With the political corruption trial of former state Sen. Wayne Bryant (D., Camden) nearing the end of its second week, prosecutors plowed through six witnesses this morning, by far the quickest pace so far.

The seventh witness of the day, David Rosen, figures to be on the stand much longer than the previous six. Rosen is, essentially, the budget guru for the Office of Legislative Services, the non-partisan agency that provides legal advice and other services to lawmakers and staffs legislative committees.

Bryant has been accused of accepting as a bribe a job at the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford in exchange for using his position as chair of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee to steer millions of dollars to the school. He is accused of doing little work for his pay, which increased the value of his existing state pension.

The school's dean, R. Michael Gallagher, also is on trial for arranging Bryant's job.

Two of this morning's witnesses are secretaries at the school, and they became at least the third and fourth witnesses to attest to Bryant's slim work habits while on campus. Like the others, they testified that he spent most of his one morning a week in his office reading newspapers and talking on the phone.

Another witness, Tom Jones, is the director of urban and community development for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, of which the osteopathic school is a part. Jones also is Bryant's first cousin.

Jones took part in Bryant's interview before he was hired at the osteopathic school in 2003. Jones said their relationship was well-known, and he had taken steps throughout his life not to mingle his business with Bryant's.

Bryant's job description at the school was nearly identical to Jones's in three passages read in court. Yet, the two men never worked together during the three years Bryant was employed, prosecutors noted.

U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie, who's office is prosecuting Bryant, arrived in court shortly before the lunch break to listen to testimony - the first time he has attended court since last week's opening arguments. Christie said he simply had a free afternoon.

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