[opendtv] FTC Chairman Timothy Muris Resigns
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 23:14:49 -0400
FTC Chairman Timothy Muris Resigns
- May 11, 2004 10:50 PM (AP Online)
By JENNIFER C. KERR Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris
is stepping down and the Bush administration has tapped a former
Justice Department official to replace him.
Muris has held the job for three years. Spokeswoman Nancy Ness Judy
said late Tuesday that he plans to remain in the post until his
replacement is confirmed by the Senate. "The chairman wants to make
sure it's a smooth transition," Judy said.
Deborah Majoras, a former Justice Department deputy assistant
attorney general, was picked to succeed Muris. Majoras was one of the
lead attorneys in the government's lawsuit against Microsoft Corp.,
and she argued the appeal of that case before the United States Court
of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Judy said Muris was leaving his chairmanship to return to the faculty
of George Mason University School of Law, where he was the interim
dean of the law school from 1996 to 1997.
Muris is credited with overseeing the agency during its
implementation last fall of the government's popular do-not-call
list. The registry allows people to place their home or cell phones
numbers on the list to stop unwanted calls from telemarketers.
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