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  Jackson now unlikely Obama replacement
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Last EditedWA Indy  Dec 11, 2008 03:53pm
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News DateThursday, December 11, 2008 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionBy Reid Wilson and Alexander Bolton
Posted: 12/11/08 05:40 PM [ET]

Most political watchers in Illinois agree that Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D), once a leading candidate to succeed President-elect Obama in the Senate, is now a long shot to fill the seat.

Jackson, believed to be “Senate Candidate 5” in a criminal complaint filed against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D), did not help his own cause by holding a bizarre press conference on Capitol Hill Wednesday during which he left more questions unanswered than answered.
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