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EXECUTION COPY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Michael E.
Cahill, Linda D. Barker, George Hawley, Harold H. Henderson,
Philip K. Holl, Natalie Maniaci, Jennifer Pierce, Sean Plater,
Michael R. Quinn and Lazarus N. Sun, and each of them, his or her
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each of them with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and
in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign any or all reports and forms required under Section 16 of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including
but not limited to all Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 filings, and to
file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("Commission"), granting unto each of said attorneys-in-fact and
agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing necessary or appropriate to be done with respect to
such reports and forms or any amendments or supplements thereto
in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes
as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that any of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or
his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.

This Power of Attorney may be terminated at any time by the
undersigned by written notice to each of the attorneys-in-fact
and the Commission; provided, however, that such termination
shall not affect the validity of any lawful action done or
performed by the attorneys-in-fact or any of them, pursuant
thereto, prior to the actual receipt of notice by the attorneys-
in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power
of Attorney this 23rd day of March, 2010.



                                    /s/
                                    Steve Kane
TCW060470.1

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