71.   A Senate panel on Tuesday approved legislation to tighten oversight of the accounting industry and restrict the consulting work accountants can do for companies whose books they audit.

72.   He also said the government should strip top executives of ill-gotten bonuses and tighten oversight of the accounting industry.

73.   It would be dominated by executives and experts from outside the accounting industry.

74.   Sarbanes urged passage of his bill to tighten oversight of the accounting industry with a new private-sector body.

75.   Sen. Paul Sarbanes, the committee chairman, questioned Pitt about his private meeting in December with representatives of the accounting industry.

76.   Senators and accounting industry executives said Andersen may be doomed and that any collapse should be well-managed to avoid a negative effect on the markets.

77.   The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted Enron-inspired legislation to tighten oversight of the accounting industry and toughen corporate disclosure rules.

78.   Both experts said reforms were required to the accounting industry, although the rules themselves were adequate.

79.   The body would be dominated by public members from outside the accounting industry.