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      <excerpt>...then NIH-director Elias Zerhouni was queried about the studies when he appeared before a joint House committee. Rep. Michael Ferguson (R., N.J.) cited Toomey's list and added five more, asking Zerhouni to explain why they were necessary. A congressional</excerpt>
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