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Ex-government cyber official, exec mulled for czar job

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft's security chief and a veteran of Clinton's and Bush's national security teams are leading candidates for cybersecurity czar, a job that needs White House access and clout to protect networks that underpin the U.S. economy.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/internetNews?a=MAxoMCmttQY:1Yl_BdlO-Rs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/internetNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/internetNews?a=MAxoMCmttQY:1Yl_BdlO-Rs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/internetNews?i=MAxoMCmttQY:1Yl_BdlO-Rs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/internetNews?a=MAxoMCmttQY:1Yl_BdlO-Rs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/internetNews?i=MAxoMCmttQY:1Yl_BdlO-Rs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/internetNews/~4/MAxoMCmttQY" height="1" width="1"/>