Jesse Jackson Jr. submits letter of resignation

By Henry C. Jackson and Sophie Tareen, Associated Press

Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 | 12:47 p.m.

CHICAGO — Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., a once-rising political star who has been on a months-long mysterious medical leave for bipolar disorder while facing separate federal investigations, has resigned from Congress, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday. Jackson's resignation comes just two weeks after voters re-elected him to a ninth full term and amid a continuing House Ethics Committee investigation into his dealings with imprisoned ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. There also have been reports of a new federal probe into possible misuse of campaign money. Boehner's spokesman Michael Steele said his office received a resignation letter from ...

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By chuck333

Nov. 21, 2012

2:36 p.m.

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"a once rising poitical star"? And yet the paragraphs continue with possible ehtics violations and illegal use of campaign money. You can't make this stuff up.