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Lynn Sweet on CNN: Did Jesse Jackson Solicit Plane Ticket Gift?
By Colin McDonald - Politics DailyPolitics Daily columnist and Daily FLOTUS writer Lynn Sweet appeared on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" on Thursday to discuss allegations that Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. violated the House ban on soliciting gifts. Click play below to watch the video: ...
Jesse Jackson Jr. Denies Role in Alleged Money Offer to Rod Blagojevich
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyRep. Jesse Jackson says he's "deeply sorry" about his "social" relationship with a woman other than his wife, but he denied a separate allegation that he directed a Chicago-area businessman to offer former Gov. Rod Blagojevich $6 million in exchange for a vacant U.S. Senate seat. "I know I have disappointed some supporters, and for that I am deeply sorry," he said, according the Chicago Sun-Times. "But I remain committed to serving my constituents and fighting on their behalf." The Chicago newspaper said Oak Brook businessman Raghuveer Nayak, a Jackson fundraiser, has told federal ...
Report: Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. Used Staff in 'Public Campaign' for Obama's Senate Seat
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyA report by the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) says Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. used his congressional staff to mount a "public campaign" to be appointed by then-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill Barack Obama's open U.S. Senate seat. On the Jackson matter, the OCE report said, "In the course of conducting this review, the OCE learned that staff resources of the Representative's Washington, D.C., and Chicago, Illinois, offices were used to mount a 'public campaign' to secure the Representative's appointment to the U.S. Senate." The Department of Justice has asked the House Committee on ...
Blagojevich's Lawyer Seeks Subpoenas of Obama Aides
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThe attorney for Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is looking to have Rahm Emanuel and Valerie Jarrett hauled into court as part of his impeachment proceeding.From WSJ:State Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie said Thursday that the House committee received a letter from Blagojevich attorney Ed Genson asking it to subpoena Rep. Rahm Emanuel, Valerie Jarrett and more than a dozen others, including Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.Knowing that the US Attorney's office has already denied the committee access to other witnesses connected to the Blagojevich investigation, this looks to me like a PR move, intended to ...
Six Candidates for the Tainted Illinois Senate Seat
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyIt's Day 14 of the Illinois Senate Scandal, and we've got news for you: Barack Obama's old seat remains vacant, special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald is still preparing his indictment, and no one has reached the minimum bid listed in Rod Blagojevich's eBay account.Let's have a look at who's still standing in this mess and place some odds on the next man or woman to join the world's most powerful governing body. Candidate Pros Cons Odds of Appointment Rep. Jan Schakowsky Seems untarnished by the scandal. A known commodity statewide. America ...
Blogging Blago: Is Jesse Jackson Jr. Telling the Truth?
By David Knowles - Politics DailyYesterday, it was revealed that Jesse Jackson Jr. was "Candidate No. 5" in Patrick Fitzgerald's criminal complaint against Illinois Governor (Hot) Rod Blagojevich. At first blush, and despite Fitzgerald's repeated warnings not to do so, many Americans assumed the worst of Jackson Jr. After all, the complaint detailed a possible offer of cash (by either Candidate No. 5 or those representing him) in exchange for Barack Obama's former Senate seat. But late in the day, new details had emerged about the matter, and Mr. Jackson, who was never coy about his ambition to be appointed to the Senate ...
Jesse Jackson Jr. is 'Senate Candidate No. 5'
By David Knowles - Politics DailyABC has the scoop on the first aspirant for Barack Obama's Senate Seat to get unwanted scrutiny in the Blagojevich scandal:Chicago Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill. is the anonymous "Senate Candidate No. 5" whose emissaries Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich reportedly offered up to $1 million to name him to the U.S. Senate, federal law enforcement sources tell ABC News.Oh, boy. Here we go. Get ready, more names will be coming. Gonna find out who's been naughty or nice.For his part, Jackson Jr. is cooperating fully with investigators:Jackson said, "I don't know" when asked whether he was Candidate No. ...
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