Now "most are getting where they want to go, but maybe not as fast as they would like, " says Cathay spokesman Charles Stewart-Cox.

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Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, asked Cox to provide specific details about the SEC's role in the Bear Stearns transaction, and whether the agency is investigating any suspicious trading or potential manipulation as a result of the deal.

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Charles Schumer (D-NY), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Chris Cox (R-CA), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Bob McEwen (R-OH) -- among others -- part of any consultations in which he may engage with Congress.

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