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The Enron scandal is worthy of the highest level of scrutiny, both because of the enormity of the crimes that may have been committed and because of what the largest bankruptcy in American history has already begun to reveal about the weaknesses in our nation's corporate structures and regulatory oversight.

~Adam Cohen

Topics: About American American History Bankruptcy Because Been Begun Both Committed Corporate Crimes Enormity Enron Highest Highest Level History Largest Level May Nation Our Oversight Regulatory Reveal Scandal Scrutiny Structures Weaknesses Worthy

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George W. Bush was a silver spoon dolt with no record to speak of other than bankruptcy and selling tropical plants, and we let him sail into the White House, but Barack talks about religious fundamentalism and guns being prevalent in poor areas, and we roast him for weeks?

~Adam Mckay

Topics: About Area Bankruptcy Barack Being Bush Fundamentalism George George W George W. Bush Guns Him House Other Plants Poor Record Religious Roast Sail Selling Silver Silver Spoon Speak Spoon Talks Than Tropical Weeks White White House

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Enron Field in Houston, the Trans World Dome in St. Louis and PSINet Stadium in Baltimore are just three of the modern-day coliseums named for companies that have found new homes in bankruptcy court.

~Alex Berenson

Topics: Baltimore Bankruptcy Companies Court Dome Enron Field Found Homes Houston Just Louis Modern-Day Named New St. Louis Stadium Three World

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Most unfortunately, Enron's plunge into bankruptcy court also cost many of its rank-and-file employees their savings.

~Alex Berenson

Topics: Also Bankruptcy Cost Court Employees Enron Many Most Plunge Savings Unfortunately

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Enron had already collapsed and filed for bankruptcy protection by the beginning of 2002. But despite complaints from short sellers that corporations had used accounting gimmickry to inflate their profits, many investors thought the crisis at Enron was an isolated case.

~Alex Berenson

Topics: Accounting Bankruptcy Beginning Case Collapsed Complaints Corporations Crisis Despite Enron Had Inflate Investors Isolated Many Profits Protection Sellers Short Thought Used

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Today it is evident that we have two political parties: the Tax and Spenders and the No-Tax and Spenders. Neither party is fiscally conservative. Is there no room at the inn for an honest conservative? A conservative who makes the case for smaller government on its merits and not just as the fallback option when fiscal bankruptcy threatens?

~Alex Tabarrok

Topics: Bankruptcy Case Conservative Evident Fiscal Fiscally Government Honest Inn Just Makes Merits Neither Option Parties Party Political Political Parties Room Smaller Smaller Government Tax Threatens Today Two Who

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Even if you feel like your debt is just never going to go away, think long and hard before declaring bankruptcy. Declaring bankruptcy means that getting a loan for anything will be next to impossible for the next 10 years.

~Alexa Von Tobel

Topics: Anything Away Bankruptcy Before Debt Declaring Even Feel Getting Go Go Away Going Hard Impossible Just Like Loan Long Means Never Next Think Will Years You Your

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In September 2008 - as Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and AIG, the world's biggest insurance company, accepted a federal bailout - Senator John McCain of Arizona, in what was widely viewed as a political move, suspended his presidential campaign and called on Obama to rush back to Washington for a bipartisan meeting at the White House.

~Andrew Ross Sorkin

Topics: Accepted Arizona Back Bailout Bankruptcy Biggest Bipartisan Brothers Campaign Company Federal His House Insurance John John Mccain Mccain Meeting Move Obama Political Presidential Presidential Campaign Rush Senator September Suspended Viewed Washington White White House Widely World

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When I became CEO of Xerox 10 years ago, the company's situation was dire. Debt was mounting, the stock sinking and bankers were calling. People urged me to declare bankruptcy, but I felt personally responsible for tens of thousands of employees.

~Anne M. Mulcahy

Topics: Bankers Bankruptcy Became Calling Ceo Company Debt Declare Dire Employees Felt Me Mounting People Personally Responsible Sinking Situation Stock Tens Tens Of Thousands Thousands Urged Were Xerox Years Years Ago

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As I think through the issue of funding the rebuilding of Iraq, I think about the analogy of a bankruptcy proceeding. There is no doubt that Iraq as a country is bankrupt.

~Arlen Specter

Topics: About Analogy Bankrupt Bankruptcy Country Doubt Funding Iraq Issue No Doubt Rebuilding Think Through I Think

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