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...auditing and consulting for the same clients and forced companies to publicly disclose more liabilities, such as executive stock options. Each time Congress quashed Levitt's efforts. But that opposition was gone at last week's hearing. "Perhaps the era of self-regulation is over," said Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson. But President Bush's SEC chairman, Harvey Pitt, doesn't share Levitt's concerns. As a lawyer and lobbyist for the accounting industry for more than 20 years, Pitt led the fight against Levitt's proposals. Now he's pressing for a new industry-funded oversight board. But the current...
...Huskies surged to a lead after the sprint events, as only freshman hurdler Eleanor Thompson won an event. Her time of 8.57 in the 55-meter hurdles was good enough to hold off two Northeastern runners...
...Thompson, who also runs the 400-meter dash, was forced to run that race just minutes after the hurdles finals, leading to a disappointing time...
...Thompson:First and foremost, they shouldn't be afraid to speak up if they see something weird or out of the ordinary. To be perfectly honest, there's not a whole lot that spectators can do, but one thing they can do is be alert, keep their eyes open. Take it seriously that you're a citizen and part of that responsibility is to look out for people around you and also for yourself...
...Thompson:They're doing a good job, but there's never going to be 100 percent guaranteed safety. Unfortunately, if something happens, there will always be fingers pointing, asking, "Why didn't you do x, y or z?" Even if you cover every base you can possibly conceive of, there can be surprises. September 11th showed us that...