Former North Carolina senator and presidential candidate turned down a plea offer from prosecutors and instead got indicted yesterday on six criminal counts: one count of conspiracy, four counts of illegal contributions, and one count of false statements. If convicted, he could face five years in prison and six-figure fines ...

The AEI Speakers Bureau is suing Jesse Jackson for $100,000 after he failed to show up for a speech they booked him for back in November 2007. Jackson charged $75,000 and required a chartered private jet to travel to the speech in Trinidad. The suit, filed in Chicago where Jackson ...