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Rick Warren, founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., has confirmed a visit to disgraced former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in his North Carolina prison on Friday, describing the visit in a public statement as a “private moment.” Jackson, currently serving a 30-month sentence for stealing $750,000 in campaign funds for personal […]

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Jesse Jackson Jr.’s resignation from Congress might end his once-promising political career but it doesn’t mark the end of troubles for the civil rights icon’s son. Just two weeks after voters re-elected him to a ninth full term, Jackson on Wednesday sent his resignation letter to House Speaker John Boehner, citing his ongoing treatment for […]

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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. left the Mayo Clinic on Tuesday after his second treatment for bipolar disorder there since he took a leave of absence in June. Mayo spokesman Nick Hanson said he did not know where Jackson was going after he left the Minnesota hospital. Jackson returned to the hospital in October amid reports […]

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In Chicago, CBS Local is reporting that Democratic US Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. could be vacating his office as part of a plea deal, which may also include jail time. The embattled politician is represented by a former US attorney who is negotiating with the federal government. The plea deal would end Jackson’s 17-year career […]

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U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who has given no hint of when he’ll return to work four months after taking medical leave, will head back to the Mayo Clinic for a checkup “soon,” his father, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, said Sunday. The Democratic congressman from Illinois was released from the Rochester, Minn., clinic in September […]