 2012 Democratic primary in the 2nd District. (Credit: Brendan Hoffman/Scott Olson/Getty Images) CHICAGO (CBS) – U.S....
Chicago Business has reported that the Campaign for Primary Responsibility has reared its hydra head in Illinois, this time led by Joe Ricketts. “The Campaign for Primary Accountability, a Houston-based group with more than $1.6 million cash on hand,...
There’s a scene in the 1982 movie My Favorite Year when nebbishy comedy writer Benjy Stone takes matinee idol Alan Swann to Brooklyn to have dinner with his family. Benjy’s Uncle Morty decides inquire about Swann’s personal life. Swann informs Uncle...
“Black pride” was born of a need to strike out against that self-perception of second-class citizenship; it became a way by which to assert “blackness.” During the 1988 presidential campaign, candidate Jesse Jackson announced to the world that members...
With a year until GSOC’s contract would expire, NYU announced a several-month process of deliberation and community input over whether or not to negotiate a new one. On April 21, 2005, Rev. Jesse Jackson Jr. and New York City Council President...
Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (born October 8, 1941) is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as "shadow senator" for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He was the founder of both entities that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. ... Full Article
We’ll feed them again on Christmas Day, but there are 363 more days
