Obama, Jesse Jackson Share Complicated History

CBS 2 Chicago Friday 7th March, 2008

CHICAGO (AP) ― Early in Barack Obama\'s political career in Illinois, Jesse Jackson helped slap him down. Even now, Jackson\'s son is a more vocal Obama advocate than his internationally known f...

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