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Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12:00 AM

Jackson: "I am not a target"

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. speaks to the media about his status as "Senate Candidate 5" and denounces pay-for-play.
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  • Thursday, December 11, 2008 08:00 AM

    Send in the army to run the Illinois state government

    It's clearly unable or unwilling to do that for itself. Just like the era of Reconstruction, we need to get rid of them all and run the state from the Federal level. Or bring in a UN Viceroy like they do in Kosovo.

    —Übercrombie & Fitch Read Übercrombie & Fitch's other letters

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