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U.S. lawmaker urges fresh face at FDA's helm

 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama should find someone outside the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with a fresh perspective to run the agency, a U.S. Democratic lawmaker said in a letter released on Friday. (link)

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