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He cradled and rocked himself, a squatting troll: a head, a rounded back, and two feet sticking out from his torso.
NEWYORKER: The Yellow
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President-elect Obama rounded out his economic team on Thursday, naming Mary Schapiro to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, an agency that has been the focus of criticism in recent weeks for failing to act on questionable practices that may have cost investors billions of dollars.
NPR: Obama Names Mary Schapiro As SEC Chief
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Its existence and power have been challenged by key Republicans including Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama, the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee who last year rounded roughly 40 other Republicans to block the nomination of any single individual as head of the agency saying such a position grants too much power.
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