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MADRID (Reuters) -Marta Ortega, daughter of the founder of Spanish fashion retailer Inditex, will replace Chairman Pablo Isla, who led the company's global expansion for more than a decade, in a succession some analysts called premature.

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Marta Ortega, daughter of the founder of Spanish fashion retailer Inditex, will replace Chairman Pablo Isla, who led the company's global expansion for more than a decade, in a succession some analysts called rushed.

A new fault line opened between Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, as lawmakers squabbled publicly over accusations of religious bigotry and racism among party conservatives.

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish fashion retailer giant Inditex said on Tuesday Marta Ortega, the daughter of its founder, will take over as chairwoman of the group in April with a new CEO, as a last step of a generational handover started a decade ago.