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Bush Picks Investment Banker to Replace SEC's Pitt

By Jack Speer
Published December 10, 2002 at 9:00 PM PST

President Bush nominates Wall Street veteran William Donaldson to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. Donaldson was chairman of the New York Stock Exchange in the early 1990's and is a long-time friend of President Bush's family. He's also co-founder of the firm, Donaldson, Lufkin, and Jenrette. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

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Jack Speer
Jack Speer is a newscaster at NPR in Washington, DC. In this role he reports, writes, edits, and produces live hourly updates which air during NPR programming.