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JD Vance, Kamala Harris, and Barack Obama were among the prominent figures who issued remarks pertaining to Reverend Jesse Jackson following his death on Tuesday.
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Mr. Jackson was critical to Martin Luther King Jr.'s quest to transform a fight for equality in the South to a national movement for economic and social justice.
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"I felt bad for the family. Anything that could help them find the person I was willing to help," he said.
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Six backcountry skiers buried in a devastating avalanche near Lake Tahoe have been rescued while nine remain missing, cops confirmed Tuesday. It took rescue crews several hours to rescue the skiers due to the challenging winter storm conditions that struck around 11:30 a.m. in Castle Peak near Truckee, a Nevada County Sheriff's Office spokesperson said....
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Jesse Jackson, a leading voice for civil rights, dies at 84 The Washington PostRev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon, dies at 84 NBC NewsJesse Jackson was the living bridge between King and Obama The GuardianNAACP Honors the Life and Legacy of Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., A Son of the Movement NAACPStatement from the Chicago Bears on the Passing of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Chicago Bears
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Though he didn't win the Democratic nomination for president in either year, Jesse Jackson's moving speeches at the conventions called on the party to care more about the marginalized.
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The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the Chicago-based Baptist minister, political figure and two-time presidential candidate whose soaring oratory and knack for capturing media attention made him a central figure in the Civil Rights Movement and national politics for more than six decades, died Tuesday. He was 84.
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Senate Democrats compare GOP voter ID push to "Jim Crow 2.0," but Sen. Mike Lee calls the comparison "paranoid fantasy" as the debate intensifies over federal election requirements.
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DHS spokeswoman who became a face of Trump deportation campaign steps down The Washington PostDHS spokesperson to leave Trump administration amid agency turmoil PoliticoTricia McLaughlin, top Homeland Security spokeswoman, leaving her post CBS NewsTop DHS spokesperson who became a face of Trump immigration policy is leaving NPR
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Political leaders across Illinois mourned Rev. Jesse Jackson's death and nodded to the decades-long movement he championed after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., his mentor.
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