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Jesse Jackson Jr., a son of the Civil Rights activist, was one of five Democrats competing Tuesday for the House seat of Rep. Mel Reynolds, who has been convicted of having sex with an underage campaign worker. The predominantly black district includes Chicago's South Side. "Jackson may be able to pull it off because of the name recognition of his father," says TIME's Julie Grace of the 30-year-old lawyer. "But Jesse, Jr. doesn't have nearly the charisma of his dad. His father will help him, but it's important to note that Jesse, Sr. doesn...
Jesse Jackson Jr., a son of the Civil Rights activist, is one of five Democrats competing for the House seat of Rep. Mel Reynolds, who has been convicted of having sex with an underage campaign worker. The predominantly black district includes Chicago's South Side. "Jackson may be able to pull it off because of the name recognition of his father," says TIME's Julie Grace of the 30-year-old lawyer. "But Jesse, Jr. doesn't have nearly the charisma of his dad. His father will help him, but it's important to note that Jesse, Sr. doesn...
...Gulf Breeze, Florida, Mel Burklow, 53, stares at what remains of his once thriving marina. Where there used to be 41 berths for large boats, there is now just twisted wreckage and sunken ships. In one corner, 15 big boats worth millions of dollars are stacked like toys, each a total loss. "As a small business, we're wiped out," says Burklow, who estimates his loss at $742,000. He points to huge chunks of reinforced concrete that have been ripped from a protective barrier. "That gives you an idea of what kind of force we're talking about...
SENTENCED. MEL REYNOLDS, 43, Democratic Congressman; to five years in prison, four for sex with an underage campaign worker, one for covering it up; in Chicago...
Congressman Mel Reynolds, the Rhodes scholar whose political rise created a wave of optimism in Chicago's black communities, may spend the rest of the decade in jail. "You threw it away," Judge Fred Suria told the two-term Democrat today after sentencing him to five years for having sex with an underage campaign worker and for soliciting child pornography. Reynolds had just completed a 40-minute courtroom rant in which he blamed racism and the media for his downfall. Replied Suria: "This case is not about race. This case is not about politics...