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Senate panel sets hearing on Obama HUD nominee

 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sen. Christopher Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, on Tuesday scheduled a hearing for January 13 to consider President-elect Barack Obama's nominee to head the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). (link)

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