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It’s a sad ending to a once-promising political career. Amid allegations of unethical conduct, Chicago congressman Jesse Jackson Jr, son and namesake of the famous civil-rights leader, has resigned his seat in the US House of Representatives, according to thedailybeast. Jackson is said to be in negotiations with federal prosecutors over allegations he used campaign funds to renovate his house. It’s been a series of bad news for him. The 47-year-old Jackson was earlier exposed to have had an affair with a bikini model. And then several months ago, he was hospitalized for a bipolar disorder. “It’s a terrible heart-rending tragedy,” said Mike Flannery, the dean of Chicago political reporters and mainstay of the local Fox affiliate.
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