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Topic: Jesse Jackson Jr.

Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill., walks down the House Steps with other members of Congress following a vote on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. (Bill Clark/Roll Call/Getty Images)

Jesse Jackson Jr. warned us about this

David Masciotra
Jesse Jackson Jr., walks with his mother, Jacqueline lavinia Brown, as he leaves the US District Court in Washington, DC, August 14, 2013, following a sentencing hearing. (Getty/Saul Loeb)

A mother's letters to her son in prison

Jacqueline L. Jackson
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NRA trounced in Illinois

Blake Zeff
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (Eduardo Munoz / Reuters)

NRA's worst nightmare?

Steve Kornacki
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Jillian Rayfield
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Jillian Rayfield
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The gun control test

Steve Kornacki
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Jillian Rayfield
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Jillian Rayfield
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Sara Burnett
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Jillian Rayfield
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Jillian Rayfield
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What's ailing Jackson Jr.?

Mary Elizabeth Williams