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From Forbes, Chalabi Raid Complicates Oil-For-Food Probe

Meanwhile, former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, appointed last month by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to lead yet another inquiry, is pressing forward with his own investigation. Some say Annan must bear ultimate responsibility for the program's massive failings. "I think our investigation is the central, authoritative investigation," Volcker said at a press conference today. "I would like to think it's understood quite generally."

Far from it. Volcker lacks the necessary power to subpoena witnesses in an investigation, according to sources on Capitol Hill, policy experts and lobbyists. And despite today's raid, the Iraqi Governing Council doesn't appear to be giving up its fight for control over the oil-for-food audit. The council's finance committee is working with Patton Boggs, a well-connected Washington, D.C., law firm, to help it navigate the political system

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