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SEC nominee to be grilled on Madoff

 
President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to face questions at her confirmation hearing Thursday about Bernard Madoff -- the alleged mastermind of the largest Ponzi scheme in history. (link)

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