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To: combjelly who wrote (471387)	4/13/2009 5:18:20 PM
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Chicago Sun-Times: Fundraisers for Rep. Jackson offered to raise $5 million for Blago if Jackson got Senate seat Submitted by crew on 13 April 2009 - 9:09am. Jesse Jackson Jr. Rod Blagojevich Today's Chicago Sun-Times has yet another revelation in the unfolding controversy surrounding Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and the vacant U.S. Senate seat in Illinois. We already know that the House Office of Congressional Ethics has begun an initial investigation into Jackson's role in this scandal. Now, we're learning that fundraisers for Jackson may have offered to raise significant sums for Blagojevich if Jackson got the Senate seat: Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s camp was told last year that U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) would raise up to $5 million in campaign cash for the ex-governor if he was appointed to President Obama’s U.S. Senate seat, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned. The overture came from at least two members of the local Indian community who approached the Blagojevich fund-raising team last fall, sources say. Besides the $5 million to be raised by Jackson, the proposal also included another $1 million for Blagojevich’s campaign fund that would come from Indian donors, sources say. This is the first revelation that a proposal for the Jackson appointment involved an alleged promise that he’d raise campaign cash for the ex-governor. Also, the amount of money allegedly offered to Blagojevich is significantly higher than what’s been reported so far. suntimes.com