Did Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., try to kill himself?
A Chicago radio station, citing two unnamed sources, reported Tuesday that the congressman attempted suicide, but Jackson’s father, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, and his congressional office dismissed the report as “rumor.” Jackson, 47, under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, left Capitol Hill on June 10 on a medical leave, saying he was suffering from exhaustion. Demands have been growing for Jackson to explain his extended absence.
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