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When asked if he was disappointed he was not picked to serve as official chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Acting Chairman Michael Dunn laughed and responded, "No."

Dunn is preparing for a changing of the guard at the commission, quick to point out that he is simply serving in the capacity of acting chairman until a new chairman is officially confirmed. In the meantime, he is looking to lay a foundation for new regulatory responsibilities Congress is likely to require of the agency.

Even though there is no open seat on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission currently, lunch-table chatter in Washington continues to focus on the next likely candidate to join this crucial agency in an Obama administration. And the name gaining most of the traction lately is Iowa regulator John Norris, a Democrat.

FERC Commissioner Jon Wellinghoff is considered by many in the Washington energy community to be the clear front-runner to chair FERC once Obama settles into the White House. Wellinghoff, a Democrat, would take over for Chairman Joseph Kelliher, a Republican originally tapped for the commission and chairmanship by President Bush.