AUSTIN, Texas -- Vinson & Elkins, the attorneys for Enron, are now touting their expertise on "offshore special purpose entities" on firm's website. They are "well versed," says their advertisement, in "off-balance sheet treatment."...
15 August 2002
WACO, Texas -- The President's Economic Forum held here Tuesday raises the question, "By how much don't they get it?"
The range of opinion at this shindig went from A to B. This wasn't a forum, it was a pep rally. Sis-Boom-...
The range of opinion at this shindig went from A to B. This wasn't a forum, it was a pep rally. Sis-Boom-...
15 August 2002
Now that the deadline has passed for hundreds of top corporate
executives to certify the truthfulness of their financial books, we
may expect more honest accounting in the future. But what if the
heads of major firms were compelled to...
08 August 2002
To fend off the threat of peace, determination is necessary. Elected officials and high-level appointees must work effectively with reporters and pundits.
This is no time for the U.S. government to risk taking "yes" for...
This is no time for the U.S. government to risk taking "yes" for...
06 August 2002
AUSTIN, Texas -- You can already tell it's going to be a perfectly glorious political year in Texas. Four months out, and we've already got one gubernatorial candidate accusing the other of being a drug dealer, naturally causing the...
06 August 2002
With the "New Economy" now in shambles, it's easy for media
outlets to disparage the illusions of the late 1990s -- years crammed with
high-tech mania, fat stock options and euphoria on Wall Street. But we hear
very little about the...
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