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#119 Updated:  2/14/06 8:06 a.m.

02/14/06
Enron Defense Points Finger at Fastow
Jurors also hear an audiotape in which Kenneth Lay asserts, ''Andy has been
doing an outstanding job as CFO.''

02/14/06
Katrina Debit Cards Made for Accounting Disaster
Accounting problems, fund mismanagement and outright fraud all played a role in
how the first $85 billion in Hurricane Katrina disaster aid was spent, according to
reports from the Government Accountability Office and the Homeland Security
Department.

02/14/06
Morgan Stanley offers $15 million fine for e-mails
U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley (MS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) has offered
to pay $15 million to resolve an investigation by U.S. regulators into its failure to
retain e-mails, according to a regulatory filing.

02/13/06
Next witness was once close friend to Skilling
Last year, Jeff Skilling tried to watch the testimony of his pal and protégé Ken Rice
at the trial of former Enron Broadband Services executives, only to be ejected by
court officials.

02/13/06
SEC OKs Internal-Control Audit Standard
The rule sets up a voluntary audit engagement in which an auditor would opine
between quarters on whether a client's material weakness still exists.

02/13/06
Study: Poor Governance Means Poor Performance
Companies with the poorest earnings quality and corporate governance
underperformed the S&P 500 Index by 11 percent in 2005, according to a study by
independent risk research firm RateFinancials Inc.
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