Rev. Jesse Jackson released from Chicago hospital, spokeswoman says

Published Friday September 5th, 2008

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO - Rev. Jesse Jackson has been released from a Chicago hospital, two days after he was admitted for severe stomach pains.

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/M. Spencer Green

Rev. Jesse Jackson, seen in this file photo,on June 27, 2008, in Chicago was released Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 from Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago two days after he was admitted because of severe stomach pains.

A spokeswoman for Jackson's civil rights organization, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, says Jackson was released from Northwestern Memorial Hospital shortly before noon.

Jackson underwent a series of tests that determined he was suffering from viral gastroenteritis - an infection caused by a number of viruses.

His office later said he had been stricken by food poisoning and was severely dehydrated.

Spokeswoman LaToya Porter says the 66-year-old Jackson was feeling much better and that he was planning to attend a Rainbow/PUSH event Saturday.

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