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New FDA Chief Must Divest Several Stock, Fund Holdings

May 26, 2009 : Permalink

Wall Street Journal – The new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration is among the wealthiest Obama administration appointees, with income of at least $10 million in 2008 thanks mostly to her husband, a hedge-fund executive, according to financial […]

Obama plans fast action on financial regulation

January 26, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – The Obama administration plans to tighten the nation’s financial regulatory system, including stricter federal rules for hedge funds, credit rating agencies and mortgage brokers, the New York Times reported in Sunday editions. The broad changes include increased oversight […]