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The collapse of energy giant Enron, the largest The flashbacks were unavoidable
bankruptcy in U.S. history, led to thousands when American Airlines Flight 587,
of employees losing their jobs and life bound for the Dominican Republic,
savings in 401 (k) plans tied to the crashed and burned in a Queens, N.Y.
company's stock. The reputation of neighborhood, killing all 260 passen­
Arthur Andersen, Enron's auditing gers and five people on the ground.
firm, was damaged after company The crash was a result of mechanical
failure, not terrorism.
officials admitted that important
Enron documents were
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AP Photo/Jeff T. Green AP Photo/Paul Sancya A The FBI arrested eight people allegedly
A Idaho recluse JoAnn McCuckin A The Ford Motor Com­ involved in a scheme that stole more than
was arrested and charged with a pany recalled 50,000 brand $13 million worth of McDonald's prizes from
felony crime of "injury to the chil­ new Explorer SUVs because games like "Monopoly" and "Who Wants to
dren" after police learned she had an assembly line conveyor Be a Millionaire." The criminal ring involved
voluntarily deprived her six children belt that was too narrow Simon Marketing, Inc., a company responsible
of food, cleanliness and heat. Police for 2002 models may have for McDonald's game security.
attempts to remove the children cut the tire tread. Ford later
from their home led to a standoff announced it would cut I *
in which five of the children kept 35,000 jobs and close five
authorities at bay for days with guns plants worldwide.
and dogs.
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increase profits.