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Jesse Jackson endorses Peter Deutsch

In a potential boost to his Senate campaign and black-voter turnout, U.S. Rep. Peter Deutsch won an endorsement Sunday from veteran civil-rights leader and former presidential candidate the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Deutsch criticized the "potential felon" list, calling it "absolutely outrageous" and a sign that voting concerns remain. He cited newspaper reports that Secretary of State Glenda Hood knew about flaws with the felon list, yet went to court to fight for it. "Glenda Hood knew about this stuff," he said. "They spent hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to defend it."  [more ]
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