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Report: Jesse Jackson Jr. Resigning From Congress

by Eric Lach

11.21.12 | 8:41 am

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL), who won re-election to Congress earlier this month, will resign his seat “momentarily,” Jackson’s brother Jonathan Jackson told The Chicago Tribune on Wednesday.

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Eric Lach Eric Lach is a reporter for TPM. From 2010 to 2011, he was a news writer in charge of the website?s front page. He has previously written for The Daily, NewYorker.com, GlobalPost and other publications. He can be reached at ericl@talkingpointsmemo.com