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Obama's Justice pick vows financial fraud effort

 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. president-elect Barack Obama's nominee for attorney general, Eric Holder, vowed in his confirmation hearing on Thursday an aggressive effort to fight financial fraud and enforce antitrust laws. (link)

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