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Jackson says Obama 'acting white' on civil rights case

The Rev. Jesse Jackson has accused Barack Obama of "acting like he's white," claiming the candidate hasn't spoken out on behalf of six Jena, La., students charged in a 2006 racially charged brawl, according to South Carolina's The State newspaper

Jackson, who made the remark Tuesday, told the Chicago Tribune later yesterday that "acting white" isn't a phrase he uses regularly, and that it...

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