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Source #10864

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TitleCFTC testimony and multiple news sources
Original URLhttps://www.commondreams.org/views/2009/03/25/obamas-toxic-advisers
PublicationDirected Inquiry — Web Search
Source typeweb_search
Date1998-05-07
EntityBrooksley Born
Captured2026-04-16T00:03:00.101Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-04-16T00:03:00.101Z UTC
SHA-256e5d8da6e66d54a9893cdc7f2733c528155616b9458c16664c4902f193a5b99a1
Content length83 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
Brooksley Born issued CFTC concept release on derivatives regulation on May 7, 1998

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