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Wolff Is Acting Commerce Secretary; Obama Nomination Anticipated

January 23, 2009 at 5:00 AM
Commerce Department Chief Financial Officer Otto Wolff is the acting secretary of commerce, until the Senate confirms a new commerce secretary yet to be nominated by President Barack Obama, according to a Commerce Department official. Wolff has been CFO since 2001, and he is also the assistant secretary for administration. He has served at the Commerce Department since the Reagan administration, with the exception of a stint at the House Administration Committee after Republicans gained the majority in 1995. The...

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