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Napoleon Harris

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) opens his papers after stepping up to the podium at a news conference on Capitol Hill December 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. Jackson had been mentioned as a potential replacement for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (C), who has the power to fill the vacant Senate seat, was arrested at his Chicago home yesterday and charged with corruption after prosecutors said he was trying to sell the seat to the highest bidder. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Crowded field fights for Jesse Jackson Jr's seat

Renita D. Young
CHICAGO - The crowded field of hopefuls racing to replace embattled former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. will soon dwindle to one person; one candidate, who in a steep local economic mess, will have to tackle issues and aspirations left unrealized by the exiting Congressman...
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FILE - In this July 26, 2008 file photo, Kansas City Chiefs' Napoleon Harris is seen at training camp in River Falls, Wis. The former Northwestern football star, who went on to play seven seasons in the NFL, has announced he is running to replace Jesse Jackson Jr., in Illinois' 2nd Congressional District. Harris was just elected to the Illinois Senate. He is joining what's expected to be a crowded field bidding to replace Jackson, who resigned last week, citing his ongoing treatment for bipolar disorder. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

Former NFL linebacker running for Congress

Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Former NFL linebacker Napoleon Harris is running to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress. Harris was just elected to the Illinois Senate...
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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)

Jockeying under way to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.

Sara Burnett, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - The jockeying to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. began before the ink was dry on the former congressman's resignation letter...
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