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Economist and law school professor Joshua Wright has been nominated to the FTC as a Republican. The agency has been investigating search engine giant Google (GOOG.O) for months because of allegations it broke antitrust law, and is thought to be getting close to a decision. Senators on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will also be questioning Mignon Clyburn, a Democrat and the daughter of South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn. Mignon Clyburn has been nominated for a second term at the FCC, which regulates telecommunications. She joined the commission in 2009. The FCC, which along with the Justice Department stopped AT&T's (T.N) merger with T-Mobile USA last year, has at least two hot-button issues on its plate. It is organizing an auction of spectrum now owned by broadcasters in hopes that it will ease wireless carriers' spectrum crunch. And it is seeking to require Dish Network Corp (DISH.O) to use lower power in a spectrum band to prevent its signal from bleeding into adjacent spectrum. Wright, who teaches at the George Mason University School of Law, was a controversial choice for the FTC since he is a conservative Republican and has written papers challenging allegations that Google broke antitrust law. It is accused of favoring its own content in searches. Wright has been a research director at the International Center for Law & Economics, which has accepted funding from Google. In addition to a law degree, he has a Ph.D in economics. If confirmed by the Senate, Wright will replace Republican Thomas Rosch on the agency's five-member commission. Rosch's term has ended. The commission is also fighting settlements between brand-name drug companies and makers of generics, saying they often lead to delays in bringing the cheaper generic drugs to market. 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