Mary Jo White Confirmed By Senate As Sec Chairman

(Adds background on White, SEC) By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed former federal prosecutor Mary Jo White as the new head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency tasked with policing Wall Street and writing new rules of the road for financial markets.

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