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Blagojevich pitches for pistachios

Wed, 11/03/2010 - 01:09 by Prince damin

Chicago -- A spokesman for embattled former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said the ex-official appeared in a commercial for pistachios to "pay the mortgage."

Blagojevich spokesman Glenn Selig said the ousted governor appeared in a Wonderful Pistachios commercial, which aired Sunday night during the World Series, because he "needs money to pay the mortgage," the Chicago Sun-Times reported Tuesday.

The commercial features Blagojevich receiving a briefcase and opening it to find hundreds of pistachios waiting to pour out.

"Rod Blagojevich does it innocently," an announcer says on the commercial.

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