Baker Finalizes Hedge Fund Deal

By Tory Newmyer and John McArdle
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Jan. 15, 2008, 12 a.m.

Rep. Richard Baker (R-La.) is expected to announce as early as this week that he will leave Congress to head up the Managed Funds Association, the leading lobbying group for the hedge fund industry, according to several sources close to the negotiations.

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