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This March 20, 2012 file photo shows Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., his wife Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson, and their children Jessica, 12, and Jesse III, 8, thanking supporters at his election night party in Chicago after his Democratic primary win over challenger, former Rep. Debbie Halvorson, in the Illinois' 2nd District. A spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner says he has received letter of resignation from Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Wednesday. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns from congressional seat

Renita D. Young
theGRIO REPORT - Embattled Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who has been under a cloud of suspicion since he disappeared from Congress to go on medical leave in June resigned from his post Wednesday...
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U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, Kennedy, left, meets with U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.(AP Photo/Office of Patrick J. Kennedy)

Jackson Jr. exits Mayo, enters world of trouble

Renita D. Young
theGRIO REPORT - Jesse Jackson Jr., who handily won re-election last week despite being on medical leave since June, has left the Mayo Clinic, a spokesman for the hospital said Tuesday...
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. possibly in plea deal talks

Renita D. Young
theGRIO REPORT - Jesse Jackson Jr. may have reclaimed his post by a landslide without any noticeable campaign efforts, but he may also be working on a plea deal with federal prosecutors who are investigating him for possible misuse of campaign funds...
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Jesse Jackson Jr. wins re-election despite criminal probe

Andrew Greiner, NBCChicago.com
CHICAGO - U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr., who has made no public appearances since for several months amid illness and who faces a criminal probe into alleged misuse of public funds...
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Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-IL, speaks to reporters following a Democratic Caucus on August 1, 2011 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. With time running out before the August 2 deadline to reach an agreement on the debt ceiling, Congress is working to strike a deal that would avoid a potential federal default next week. AFP PHOTO / Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Was Jackson Jr. 'in da club' while convalescing?

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theGRIO REPORT - Embattled Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who is still under investigation for ethics violations, has now been accused of bar-hopping while he is supposed to be receiving treatment for severe depression...
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(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Report: Feds looking at Jesse Jackson Jr.'s finances

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CHICAGO - Federal investigators are looking into possible inappropriate expenditures related to one of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Congressional spending accounts, according to a published report...
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) (R), talks to the news media as his wife Sandi Jackson (L) and his sister Jacqueline Lavinia Jackson embrace after a news conference at the U.S. Capitol December 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Jesse Jackson Jr.'s wife Sandi lashes out at 'jackals' in media

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The wife of embattled Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) has no patience for the local media...
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Maxine Waters cleared

Larry Margasak, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters will not be charged with ethics violations...
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Ethics panel to hold hearing in Maxine Waters case

Larry Margasak, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee will hold a hearing Friday in the case of Rep. Maxine Waters, a senior Democrat on the Financial Services Committee, who disputes allegations she tried to steer U.S. bailout money to a bank where her husband owns stock...
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) talks to constituents following a town hall meeting on health care reform at the Sheldon Heights Church of Christ August 18, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

'Disorder' in Chicago following Jesse Jackson Jr's leave from Congress

Jay Scott Smtih
theGRIO REPORT - Wednesday’s disclosure that Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is being treated for an undisclosed 'mood disorder' left numerous unanswered questions for his constituents in Chicago...
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