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No break for small business

The SEC announced yesterday it will not exempt small businesses from strict Sarbanes-Oxley accounting standards meant to prevent Enron-style fraud. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

The bill  HR 3763, the "Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002," waits on a table in the White House East Room for President Bush to sign on July 30, 2002.
The bill HR 3763, the "Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002," waits on a table in the White House East Room for President Bush to sign on July 30, 2002.
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