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Monday, April 29
Illinois Senate President Emil Jones has a lot on his plate these days. Abruptly resigning so that his son can take over his job seemed like enough work, but now Delmarie Cobb, a black political consultant who is also a delegate for Hillary Clinton alleges that Jones called her an "Uncle Tom" for Cobb's support of the former presidential candidate. Jones denies making the slur, but said that instead he called her and other Clinton supporters "doubting Thomases."