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From Bloomberg News
The Justice Department may create a task force of prosecutors to speed up fraud probes of companies accused of misleading investors, government officials said. The team would work with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which lacks authority to bring criminal charges. The task force may be announced by President Bush next week, sources said.
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