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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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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)

Jesse Jackson Jr returns home from Mayo Clinic

Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has returned to his home in Washington after treatment for depression at Mayo Clinic, Jackson's chief of staff in suburban Chicago said Friday...
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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)

Kennedy: Jesse Jackson Jr. in 'deep' depression

Michelle R. Smith and Sophia Tareen, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is in a 'deep' depression and has 'a lot of work' ahead of him on the road to recovery, former Rhode Island U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy said Thursday after visiting the hospitalized Chicago Democrat...
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Rep. Jessie Jackson Jr.

Political scientist predicts Jesse Jackson Jr. censure

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CHICAGO - Political science professor Dick Simpson believes when the House Ethics Committee completes its investigation into Jesse Jackson Jr. they will decide to censure the congressman...
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Rev Jesse Jackson attends the official launch party of BritWeek at a private residence in Hancock Park 2012 on April 24, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Rev. Jesse Jackson: My son 'will regain strength in time'

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - In a recent interview with HuffPost Live, Rev. Jesse Jackson opened up about his son, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., and his ongoing battle with depression...
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Civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson hugs Ronda Carter at a memorial across the street from the Century 16 movie theatre July 26, 2012 in Aurora, Colorado. James Eagan Holmes, 24, is accused of killing Sullivan and 11other people at a screening of the new 'Batman' film last Friday at the Century 16 movie theater. (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

Rev. Jesse Jackson: No timetable on son's recovery

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CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson said there is 'no timetable' as his son, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., recovers from depression and gastrointestinal issues at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota...
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Jesse Jackson Jr.'s absence goes unnoticed in DC

Henry C. Jackson and Sophia Tareen, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - When Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. disappeared last month for a mysterious medical leave, it took weeks for anyone in Washington to even notice...
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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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WASHINGTON - Jessie Jackson Jr. (D-IL) addresses a news conference at the U.S. Captiol. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Jesse Jackson Jr's 'mood disorder' raising questions

Sophia Tareen, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s disclosure that he is suffering from a 'mood disorder' still leaves many questions...
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WASHINGTON - Jessie Jackson Jr. (D-IL) addresses a news conference at the U.S. Captiol. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Dem to Jackson: 'Tell the public what's going on'

Caryn Freeman
theGRIO REPORT - Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.'s (D-Ill) mysterious leave of absence from Congress has many on the Hill wondering what could be keeping the Congressman away from his duties in Washington for such a long period...
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