Enron and audits shake public trust in accounting firms
Editorials note Enron and Global Crossing woes raise questions about complex accounting practices and the integrity of corporate audits. The public grows wary of stock-market transparency as the role of major accounting firms comes under scrutiny.
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Enron
Global Crossing
Arthur Andersen
Houston Chronicle
Reform bill edges through House on campaign finance
Congress advances a campaign finance reform bill amid nationwide concern over soft money. The measure aims to curb unregulated contributions by corporations unions and the wealthy, while balancing First Amendment rights.
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U.S. House
House
Senate
John McCain
R-Ariz
Bush
U.S
Silvestre Reyes
Texas
Arizona
J.D. Hayworth
Dick Armey
Bush speech on axis of evil draws mixed European reaction
Charen argues Bush's labeling of an axis of evil parallels Reagan era moral clarity. He notes Vedrine and Patten fear unilateralism, defends U.S. stance, and cites North Korea, Iran, and Iraq as targets. The column reassures Americans to act for security and Israel.
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Bush
Clinton
Hubert Vedrine
United States
Monsieur Vedrine
Iraq
Israel
France
Madeleine Albright
North Korea
Albright
Vancouver Sun
Iran
U.N
Europe
Chris Patten
Ronald Reagan
Soviet Union
Reagan
Cavil
Charen
Reagan White House
Don Feder on Islam and Western perceptions
Don Feder critiques Islamic rhetoric and anti-Semitism in the Muslim world while contrasting it with American attitudes toward Islam. He notes sermons in Mecca, condemnations of Zionism, and media bias, arguing that despite tolerance in the United States, hostile statements persist in the Islamic world.
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George W. Bush
Mecca
Osama Abdullah Khayyat
Khayyat
Abdallah bin Matruk Al-Haddal
Saudi
Ministry of Islamic
Bashar Assad
Jesus Christ
Los Angeles
Omar Ibn Khattab
Palestine
Germany
Versailles
Imam Muzammil Siddiqi
California Islamic Society
Hezbollah
Siddiqi
America
World Trade Center
Council On American-Islamic Relations
Kevin James
California
Cairo
Grand Mosque
Feder
The
Boston Herald
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