Day of reckoning for big companies August 14
Amid a year of accounting scandals and bankruptcies the Aug. 14 deadline forces many of the nation’s largest firms to file sworn statements from CEOs and CFOs certifying financial reports. The SEC and Bush administration push for accountability as investors fear restatements and further market declines.
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Washington
Arthur Andersen
White House
Bush
Republican Party
Congress
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Amazon.com Inc
American Airlines
AMR Corp
ExxonMobil Corp
Federal Express Corp
Oracle Corp
PepsiCo Inc
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Southwest Airlines Co
Texas Instruments Inc
United Technologies Corp
At&t
Michael Armstrong
PBS
Wall Street
Fortune
WorldCom
America
Georgetown University Securities Law
Donald Langevoort
Thomas Sjoblom
Chadbourne & Parke
New York
Harvey Pitt
Treasury
Paul O’ Neill
Qwest Communications
Qwest
Bnron
Kmart
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Dean
Black
Eal Ag
Ctu
Roundtree & Yorke
Orig
Tee
Polo Jeans
Naturalizer
Liz Claiborne
Ringo
Dillard’s
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Dillard's
Visa
MasterCard
American Express
Discover
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Johnston & Murphy
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