Jesse Jackson News

The Secret Service has asked for an extra $9.5 million to cover unexpected costs of protecting the presidential candidates during what has turned into an historic year for the agency's campaign security job.

The editors of The Wall Street Journal's op-ed page gave Steele's piece the grabber of a headline "Why Jesse Jackson hates Obama." According to Steele, one of the most interesting commentators on race in ...

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the civil-rights organization once led by Martin Luther King Jr., will hold its 50th annual conference Saturday through Thursday in its birthplace, New Orleans.

Presidential nominee calls weeklong trip a 'head-start' CBC News Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Monday as part of his weeklong tour ...

Tammy Haddad spoke with Sen. Evan Bayh , D-Ind., for the July 18 edition of " National Journal On Air ." This is a transcript of their conversation.

This July 9, 2008, combination image shows US presidential candidates John McCain, left, and Barack Obama.

"Knock, knock." "Who's there?" "Barack Obama." "That's not funny." According to the New York Times , which rumor has it is a newspaper of some repute in New York City, professional comedians can find very ...

On one level, it is easy to dismiss the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson's crudely worded metaphorical threat to castrate Sen.

Jesse Jackson criticizing Sen. Barack Obama before an interview. Yesterday, TV Newser released a leaked portion of the Jackson transcript that O'Reilly and Fox News had chosen to not make public.

Former President Clinton said Thursday he is eager to campaign for Barack Obama whenever the Democrat needs him, but has not given any thought to whether he wants to speak at the party convention in Denver.

WASHINGTON - Jesse Jackson apparently was caught on tape using the n-word, the racial epithet he has railed against for years, adding an ironic new twist to the controversy over his recent remarks about ...

That doesn't make you a father. Too many fathers are AWOL, missing from too many lives and too many homes.'' On July 6, Jesse Jackson said that the Illinois senator was "talking down to black people'' in his ...

WASHINGTON: In the political white heat of the US presidential race, the truth cannot set a candidate free, it can only get them into trouble.

There are few things more telling than an unguarded remark in the presence of an open microphone, as the Rev.

Front Page Jesse and Barack By Bill OReilly 14.JUL.08 Earlier this week on my television program, we broke the story of Jesse Jackson criticizing Barack Obama for "talking down" to black Americans.

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., says that he won't back down on his "tough love" message to African Americans -- a subject that prompted Jesse Jackson's angry open-mic gaffe this past week.

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama , D-Ill., is joined by Sen.

CINCINNATI - The NAACP's 99th annual convention will draw about 9,000 people here this week to debate issues facing African-Americans today - poverty, health, criminal justice, voting and homeownership.

HOW much player-hate can fester in one man's heart? Apparently, quite a lot if you're the Windy City's World-Class Windbag.

The Rev Jesse Jackson has been one of America's most high- profile and controversial political figures for over 40 years.