CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald Resigns Over Financial Conflicts : Shots
Brenda Fitzgerald
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Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald  director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   resigned Wednesday following reports that  she  bought shares in a tobacco company  among other financial dealings that presented a conflict of interest.
"Dr. Fitzgerald owns certain complex financial interests that have imposed a broad recusal limiting  her  ability to complete all of  her  duties as the CDC Director " according to a statement issued by Matt Lloyd  a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services. "Due to the nature of these financial interests  Dr. Fitzgerald could not divest from them in a definitive time period."
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[TGT] resigned Wednesday following reports that  [TGT]  bought shares in a tobacco company  among other financial dealings that presented a conflict of interest.
"[TGT] owns certain complex financial interests that have imposed a broad recusal limiting  [TGT]  ability to complete all of  [TGT]  duties as the CDC Director " according to a statement issued by Matt Lloyd  a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services. "Due to the nature of these financial interests  [TGT] could not divest from them in a definitive time period."
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