...phone calls from his triumphant listeners. The Rev. Jesse Jackson had just admitted to fathering a child with an adoring...then leave the studio to pick up where they left off? Jesse Jackson is not Mick Jagger. His sexual affairs and his illegitimate...

...dangerous to embrace him too closely.The closest analogy is to the Democrats in the 1980s, when they had to contend with Jesse Jackson, also a movement candidate with a devoted core of followers, though out of sync with major elements in the party...

...transportation officials agreed to resume negotiations over the weekend in their bitter transit strike after the Rev. Jesse Jackson urged them to "move beyond this crisis." The civil rights leader, who arrived at a United Transportation meeting...

WASHINGTON -- Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson revealed Thursday that he had an extramarital affair that resulted in the birth of a daughter. "I fully accept responsibility...

...organized labor to confront Democrats at public events in their home states to win commitments of a "no" vote, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said in an interview Monday. He said the campaign also would target New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman, Bush's nominee...

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson led a march of hundreds of hotel workers through downtown Minneapolis on Friday, encouraging them to choose negotiation over confrontation...

Thanks to the Rev. Jesse Jackson's skillful negotiations with President Slobodan Milosevic, the three American soldiers held in Yugoslavia have been freed to...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson is proud of his reputation as a fighter for the rights of the underdog. But his clash with the Decatur, Ill., school board...

CHICAGO -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson appeared in public for the first time since acknowledging he fathered a child in an extramarital affair and reassured supporters...

DECATUR, Ill. (AP) -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been banned from demonstrating on or near Decatur schools. Macon County Circuit Court Judge James Hendrian issued a preliminary...