Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]

Governor talks to Senate hopefuls, but not Jackson

2008-11-21T00:00:00Z

...who has sole power to appoint Obama's replacement, has not spoken to some other often-mentioned candidates -- notably U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and Tammy Duckworth, director of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. Blagojevich spokesman Lucio

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Blagojevich talks to possible Obama replacements

2008-11-21T00:00:00Z

...who has sole power to appoint Obama's replacement, has not spoken to some other often-mentioned candidates — notably U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and Tammy Duckworth, director of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. Blagojevich spokesman Lucio

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Hopefuls jockey for Obamas Senate seat

2008-11-20T00:00:00Z

...Tuesday and Wednesday. The Washington publication said it wasn't clear whether the Democratic governor also had talked to Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., another Democrat who has expressed a desire to follow Obama to the Senate. Jackson couldn't be reached for

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Jesse Jackson, Jr. Will Be Waiting in the Senate, In Case Anyone's Looking to Appoint Him to Anything

2008-11-20T00:00:00Z

...opened at noon Monday for its lame-duck session, the only lawmaker milling around the second-floor elevator banks was... Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.). Though Jackson is a leading candidate to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate, Illino

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Obama Resigning Senate Seat

2008-11-19T00:00:00Z

...appointee would serve until the next national election in 2010. Potential candidates to replace Obama include Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Illinois Senate President Emil Jones and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. On Tuesday, Obama

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11-19-08 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE

2008-11-19T00:00:00Z

Jesse Jackson said the election of US President-elect Barack Obama is cause for celebration but that "substance" must follow. According to The Baltimore Sun ...

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ENPR: Obama Administration Looking More Like Clinton Third Term

2008-11-19T00:00:00Z

He could keep the seat black by naming Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., former state Senate Majority Leader Emil Jones (who is Obama's "political godfather") or ...

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Ransom Notes: Jackson for US Senate

2008-11-19T00:00:00Z

There are factions that favor Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., Rep. Danny Davis, and retiring state Senate President Emil Jones. Some folks have mentioned former US ...

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Feinstein Looking To Pass Bill Banning Sales Of Obama Inaugural ...

2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

C.) issued an announcement telling constituents to stop sending e-mail requests, while Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) has had to make changes to his official ...

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Freshmen go house-hunting

2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.). Though Jackson is a leading candidate to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate, Illinois Democratic Gov. ...

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Veteran civil rights activist calls Obama administration 'a chance ...

2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Jackson later apologized for his remarks, which his son, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. - an Illinois Democrat - labeled reckless, divisive and demeaning. ...

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Vendettas and Shady Ethics: Meet the Candidates to Replace Obama

2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

...fill Obama's seat if it weren't for the fact that two other leading candidates are on the outs with Blagojevich. U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., another Democrat from Chicago, has openly coveted the position. In fact, a Jackson spokesman was handing out pr

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Legislation Making Sales Of Obama Inaugural Tickets Unlawful May Be Passed This Week (AHN)

2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

...year. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) issued an announcement telling constituents to stop sending e-mail requests, while Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) has had to make changes to his official website in order to accommodate the volume of requests. Di

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Rev. Jackson Makes First Public Speech Since Election

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

...family and that, it seems to me, is the first order of business, Jackson said. There's been some speculation that his son, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., will be selected by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagjovich to fill Obama's Senate seat for the remainder of his term

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Greenville City Council OKs Nicholtown property purchase

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

State Rep. Chandra Dillard, a neighborhood advocate, said the city doesnâ€™t have the manpower to keep an officer on the corner, and that a compelling reason ...

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Lion of the Senate Feels Fine

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

Moments later, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), rumored to be a candidate to be appointed to fill Obama's Senate seat, walked by the scene. ...

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Jackson: May the Best Man Get Obamaâ€™s Seat

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

By Jennifer Bendery Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) said Monday that he doesnâ€™t think â€œitâ€™s that important at allâ€ that President-elect Barack Obamaâ€™s ...

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Rev. Jackson Makes First Public Speech Since Election

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

Jackson: May the Best Man Get Obama's Seat

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

...Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) said Monday that he doesnt think its that important at all that President-elect Barack Obamas Senate seat be filled by an African-American. Jackson, whose name has been floated as a possible Obama successor, said on MSNBC that

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Rev. Jackson Makes First Public Speech Since Election

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z