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HIDING DEBT This is where Enron got into trouble. Yet hundreds of companies shift liabilities off their books without breaking any laws or accounting rules. Many, like Enron, use special-purpose entities (SPE) that, as long as the entities receive at least 3% of capital from outsiders, can be left off the consolidated books of a parent company...
Some council members, however, are wary of what they see as a potential shift in the focus of the council, after a year marked with a focus on student services...
...city-the state capital, with a population of some 182,000-now has one of the most liberal mayors in the country. Change is coming from the top down, as church leaders see the value in greater openness, and from the bottom up, as the state's demographics shift toward a more diverse...
...terror to remake the world order to America's taste. Not surprisingly, as the President bangs the lectern at home and talks of "serving justice" upon those dubbed "evil," his diplomatic elves are out there assuring allies that his speech represents no significant policy shift and that the U.S. will be conducting business as usual...
Exactly a month ago, amid much fanfare, the Euro was launched in earnest. Although the exchange rates of the 13 participating countries had been permanently pegged together the previous year, it took the introduction of standardized notes and coins to demonstrate the magnitude of the shift to a single European currency. Firework displays and the release of thousands of blue and gold balloons across the continent heralded the dawn of a new era for Europe...