Jesse Jackson Jr.

jesse jackson Info Get info on jesse jackson from 14 search engines in 1. www.info.com Jesse Jackson Is Here Compare All Jesse Jackson Sites, Sources and SAVE $$$... Comparisonwiz.com Jesse Jackson Jr.: ‘I want my name back’ U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said Friday that he was fighting to get "my name back" after he was identified as "Senate Candidate 5" in a criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Jackson, the son of famed civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and a six-term Democratic congressman from Chicago, had publicly sought to succeed President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate. Jackson had talked to Blagojevich, ... Read Full Story

According to the Chicago Sun-Times , sources are now confirming that Democrat Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. pledged to raise $5 million for the Governor Rod Blagojevich in return for an appointment to the US Senate seat. But an additional $1 million was pledged as a bonus to come from India donors. From the Sun-Times, April 13: The overture came from at least two members of the local Indian community who approached the Blagojevich fund-raising team last fall, sources say. Besides the $5 million to be raised by Jackson, the proposal also included another $1 million for Blagojevich’s campaign fund that would come from Indian ... Read Full Story

An independent panel that reviews possible ethical lapses by members of the House of Representatives has launched a preliminary review of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s efforts to be appointed to the U.S. Senate by ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a published report. The Office of Congressional Ethics voted in late March for the review, the Chicago Sun-Times reported in a story posted Tuesday on its Web site, citing documents released to parties involved in the inquiry. The committee has asked for documents, e-mails and other correspondence from Blagojevich's gubernatorial and campaign staff regarding Jackson, Jackson's brother Jonathan and his campaign staff, ... Read Full Story

WASHINGTON, D.C. - From the moment Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested on corruption charges Tuesday, the nation was abuzz over who could possibly be the infamous Senate Candidate #5. In the federal indictment against Gov. Blagojevich, one of the listed wiretaps recorded the governor saying how he was approached by an associate of Senate Candidate #5.  The associate proposed a "pay to play" deal in which Senate Candidate #5 would pay $1M for appointment to President-Elect Barack Obama's Senate seat.  On Wednesday morning, Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. was revealed as Senate Candidate #5 .  In an attempt to calm the growing political fire ... Read Full Story

BREAKING NEWS! It appears another shoe is dropping in the ongoing Illinois scandal. Despite his staunch denials in his press conference yesterday, Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is now implicated strongly in having traded fundraising promises for the Senate seat. From the AP : CHICAGO – Businessmen with ties to both Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson discussed raising $1 million for Blagojevich to help persuade him to appoint Jackson to President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, according to a published report. Citing unnamed sources, the Chicago Tribune reports in a story for Friday's editions that businessman Raghuveer Nayak and Blagojevich aide ... Read Full Story