Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. speaks about Illinois Senate seat bribery scandal in Washington
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) speaks to the press on Capitol Hill in Washington on December 10, 2008. Jackson Jr. is rumored to be "Senate Candidate Five" out of six candidates involved in a bribery scandal with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for the Illinois Senate seat, to be vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Jackson Jr. denied he was involved in bribery. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)
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