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John Glenn Blogs Hackett Endorsement

Former astronaut and Sen. John Glenn today endorsed the bid by fellow Ohio Democrat Paul Hackett to win an open congressional seat, and he did it in a novel way. He sent the endorsement to a blog.

Glenn sent a "Dear Editor" letter to Ohio 2nd, a self-proclaimed progressive blog that has been covering the 2nd District race between Hackett and Republican Jean Schmidt. The seat was left vacant when GOP Rep. Rob Portman became U.S. trade representative.

Glenn urged people who supported him in the past to volunteer for Hackett and help Ohio make history on Tuesday by electing him. Hackett would be the first Iraq war veteran sent to Congress.

"Paul didn't just volunteer to go to Iraq," Glenn wrote. "When he got there, he volunteered again. Only two months into his tour of duty in Iraq, Paul volunteered to go to Fallujah. Extremists and insurgents had seized the city and Paul knew they had to be stopped. Now Paul is volunteering for another tour of duty, serving Ohio in Congress."

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