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The costly collapse of Enron. Not to mention WorldCom, Global Crossing, etc.
The costly collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The costly collapse of Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, possibly ...
by Karen Hedwig Backman
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