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Laura S. Washington writes in her Chicago Sun-Times column that President Barack Obama has told Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) that he will “absolutely” support him for re-election, according to a ...

Remember back in 2008, when Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was investigated for attempting to buy the Senate seat that Barack Obama vacated when he won the presidential election? The House Ethics Committee ...

(AP) — The House ethics committee said Wednesday it will put off for now an expanded investigation into whether Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. or his representatives tried to buy President Barack Obama's ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says he should be named to take over President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat because he's experienced enough to immediately master the job, ...