51.   In past years, SEC chairmen often have come to the agency from the securities industry and frequently have been major fund-raisers for the party in the White House.

52.   Levitt, the longest serving SEC chairman, made the announcement to staffers assembled at SEC headquarters.

53.   SEC chairman Perfecto Yasay expressed pessimism Wednesday over whether that plan would be viable with the strike by ground personnel.

54.   SEC chairman Perfecto Yasay said PAL and its creditors will discuss the rehabilitation plan Wednesday and an agreement is likely to be forged soon.

55.   Spitzer said he spoke with SEC chairman Harvey Pitt Tuesday morning before announcing the settlement, but did not disclose details.

56.   That has raised the issue of potential conflicts of interest for Pitt as SEC chairman, in the view of some critics.

57.   The current SEC chairman, Harvey Pitt, proposed last month a new private sector body to regulate accounting.

58.   The SEC chairman has complained that the SEC is losing top employees to higher paying jobs in the private sector.

59.   Witnesses include Arthur Levitt, who was SEC chairman through most of the Clinton administration.