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  <name><![CDATA[David A. Kessler]]></name>
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&lt;b&gt;David Aaron Kessler&lt;/b&gt; is an American pediatrician, lawyer, author, and administrator (both academic and governmental). He was the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from November 8, 1990 to February 28, 1997, and has subsequently held administrative and academic posts at Yale and the University of California at San Francisco.

&lt;i&gt;More information is available at &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Aaron_Kessler&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>New York, NY</hometown>  <born_at>05/13/1951</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Question of Intent: A Great American Battle With a Deadly Industry]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Caring for the Elderly: Reshaping Health Policy (Johns Hopkins Series in Contemporary Medicine and Public Health)]]></title>
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