Reuters: Politics: President Obama to name Edith Ramirez head of Federal Trade Commission

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President Obama to name Edith Ramirez head of Federal Trade Commission Feb 28th 2013, 13:02 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News President Obama to name Edith Ramirez head of Federal Trade Commission 7:59am EST Leibowitz says FTC tenure "exhilarating but exhausting" Fri, Feb 15 2013 White House, defense firms discuss automatic spending cuts Wed, Feb 6 2013 Herbalife slams news report of law enforcement probe Mon, Feb 4 2013 Google moves closer to resolving EU investigation Fri, Feb 1 2013 The Federal Trade Commission building is seen in Washington on March 4, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Gary Cameron WASHINGTON | Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:02am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama intends to name Edith Ramirez the chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, a White House official said on Thursday. Ramirez has been an FTC commissioner since April 2010. She was a Los Angeles lawyer specializing in business litigation before joining the commission. The FTC works to protect consumers from unfair business practices and maintain competition in the marketplace. Ramirez would replace outgoing Chairman Jon Leibowitz, who handled high-profile, anti-trust cases against Intel Corp and Google Inc during his tenure. Ramirez would not require Senate confirmation. In her law career, Ramirez represented corporations like Mattel Inc and Northrop Grumman Corp. (Reporting by Mark Felsenthal; Editng by Stacey Joyce) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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