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Big Five Accountants Named to SEC Positions

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On Thursday, President Bush announced [1] his appointments of two Big Five accountants to fill two commissioner vacancies on the five-member Securities and Exchange Commission.

Paul S. Atkins and Cynthia A. Glassman will assume five-year terms if they are confirmed by the Senate.

Mr. Atkins is a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Washington, D.C. and has held various positions with the SEC, including chief of staff and counselor.

Ms. Glassman is a principal at the Washington, D.C. office of Ernst & Young and has worked as an economist at the Federal Reserve Board.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is the federal watchdog agency for investors in publicly held companies.

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