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rank ... evoking an outpouring of bipartisan scorn." Pitt had tried to insert a provision into corporate antifraud legislation that would increase his pay by 21%, and also elevate his status to that of
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rank, for being too slow to react to corporate scandals, for meeting privately with his former clients while they were subjects of SEC investigations, for being too close to the accounting industry, and for reversing his commitment to support highly qualified candidate
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malfeasance. He also raised concerns when he met privately with former clients of his while they were subjects of SEC investigations, and regularly remained in the room for SEC discussions of matters involving his former clients.”
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A Financial History of Modern U.S. Corporate Scandals: From Enron to Reform
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474:(a leading voice for reforming oversight of accountants), to head the new
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1270:"S.E.C.'s Embattled Chief Resigns In Wake of Latest Political Storm,"
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1180:"Private Sector; Pitt's Rules: Lawyers Out, Bartenders In"
1629:"SENIOR REPUBLICAN JOINS IN CRITICISM OF S.E.C. CHAIRMAN"
1223:"S.E.C. Chief Draws Ridicule In Quest for Higher Status,"
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1815:"Opinion | Mr. Pitt's Belated Departure"
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1384:"Opinion | The Sunny Side of the Street"
1051:(second ed.). Emerald Group Publishing.
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1301:"Lawmakers blast Pitt's pay request"
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2155:"PBS Frontline: Bigger Than Enron,"
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1670:"Opinion | The Pitt Principle"
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194:with a bachelor's degree, and from
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1668:Krugman, Paul (November 1, 2002).
1648:Bill Saporito (November 5, 2002).
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1891:Daniel Gross (November 1, 2002).
1853:"Opinion | Resigned To Quit"
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792:Editorial Staff (July 31, 2001).
738:"The scapegoating of Harvey Pitt"
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1937:"Ex-SEC chief tells it his way"
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1401:Day, Kathleen (July 25, 2002).
1112:Dan Ackman (November 6, 2002).
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1074:Alix Stuart (December 2002).
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1564:"Harvey Pitt Glance"
1509:Taylor & Francis
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181:September 11 attacks
82:William H. Donaldson
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1407:The Washington Post
1346:Wall Street Journal
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541:The Chicago Tribune
468:Richard A. Gephardt
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