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Jesse Jackson Jr. likely to use illness to plead for shorter sentence
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 18 days ago
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natashakorecki May 3, 2013 11:54PM U.S...Getty Images Former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge asked for it...Now, it's Jesse Jackson Jr. who will likely make the same pitch to a federal judge and that is: Give me a break on my sentence, I'm sick.
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Political Eye: Bill lets lawmakers dress for success
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 22 days ago
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It was political maneuvering and hyperbole with a hint of class warfare thrown in for good measure on Tuesday when some Republican lawmakers raised the Armani suit card during a debate over a campaign transparency bill in the Nevada Senate. The drama
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Daley giving remainder of campaign funds to charity
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 27 days ago
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He's also giving six-figure sums to a cancer center that bears the late Maggie Daley's name and a prominent children's hospital. Daley could have put the money in his pocket and paid taxes on it. State law bans that practice, but Daley is part of an
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Cal City alderman's use of campaign money probed
Calumet City :: IL :: USA | 1 month ago
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Thaddeus Jones misused taxpayer and campaign funds during last year's trip to a Miami film festival. The Better Government Association recently reported that Jones (3rd), who's also is a Democratic state representative, appeared to receive taxpayer
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Congress made it easy for Jesse Jackson Jr. and wife to loot campaign fund
Cook :: NE :: USA | 2 months ago
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natashakorecki March 19, 2013 8:40PM Jesse Jr. and Sandi Jackson in February 2007 when she won her race for alderman. Updated: March 20, 2013 2:25AM There's a reason Jesse Jackson Jr. and Sandi Jackson were able to get away with looting the
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Cyprus Needs a Tax Check-off Like Presidential Campaign Fund
Nicosia :: Cyprus | 2 months ago
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You'll be asked to make the following choice when you file your Form 1040: Do you want $3 of your federal tax to go to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, Yes or No? The use of check-offs on income tax returns to fund charitable organizations
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EXCLUSIVE: Feds now investigating former Ald. Sandi Jackson: sources
Cook :: NE :: USA | 4 months ago
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A federal financial probe of the once-politically powerful Jesse and Sandi Jackson has evolved into two separate investigations, with federal authorities taking an independent look at former Ald. Sandi Jackson, sources close to the probe told the
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Gov. Mary Fallin's campaign fund has nearly $400,000
Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | 4 months ago
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Gov. Mary Fallin steams into the second half of her first team with nearly $400,000 in accumulated campaign funds, according to year-end filings with the state Ethics Commission. For the year, Fallin reported contributions of $130,499.86 and,
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Quinn has $1 million in campaign cash ahead of 2014 re-election bid
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 4 months ago
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Campaign finance reports filed with the state this week showed Quinn raised nearly $300,000 during the last three months of 2012, including $50,000 donations in December from the pipe trades and the Teamsters. He also got $25,000 contributions from
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Surplus campaign funds put to good use
Broken Arrow :: OK :: USA | 5 months ago
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When then-state Sen. Tom Adelson emptied his campaign account last summer, he did it in an unusual way. He had a $50,000 check issued to Tulsa Habitat for Humanity. "I just thought it would be a nice thing to do," said Adelson, who decided not to
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