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Published 2/4/2009 at L.A. Times - Politics

The senator picked by Obama to be the new Commerce secretary has millions invested in Bank of America. > Judd Gregg, the Republican senator from New Hampshire chosen Tuesday by President Obama to be Commerce secretary, may have a greater appreciation of the nation's financial meltdown than some of his fellow millionaires in Congress. (link)

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