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Jesse Jackson Jr. Told Investigators Blagojevich Sought Gift in Exchange for a Job for Jackson's Wife

 

Published 12/17/2008 by Peter Slevin and Kari Lydersen at Wash Post In Congress

CHICAGO. Dec. 16 -- Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) told federal investigators that Gov. Rod Blagojevich asked for a $25,000 campaign contribution during Blagojevich's 2002 run for governor and may have exacted retribution when the money did not arrive, a political source close to Jackson sai... (link)

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