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Published 12/17/2008 at Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives panel plans to convene an inquiry in January into the failure of regulators to unearth an alleged $50 billion securities fraud by financier Bernard Madoff, a key lawmaker said on Wednesday.
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