Read more Jesse Jackson stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/817/jesse-jackson.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:09:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72318/msnbc-host-to-jesse-jackson-hi-al-sharpton.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a stunningly awkward clip going viral as we speak, MSNBC host Contessa Brewer accidentally introduces guest Jesse Jackson as, “the Reverend Al Sharpton.” When Jackson gives the camera a priceless you-gotta-be-kidding-me glare and corrects her, Brewer hastily blames the script and apologizes, saying “I know who you are Rev....http://www.newser.com/story/72318/msnbc-host-to-jesse-jackson-hi-al-sharpton.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 9:24:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57573/dazed-astor-didnt-recognize-jesse-jackson-witness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA decade before her death, Brooke Astor was so out of it that she couldn’t recognize Jesse Jackson, a prosecution witness testified today in the fraud trial against Astor’s son, the New York Daily News reports. Anthony Marshall’s defense rides on his mother’s mental state, with the prosecution charging that...http://www.newser.com/story/57573/dazed-astor-didnt-recognize-jesse-jackson-witness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Apr 2009 16:42:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56845/jackson-hopes-to-win-journos-release.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJesse Jackson has filed for an Iranian visa and is hoping to make a diplomatic trip as a “free agent” to argue for the release of Roxana Saberi, the Malaysia Star reports. The veteran civil rights activist says he was Saberi's first interview subject when she was a journalism student...http://www.newser.com/story/56845/jackson-hopes-to-win-journos-release.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Apr 2009 8:30:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56667/tehran-judge-echoes-call-for-fair-saberi-trial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe head of Iran’s judiciary issued a statement today requesting that Roxana Saberi’s appeal “should be fairly, accurately, and quickly considered.” It’s not clear whether Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahrudi means Saberi’s appeal will be successful, or if he merely wants to stress to international observers that Iran is dealing fairly...http://www.newser.com/story/56667/tehran-judge-echoes-call-for-fair-saberi-trial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 8:35:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48931/the-real-michelle-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichelle Obama's journey from the South Side of Chicago to the White House has been avidly documented, but Carol Felsenthal of Chicago magazine highlights the consistency of her role, driven by a burning desire to do good, but also to achieve security for her family. She resisted her husband's political...http://www.newser.com/story/48931/the-real-michelle-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Feb 2009 19:55:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41826/jesses-face-spoke-for-millions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNot long after the networks declared Barack Obama the next American president, writes Rebecca Traister in Salon, the years worth of emotions that led up to that moment flashed across the face of Jesse Jackson. In minutes, the civil rights leader's expression transformed from a still one of disbelief, (or...http://www.newser.com/story/41826/jesses-face-spoke-for-millions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Nov 2008 13:18:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36641/stomach-pain-lands-jesse-jackson-in-hospital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJesse Jackson is being treated in a Chicago hospital today, after being admitted last night with stomach pains, the Tribune reports. Jackson began to feel ill earlier this week, while campaigning for Barack Obama in Georgia. Doctors believe he has viral gastroenteritis, but are conducting more tests. “I have high...http://www.newser.com/story/36641/stomach-pain-lands-jesse-jackson-in-hospital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Sep 2008 13:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35778/kennedy-speech-among-5-things-to-see-at-dnc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHere's what to watch at the Democratic National Convention tonight, Politico reports: Ted Kennedy, still recovering from surgery, "is definitely speaking tonight," one Dem said, and plans a memorable torch-passing to Barack Obama. Michelle Obama will try to sell herself as a strong but inoffensive first lady; whether America buys...http://www.newser.com/story/35778/kennedy-speech-among-5-things-to-see-at-dnc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 25 Aug 2008 17:28:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35755/jesse-jackson-jr-obamas-like-jackie-robinson.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama is like Jackie Robinson: he’s got to perform despite racist taunts, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., son of the civil-rights leader, said during a Politico-sponsored panel discussion today ahead of the Democratic convention. Like the baseball pioneer, Obama “has to keep smiling,” in the face of vicious rumors “because...http://www.newser.com/story/35755/jesse-jackson-jr-obamas-like-jackie-robinson.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 25 Aug 2008 15:34:50 CDT