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The Senate has confirmed Wendy Gramm as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to replace Susan Phillips. Gramm is administrator for information and regulatory affairs at the White House Office of Management and Budget. Sen. Phil Gramm, a Texas Republican, is her husband. The CFTC, located in Washington, oversees the nation’s commodity futures exchanges.
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