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To: maceng2 who wrote (201438)	10/31/2002 6:52:50 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

A check on the rechecking of checkers. Inquiry ordered. news.bbc.co.uk extract.. ---------------------------------------------------------- According to the New York Times, Mr Webster previously served on the board of a firm facing fraud charges. The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Harvey Pitt, knew but failed to disclose to his fellow board members Mr Webster's involvement with a small Washington, DC-based company. Mr Pitt called for the investigation after admitting he withheld the information from other members of the watchdog's board. In essence, Mr Pitt has asked for an examination into his own actions since he pushed for Mr Webster's selection to head a group intended to address public concern about corporate accounting scandals. ---------------------------------------------------------- LOL This getting worse then "Yes, minister" =========================================================== ACTUALITY FROM THE TV SERIES - YES MINISTER JIM: Well at least an Inquiry gives us a little time. HUMPHREY: So does a time bomb. JIM: Haven't you got a disposal squad? HUMPHREY: Disposal squad? JIM: Couldn't we get the independent inquiry to exonerate the department? HUMPHREY: Do you mean rig it? JIM: No, no, no, no, no, no, well, yes. ========================================================= This scene btw was quoted in some real British politics. bbc.co.uk "Yes Minister" and "Yes Prime Minister" has been used on several occasions as a model to criticize the B/S going on in Parliament.