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...said, "I'm confident the governor will make a decision in the best interest of the state and country." But shortly after Obama's election, Jackson mounted a vigorous public campaign for the seat. On the morning of the day before his arrest, Blagojevich held a quickly arranged press conference outside a shuttered Chicago plant and described Jackson as a "very strong candidate" to replace Obama. Later that day, Blagojevich and Jackson met for nearly 90 minutes at the state's office building in downtown Chicago...
Shortly before dawn on Tuesday, Blagojevich was roused from bed by FBI agents and arrested on corruption charges. Jackson quickly posted a statement on his congressional website expressing outrage at the charges. On Wednesday, Jackson held a press conference in Washington, and appeared strained as he insisted that Dec. 8 was the first time he had met with Blagojevich in nearly four years. "I did not know the process has been corrupted. I did not know that credentials and qualifications and a record of service meant nothing," he said. He also asserted that he did not bribe the governor...
Before the Obama campaign and the Blagojevich scandal, the biggest controversy Jackson had to deal with involved his sudden weight loss; after persistent press reports and questions, he admitted that he had undergone stomach stapling to lose more than 50 lb. His most serious challenge, however, has been to establish a political identity for himself separate from his famous father. Earlier this year, he publicly criticized his father after the elder Jackson made a crude comment about Obama that was caught by a TV camera. Even during Wednesday's press conference, the younger Jackson tried to distinguish himself from...
...After growing at 11.4% last year, the Chinese economy expanded at 9% in the third quarter of 2008. The government hopes to maintain GDP growth of 8% or above next year. If growth falls below that level unemployment could reach destabilizing levels. In the official press, the phrase bao ba, or "protect eight," has now become a mantra. Last month the World Bank lowered its GDP growth estimate for China...
...police investigation into the calamity points more to a foul-up than foul play. Viennese police say they're not probing the possibility of attempted murder; press reports had speculated a "jealous rival" could have had a hand in Hoevels' injury. Instead, investigators are focusing on possible negligence within the props department of Hoevels' Thalia Theater ensemble. According to local media, the company picked up the knife in Vienna to replace one brought from their Hamburg base that was then found to be defective. One possibility: that props staff forgot to blunt that new blade, which, police say, still...