Honest Abe Stands in for an Absent U.S. Ambassador

Published July 8, 2009

The Americans never fail to impress with their gargantuan Fourth of July bashes, but something was amiss at this year's edition of the much-anticipated garden party.

In fact, some guests remarked the party felt as if it had a sizeable David Jacobson-shaped hole in it.

Mr. Jacobson, as many will know, is the Chicago lawyer and Democratic fundraiser who President Barack Obama has...

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