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    CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald resigns after report she invested in tobacco stocks

    CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald resigned following a report that she bought shares in a tobacco company one month into her leadership of the agency.
    by Helen Branswell Jan 31, 2018 2 minutes
    CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald resigned Wednesday.

    Brenda Fitzgerald, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, resigned on Wednesday following a report that she had invested in tobacco and pharmaceutical company stocks while overseeing an agency tasked with promoting public health.

    Her resignation, which came less than 24 hours after the  by Politico, was announced in a

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