Earlier this year Obama tapped Stern--not a noted budget expert--to a commission that will suggest ways to reduce the federal deficit.

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Ros Baston, formerly of the Electoral Commission and an expert in election law, said the government's campaign, party databases and the time of year would all be essential in influencing voters.

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In addition, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and an expert panel preparing a report for the European Commission have condemned the encryption regulations.

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In addition to getting this hot stock tip, Skowron also admitted to lying to the Securities and Exchange Commission when they came to question him about the expert timing of his exit from Human Genome.

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Gian Michele Calvi, an expert in earthquake engineering who is one of the indicted seven, says the commission recognised that L'Aquila is in a highly seismic zone, and that a powerful earthquake could therefore happen at any time.

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She has also worked with federal agencies as a technical expert on these issues, and has testified before Congress and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on federal enforcement of employment discrimination laws.

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He held a commission as a lieutenant until February 1 and was rated as a rifle marksman and pistol expert, according to the records.

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But Eugene Fiddell, a prominent military legal expert, said the conspiracy charge is not a war crime and is outside the jurisdiction of a military commission.

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That is the conclusion of Joseph Grundfest, a securities class-action expert, professor of law and business at Stanford Law School and former commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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