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Acting Chief Crawford Tapped to Head FDA

By Julie Rovner
Published February 13, 2005 at 9:00 PM PST

President Bush nominates veterinarian Lester Crawford to head the Food and Drug Administration. Crawford has been the acting head of the agency for almost a year.

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