Posted on 06/27/2010 11:36:16 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
CHICAGO—U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias said Sunday that he has been subpoenaed to testify at the corruption trial of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
The first-term Illinois treasurer, a Democrat who's locked in a contentious race for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat with Republican Congressman Mark Kirk, told The Associated Press that he was subpoenaed by Blagojevich's defense team.
Giannoulias' name was mentioned briefly last week during Blagojevich's trial. ..
Giannoulias told the AP that he introduced a friend of Obama's to Tom Balanoff, an official with the Service Employees International Union. The friend, Valerie Jarrett, allegedly was Obama's choice to replace him in the Senate after he was elected president.
Prosecutors say Blagojevich sought favors from the White House in return for Jarrett's appointment and delivered the message through Balanoff.
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Good ol’ SEIU.
No big surprise there. Giannoulias is right in the middle of the Chicago machine.
Mental note: never vote for somebody with an unpronounceable name.
Offering jobs to get what you want seems to be the modus operandi for Obama and Co. Seems what Blogo is doing is the Chicago way and follows suit to what Obama has done once in the White House.
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