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To: Sully- who wrote (62474)	9/10/2005 8:46:56 AM
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Jackson keeps high profile in aid efforts September 10, 2005 Jesse Jackson partnered with Clear Channel, a supporter of President Bush, in a relief effort that raised at least 20 truckloads of food for Hurricane Katrina victims, while he continued his criticism of federal officials' response to the disaster. Three Chicago stations owned by Clear Channel Radio -- 107.5 FM, 102.7 FM and 1390 AM -- broadcast live from Rainbow/PUSH coalition headquarters on the South Side Friday, raising money and food. Jackson made appeals via the radio along with U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), among others. Jackson has protested Clear Channel's policies in the past, but he put those differences aside Friday to reach a mass audience. By 7 p.m., they had received enough food and other dry goods to fill at least 20 trucks, spokesman Jerry Thomas said. He said cars seeking to drop off donations backed up for three blocks. He could not say how much money was raised. "It's been amazing,'' Thomas said of the response. Jackson has been in and out of the affected areas -- cutting short a trip to Venezuela, where he visited with humanitarian groups and President Hugo Chavez -- and arriving one day after the hurricane hit. He organized the removal of nearly 20 busloads of people from the affected area, including some Chicago college students. 'Dying before my eyes' "People were dying before my eyes'' as they waited to be evacuated, Jackson said in an interview with the Sun-Times editorial board Friday. Jackson said he has met with a variety of church leaders, politicians and aid organizations to better distribute aid. He also started a fund to raise money for college students impacted by the disaster. The relief effort is chaotic, he said. Federal officials were not prepared for the massive evacuation, relocation and general effort necessary, he said. suntimes.com