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Obama Picks New Consumer Safety Chair

Wants SC education superintendent to head expanded agency

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted May 5, 2009 7:59 AM CDT

(Newser) – President Obama is turning to South Carolina's former education superintendent to head an expanded Consumer Product Safety Commission, an embattled agency that has been criticized by advocates for being too cozy with industry, the AP reports. The president was set today to propose two more...   Read full story »

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