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Some on the right were concerned when Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell indicated a potential willingness to support the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Republicans indeed have shown more openness to support the nominees of Democrat presidents compared to vice versa, and given that Jackson’s confirmation wouldn’t change the balance of the court, it seemed possible that McConnell might ultimately join with Democrats and support her confirmation.But, Jackson has squandered that goodwill with her evasive answers during her confirmation hearings, and McConnell has since expressed concern that Jackson has been “evasive and unclear.”“She’s declined to...

"You can cast a vote on Super Tuesday for Marco Rubio or John Kasich, who have no mathematical path to the nomination at this point. Frankly, they're serving as nothing more than spoilers... You can fall pray to the media hype of "the Duper." Or, you can vote to set America back on a constitutional course by voting for Ted Cruz. I choose the latter and I hope you will too."

As the pop icon's personal physician denied any role in the mysterious death, the Jacksons - following a day-long meeting at the family's California compound - had a followup autopsy conducted in Los Angeles, TMZ.com reported. The star's incensed father, Joe Jackson, in his first public comments since his son died Thursday, said he is desperate to learn what caused his boy's sudden death. "That's what we're trying to find out right now," Joe Jackson told People magazine. "There's a lot to be told, though, I'll tell you that right now. ... The truth is still to be told. "We...

Jesse Jackson Says Organization Will Pay Alleged Rape Victim's Tuition Posted: Apr 15, 2006 Updated: Jan. 7, 2007 DURHAM, N.C. — The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Saturday that his Rainbow/Push Coalition will pay the college tuition for a black stripper who has made rape allegations against white members of Duke University's men's lacrosse team. And the offer stands even if it turns out she fabricated her story. Jackson told The Associated Press Saturday that his organization is committed to making sure the 27-year-old divorced mother of two will never again "have to stoop that low to survive." Jackson has not...

Humility Becomes HimOn Phil Donahue's MSNBC program last night, Jesse Jackson described himself as the most 'inspirational black Amercian of all time.''No one has inspired more blacks for hope in America than I have,' he modestly declared.Take that Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.!Here is the whole transcript (link)