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Bush nominates McClellan to run Medicare
On February 20, the White House Press Office announced that George W. Bush intends to nominate Mark McClellan, current Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, to be the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services at the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Lester Crawford, FDA Deputy Commissioner, will become the agency’s Acting Commissioner. 

Petition seeks mannitol production via fermentation
FDA announced that zuChem, Inc. fil…