News Topic - Jesse Jackson

Suburban mayors back Jackson for Senate
Twenty-one south suburban mayors gathered to voice their support for Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Saturday.
ABC7Chicago.com  –  Nov 16, 2008 12:38 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Illinois: Chicago

Joseph Harker: Debates about whether or not Britain could ever have a black PM miss the point
Since Black Wednesday, when the world woke up to Barack Obama as president of the United States (so why shouldn't black be a positive adjective for once?), arguments have raged over whether Britain could ever have a black leader.No, says Trevor Phillips, the head of the Equality and Human Right ... more »
The Guardian  –  Nov 15, 2008 01:56 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Politics: Opinions

Students from closed Fort Worth charter school begin to make other plans
By EVA-MARIE AYALA FORT WORTH — Principal Greg Wesley doesn’t know what to say when his teachers call asking if they will get paid.He and the rest of the staff at Theresa B. Lee Academy haven’t been paid since September. But many continued to show up each day at the east Fort Wo ... more »
Star-Telegram.com  –  Nov 14, 2008 05:04 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Texas: Dallas-Fort Worth

Theresa B. Lee Academy charter school ordered closed
By EVA-MARIE AYALA State officials ordered Theresa B. Lee Academy charter school to close by tomorrow, state officials said. The charter school, located on East Lancaster Avenue, failed to submit required financial audits and been monitored by the state for cheating on state tests in 2005.Earlier th ... more »
Star-Telegram.com  –  Nov 12, 2008 10:25 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Texas: Dallas-Fort Worth

Poll: Jackson should get Obama's seat
CHICAGO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is a favorite among possible replacements to fill the Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, a poll indicates.
United Press International  –  Nov 12, 2008 03:16 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Top Stories

Who can replace Obama?
Jesse Jackson Jr., Emil Jones and Tammy Duckworth are all vying for Obama's Illinois Senate seat.
Politico  –  Nov 12, 2008 12:53 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Politics

Poll shows Jackson as favorite for Obama seat
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) is touting a new pollthat he says shows him as the favorite to replace President-elect...
TheHill.com  –  Nov 11, 2008 12:29 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Politics

Irish to honor Leahy
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., will be in Dublin, Ireland, on Tuesday to receive the James Joyce Award from the 22,000-member Literary and Historical Society of the University College Dublin.Past recipients of the award, given to a person who has "contributed significantly to a field of human endea ... more »
BurlingtonFreePress.com  –  Nov 11, 2008 12:00 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Vermont: Burlington

UVM faces $20M gap for next fiscal year
Fogel lays out budget to trustees Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:17:00 EST http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20081110/NEWS02/81110040/1007/RSS02 Essex woman accused of child abuse http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20081110/NEWS02/81110026/1007/RSS02 A 22-year-old woman faces assault and child ... more »
BurlingtonFreePress.com  –  Nov 10, 2008 8:56 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Vermont: Burlington

Roger Angell: A new start for the Greatest Generation.
When the news came, not late on Tuesday night, we did some hugs and high fives at my place, drank a little champagne, and dampened up at the sight of Jesse Jackson in tears amid the crowd of a hundred and fifty thousand or so in Chicago. In bed but . . .
The New Yorker  –  Nov 10, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: New York: New York