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August 13, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - Doctors say Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is under treatment for bipolar disorder...
August 13, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-run House has asked a federal court to enforce a subpoena against Attorney General Eric Holder.…
August 10, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who disappeared on a secretive medical leave two months ago, is expected…
August 9, 2012
CHICAGO - Political science professor Dick Simpson believes when the House Ethics Committee completes its investigation into Jesse Jackson Jr.…
August 8, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Family and staffers to Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. strongly refuted a New York Post report saying Rev.…
August 6, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is suffering from debilitating depression and even collapsed at his home in Washington…
August 3, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - In a recent interview with HuffPost Live, Rev. Jesse Jackson opened up about his son, Rep. Jesse…
August 2, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson took to the House floor today to support the Affordable Care Act, and…
July 30, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson said there is 'no timetable' as his son, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.,…
July 28, 2012
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., whose whereabouts haven't been disclosed since he quietly took a medical…
July 24, 2012
ANALYSIS - For the first time in a generation, a Democrat is running for president without facing sustained attacks on…
July 23, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - When Democrat Larry Kissell won a Charlotte-area U.S. House seat in 2008, he did so largely by…
July 18, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - House Republican Allen West of Florida, one of only two black Republicans in Congress, has turned his…
July 17, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Actress and activist Jada Pinkett Smith urged Congress on Tuesday to step up the fight against human…
July 16, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - When Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. disappeared last month for a mysterious medical leave, it took weeks for…
July 16, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Any realistic effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act — as opposed to last week's quixotic vote…
July 13, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Wednesday’s disclosure that Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is being treated for an undisclosed 'mood disorder' left numerous…
July 12, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s disclosure that he is suffering from a 'mood disorder' still leaves many…
July 11, 2012
More than a month after he took an unexplained leave of absence, it's still not clear what's ailing Illinois Representative…
July 11, 2012
SLIDESHOW - When the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted today to repeal the Affordable Care Act -- also known…