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BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 Louis Lavelle	Options: A Modest Proposal Why not expense part of the cost at grant and the rest at expiration?
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The Motley Fool July 22, 2004 Bill Mann	House Meddles in FASB Matters The House of Representatives moves to block the independence of America's top accountants.
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InternetNews September 11, 2006 Clint Boulton	Dell Delaying Earnings Report Dell today said it will delay filing its second-quarter financial filing due to questions raised from the investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission into the computer maker's accounting and financial reporting.
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BusinessWeek April 18, 2005 Louis Lavelle	A Payday For Performance Compensation is less outrageous this year, except for CEOs who delivered. Our survey of 367 CEO pay packages showed that: Total CEO pay was up smartly, to an average $9.6 million... CEO raises and total pay once again dwarfed those of the average worker... etc.
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