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Jan. 3, 1999.
Rev. Jesse Jackson appeared on the stage, in the front row, at the swearing-in
ceremony of District of Columbia mayor Anthony Williams. Jackson
served as DC's statehood senator from 1990-96, but then moved to Chicago.
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Dec. 14, 1998.
Rev. Jesse Jackson testified before the Federal Communications Commission
regarding several multi-billion dollar mergers in the telecommunications
industry.
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Dec. 4, 1998.
After delivering a major speech at the National Press Club, Rev. Jesse
Jackson fields reporters' questions. Jackson began his speech by
saying he had not yet decided whether to enter the race. Alluding
to his recent focus on the Appalachian region, Jackson proposed the Mud
Creek test for presidential candidates. "Do you matter to Mud Creek, Kentucky?
Do you have anything to say that is relevant to the people of eastern Kentucky
and central West Virginia and Appalachian Ohio...," Jackson asked.
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Oct. 27, 1998.
In the midst of a busy season campaigning for Democratic candidates, Rev.
Jesse Jackson spoke at the Investor Responsibility Research Center's conference
on Investor Responsibility and Shareholder Value.
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August 23,
1998. Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks to reporters after an appearance
on CBS' "Face the Nation." A week earlier he had counseled President
Clinton at the White House prior to the president's grand jury appearance
and statement to the nation.
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July 10, 1998.
Rev. Jesse Jackson makes a point during his speech to the College Democrats
of America national convention in Washington. "Being a Democrat in name
without integrity and values is not enough," Jackson said. "We must be
more than label deep to be change agents for the better," he declared.
Jackson issued a strong defense of affirmative action, stating we must
"leave no one behind." "Inclusion is the key to growth; it makes all of
us better," he said. In his speech Jackson also made a brief but explicit
reference to the 2000 campaign. He said he had not made a dcision about
running, but was "determined to change the debate to create a new frame
for national discussion."
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June 3, 1998.
In a Washington, DC press conference, Rev. Jesse Jackson calls upon the
Federal Home Mortgage Loan Company ("Freddie Mac") to end racially discriminatory
practices in its work environment and in its lending to minority borrowers
and low income communities.
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Sept. 26,
1997. Rev. Jesse Jackson acknowledges applause following his speech at
the Democratic National Committee's mid-year meeting in Washington, DC.
Jackson said that in addition to its focus on message, members and money,
the party should add a fourth "M" for meaning, and a fifth "M" for morality.
Jackson defended Vice President Gore as "a man of integrity, a man of honor."
Of criticism of Gore he said, "The target is all of us." Comparing politics
to football, Jackson said that the ones with the clean uniforms are those
who are "on the bench."
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