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Blagojevich’s SEIU Contact NOT Andy Stern

My NPR station reported earlier today that the SEIU contact that Blagojevich spoke with–referenced in the complaint–was not Andy Stern. NPR said it was Tom Balinoff, President of SEIU Local 1.

A senior advisor to the SEIU has confirmed to me that the contact in the complaint is not Stern, though he could not confirm that it was Balinoff.

The SEIU advisor also told me that SEIU proactively contacted Fitzgerald’s office.

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