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Ald. Sandi Jackson has resigned from the Chicago City Council. The 7th Ward alderman submitted her resignation letter to Mayor Rahm Emanuel today. It is effective Tuesday. "After much consideration and while dealing with very painful family health matters, I have met with my family and determined that the constituents of the 7th Ward, as well as you Mr. Mayor, and my colleagues in the City Council deserve a partner who can commit all of their energies to the business of the people. Therefore, it is with a heavy heart that I tender my resignation as Alderman of 7th Ward,...

I am Victoria’s ukulele and I am in this fight for freedom too. She takes me to all the rallies and I purposefully sit right in front of the podium so that everyone will notice me. I attended the Beverly Hills Tea Party. All the cameras saw my bumper sticker shouting, “I SUPPORT ARIZONA!!” Can you believe the President of the United States would sue a state?! Man, these are crazy times! All AZ did was ask him to protect them from illegal aliens and criminals. I guess the President doesn’t want to protect them and he is really mad...

Nice to know that there are other significantly gifted Jacksons (completely unrelated to MJ). Here’s one extraordinary example…

Jackson's ranch closed after staff go unpaid By Catherine Elsworth in Los Angeles (Filed: 11/03/2006) Michael Jackson has been ordered to shut down his fantasy-themed Neverland Valley Ranch and fined nearly £100,000 for failing to pay his employees or maintain proper insurance. California officials closed the sprawling estate in the Santa Ynez valley, Santa Barbara, and barred workers from the property after discovering that the singer had allowed the compensation policy protecting employees to lapse in January. Michael Jackson failed to pay his employees Jackson, 47, who has spent much of his time in Bahrain since he was acquitted last...

A dozen computers taken from Michael Jackson's ranch: court papers LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The investigators who raided Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch in November took with them a dozen computers, legal documents, video tapes, a digital camera and a Christmas card invitation, according to court papers released. The court documents offered no further details on the items taken from the pop singer's house on November 18, and most of them were returned to his attorneys. Several news organizations had asked the Santa Barbara, California, Superior Court to release copies of the police search warrant and details of the items taken...