Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns, citing mental health problems, acknowledges...
CHICAGO - Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., a once-rising political star who has been on a months-long mysterious medical leave for bipolar disorder while facing separate federal investigations, resigned from...
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CHICAGO — Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., a once-rising political star who has been on a months-long mysterious medical leave for bipolar disorder while facing separate federal investigations, resigned from...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr resigns from US House of Representatives
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO: US Representative Jesse Jackson Jr, who has been treated for bipolar disorder and is reportedly under investigation for alleged misuse of campaign funds, resigned his seat on...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr. resigns, acknowledges federal investigation
Rep. Jesse Jackson resigned from Congress Wednesday, saying in a letter that he is cooperating with a federal investigation "into my activities" but blaming his health problems for his decision to...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr. quits Congress, cites health reasons
November 22, 2012 -- Updated 0221 GMT (1021 HKT) U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has been under treatment for a mood disorder, his office said. (CNN) -- U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Junior resigned from...
View ArticleThe fall of Jesse Jr.
Barely two weeks ago, voters awarded U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. another term, despite serious doubts about whether he'd be able to serve. They didn't have to wait long for an answer. On Wednesday,...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr. resigns from Congress, acknowledges federal probe
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., the ambitious political heir to a powerful Chicago family whose once promising future collapsed amid federal ethics investigations and a diagnosis of mental illness, resigned...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr. resigns from Congress
Follow @SeanLengellVideo: Related Stories After a long struggle with medical and legal problems, Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress on Wednesday, citing failing health as the reason he...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr. resigns from House, citing health
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Representative Jesse Jackson Jr., who has been treated for bipolar disorder and is reportedly under investigation for possible misuse of campaign funds, resigned his...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr. Resigns Seat in Congress Citing Federal Probe
Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Illinois Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. ended a career of almost 17 years in the U.S. Congress by resigning his House seat as he battles depression and confronts a federal...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr. resigns, citing health
"My health issues and treatment regimen have become incompatible with service in the House of Representatives. Therefore, it is with great regret that I hereby resign ... in order to focus on restoring...
View ArticleIllinois sets March election to replace Jesse Jackson Junior
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois has set a date of March 19 for a special election to fill the U.S. congressional seat vacated by Democrat Jesse Jackson Jr., who resigned last week amid an ethics...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr. resigns from House of Representatives
CHICAGO - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., quietly resigned Wednesday, effectively ending a once-promising political career months after the civil rights icon's son went on a mysterious medical...
View ArticleFeds believe Jesse Jackson Jr. got tip about probe into his finances
Updated: November 27, 2012 7:52PM Federal authorities believe Jesse Jackson Jr. was tipped off to the federal investigation that ultimately contributed to the demise of his once-promising career....
View ArticleFeds believe Jesse Jackson Jr. got tip about investigation into his finances
Federal authorities believe Jesse Jackson Jr. was tipped off to the federal investigation that ultimately contributed to the demise of his once-promising career. Sources with knowledge of the probe...
View ArticleNo need for Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. to resign: Illinois governor
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn said on Wednesday he sees no need for Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr., to resign his congressional seat or remove himself from the November...
View ArticleCongressman's 'mood disorder' raising questions
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s disclosure that he is suffering from a "mood disorder" still leaves many questions about his secretive medical leave and whether the Illinois congressman has satisfied...
View ArticleU.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. due back at Mayo Clinic for more tests
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Embattled U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr., who is being treated for bipolar disorder, will return to the Mayo Clinic this week for a re-evaluation by his doctors, his father,...
View ArticleRep. Jesse Jackson Jr. leaves Mayo Clinic - Wire Politics - The Sacramento...
CHICAGO -- Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. left the Mayo Clinic on Tuesday after his second treatment for bipolar disorder there, but it remained unclear where the congressman was going or whether he planned...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr. in plea deal talks with feds over fund misuse: sources
Updated: November 8, 2012 9:33AM Sneed has learned U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who handily won re-election Tuesday despite a lengthy stay at Mayo Clinic for depression and bipolar disorder, is in the...
View ArticleSneed Exclusive: Jesse Jackson Jr. in plea deal talks with feds: sources
Updated: November 7, 2012 10:40PM Sneed has learned U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who handily won re-election Tuesday despite a lengthy stay at Mayo Clinic for depression and bipolar disorder, is in...
View ArticleSneed Exclusive: Jesse Jackson Jr. in plea deal talks with feds, sources say
Updated: November 7, 2012 9:52PM Sneed has learned U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who handily won re-election Tuesday despite a lengthy stay at Mayo Clinic for depression and bipolar disorder, is in the...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr. in plea deal talks with feds, sources say
Updated: November 8, 2012 10:54AM Sneed has learned U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who handily won re-election Tuesday despite a lengthy stay at Mayo Clinic for depression and bipolar disorder, is in...
View ArticleRep. Jesse Jackson Jr. treated for 'mood disorder'
CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is under intensive medical treatment for a "mood disorder," his office announced in a brief statement today, more than a month after the Chicago Democrat quietly...
View ArticleRep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s 'mood disorder' likely raising more questions about...
CHICAGO - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s disclosure that he is suffering from a "mood disorder" still leaves many questions about his secretive medical leave and whether the Illinois congressman has...
View ArticleJackson at Mayo Clinic for ‘depression and gastrointestinal issues’
Updated: July 27, 2012 9:51PM U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who has been on medical leave from Congress for more than six weeks, is now being treated at the prestigious Mayo Clinic in Minnesota “ for...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr. resigns, admits federal probe
Rep. Jesse Jackson resigned from Congress Wednesday, saying in a letter that he is cooperating with a federal investigation "into my activities" but blaming his health problems for his decision to...
View ArticleUS Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s office says the Chicago Democrat being treated...
CHICAGO - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is under intensive medical treatment for a "mood disorder," his office said in a brief statement Wednesday, more than a month after the Chicago Democrat quietly...
View ArticleRep. Jesse Jackson being treated at Mayo Clinic for depression
July 28, 2012 -- Updated 0339 GMT (1139 HKT) (CNN) -- Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is at the Mayo Clinic undergoing an "extensive inpatient evaluation for depression and gastrointestinal issues," the...
View ArticleU.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s office: He's being treated for mood disorder
CHICAGO -- U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is under "intensive medical treatment" for a mood disorder, his office announced Wednesday, more than a month after the Chicago Democrat took a medical leave of...
View ArticleRep. Jesse Jackson Jr. leaves Mayo Clinic for second time
CHICAGO Questions about Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s health and political future swirled again Tuesday as the Chicago congressman left the Mayo Clinic for the second time but didn't disclose where he...
View ArticleWife: Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. getting treatment but 'still very depressed'
August 5, 2012 -- Updated 0037 GMT (0837 HKT) (CNN) -- The wife of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. detailed to a Chicago newspaper her husband's "collapse" and his last two months getting treated for...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr steps down from Illinois Congress seat
An Illinois congressman being treated for bipolar disorder and facing scrutiny from ethics probes has resigned weeks after his re-election. Jesse Jackson Jr, son of civil rights activist Rev Jesse...
View ArticleAs Congress returns to Washington, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. disappears again
Questions about Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s health and political future swirled again Tuesday as the Chicago congressman left the Mayo Clinic for the second time but didn't disclose where he was going,...
View ArticleJackson now far from a rising star
Until Rod Blagojevich's arrest on corruption charges nearly four years ago, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was the ever-aggressive politician, a man constantly on the move trying to raise his profile and...
View ArticleJackson Absence Due to Mood Disorder, His Office Says
U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr.’s monthlong absence from Congress is due to a mood disorder, not alcohol or drug-abuse treatment, according to the Illinois Democrat’s office. “The congressman is...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr.'s life shaped by history
July 12, 2012 -- Updated 0238 GMT (1038 HKT) Jesse Jackson Jr. represents an Illinois district that includes part of the South Side of Chicago. (CNN) -- Jesse Jackson Jr. grew up in his father's...
View ArticleRepresentative Jesse Jackson Jr. due back at Mayo Clinic for more tests
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Embattled U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr., who is being treated for bipolar disorder, will return to the Mayo Clinic this week for a re-evaluation by his doctors, his father,...
View ArticleRep. Jesse Jackson Treated For 'Mood Disorder'
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is under intensive medical treatment for a "mood disorder," his office announced in a brief statement Wednesday, more than a month after the Chicago Democrat...
View ArticleRep. Jesse Jackson Jr. being treated for "mood disorder"
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. is receiving intensive treatment for a "mood disorder" and is expected to make a full recovery, his doctor said on Wednesday, responding to...
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