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After nearly two weeks spent hospitalized for a rare neurological disorder, the Rev. Jesse Jackson has been discharged from Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to his family.

The civil rights leader and Rainbow/PUSH coalition founder had been under observation at Northwestern since Nov. 12 for progressive supranuclear palsy or PSP.

The Jackson family announced the reverend’s discharge in a statement Monday issued by Rainbow/PUSH. His condition remains stable, they said.

“Our family would like to thank the countless friends and supporters who have reached out, visited and prayed for our father,” Jackson’s son Yusef Jackson said in the statement.

The announcement comes days after Jackson, 84, welcomed a visit from former President Bil

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