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CHICAGO - Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. left an Alabama federal prison early Thursday bound for a halfway house, where he begins his transition back into society two years after pleading guilty to spending $750,000 in stanley cup campaign money on personal items.The Rev. Jesse Jackson, speaking by phone shortly after picking up his 50-year-old son, described his release from the minimum security federal prison camp at Maxwell Ai stanley cup quencher r Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, as a joyous reunion. He added that the younger Jackson was doing very well. It wasn t immediately clear if Jackson, Illinois Democrat and Inmate No. 32451-016, would live at a halfway house to serve the remainder of his 2 1/2-year term. Another possibility, according to U.S. Bureau of Prison policy, is that he serve out his sentence under home confin stanley cupe ement. A Bureau of Prisons spokesman in Washington, D.C., also later confirmed that Jackson had left the Alabama lockup. But Edmond Ross declined to provide any detail about the next step for Jackson, including which halfway house he might be heading for.Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, who visited Jackson on Monday, said Jackson would go to a facility in Washington, D.C. Jackson began his sentence on Nov. 1, 2013, and his release date is Sept. 20, 2015. After that, Jackson must also spend three years on supervised release under jurisdiction of the U.S. Probation Office and complete 500 hours of community service.At some point a Ggbu Washington Wrap
This story was written by Laura Barnes, The Duke ChronicleWith millions of Americans lacking health insurance, healthcare reform has emerged as an important issue in the 2008 presidential campaign. Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former presidential hopeful Sen. John Edwards and a cancer patient, an stanley cup d campaign representatives for Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama held a conf stanley us erence call Thursday advocating Obama s healthcare plan. The conference call was specifically held for college students across the United States. Addressing her audience, Edwards stressed that young adults are the fastest growing group without health insurance. Obama s plan enables young adults to get their own affordable coverage through the National [Health] Insurance Exchange, said Edwards. She said a national health insurance exc stanley spain hange would direct those seeking private insurance to competent insurers. The benefits provided by insurers reflect those provided by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, the plan held by members of Congress. Obama s plan also would require employers to either contribute to their employees health coverage or give a percentage of their payroll toward the national plan, according to the campaign Web site. The healthcare plan of Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, however, emphasizes purchasing insurance in the private market, according to his campaign Web site