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U.S. Army Captain Michael Kelvington, commander of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bows next to remains of Gulam Dostager, a member of Afghan Local Police who was killed in the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during the joint Tor Janda (Black Flag in Pashtu) operation, in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 25, 2012. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Members of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan as part of the 25th annual Fleet Week celebration in New York, May 23, 2012. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Obama to name Kohn Fed replacement before end June

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WASHINGTON | Mon Mar 1, 2010 12:09pm EST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will nominate a replacement for Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn, who is stepping down from his post, in time for confirmation before Kohn's term ends on June 23, a White House official said on Monday.

"We are not naming a successor today but we do plan to announce a nominee in time for confirmation before the end of Kohn's term," the official said.

(Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Eric Beech)
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