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To: Mephisto who wrote (1000)	1/22/2002 11:54:26 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 5185

The case for regulation An editorial January 22, 2002 When Enron Corp. wanted to establish private partnerships that would make it possible to hide the corporation's growing debt crisis, it was faced with a roadblock. Enron's corporate Code of Ethics barred such a move. How to resolve the quandary? The corporation's executive board simply waived the code's conflict of interest rules - twice. Perhaps this will be a lesson to those who suggest that corporations are capable of policing themselves. They are not. That is why deregulation has always been, and will always be, an invitation to corruption. Published: 6:39 AM 1/22/02 captimes.com

To: Mephisto who wrote (1000)	1/24/2002 9:52:23 AM
From: Baldur Fjvlnisson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5185

Fed temporary bank reserves historical added since Sep 11, 2001 and Daily Securities Lending amounts added since Oct 25, 2001 current / Nov-Dec / Sep-Oct Wednesday January 23, 2002 today's must-read: The Dilemma for Wealth: The Case For Gold ...the most liquid of all real assets John B Meyer 321gold Fed adds $5.0 bln bank reserves via 7-day repos Fed adds $9.0 bln bank reserves via overnight repos Fed's Daily Securities Lending Wed 01/23/02 $5 billion $9 billion $1.667 billion Fed says adding reserves via 2-day fixed repos Fed's Daily Securities Lending Tue 01/22/02 $16 billion $2.525 billion 321gold.com