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#159 Updated:  4/14/06 8:41 a.m.

04/13/06 SEC sues 3 former execs of MetLife unit for fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday accused three former
officers of the New England Financial unit of MetLife Inc. (MET.N: Quote, Profile,
Research) of civil fraud for scheming to hide more than $100 million of expenses,
and said two agreed to settle.

04/13/06 Skilling lashes out at Enron prosecutors
Jeff Skilling lashed out at the Justice Department while testifying at his criminal
trial today, angrily accusing prosecutors of ignoring the facts about Enron's
collapse and focusing instead on collecting executive hides.

04/13/06 Why Leave 404 to Your Auditors?
At an SEC committee meeting on small businesses, one member suggests
companies ought to be able to put the attestation of their internal controls out to
bid.

04/13/06 Tax Freedom Day Arrives April 26
Tax Freedom Day will fall on April 26 this year, according to the Tax Foundation's
annual calculation using the latest government data on income and taxes.

04/13/06 SEC Advisory Member: SOX Revisions Remain on Table
The chairman of an advisory panel to the Securities and Exchange Commission
said that the group's pending proposal to roll back some of the internal controls
provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has not been dismissed even before it is
officially proposed.

04/13/06 Wolfowitz unveils anti-corruption strategy
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz unveiled corruption fighting measures on
Tuesday that will change the way the bank designs and approves development
projects for poor countries.
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