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On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
Do you know whether any of those statements, and maybe this is a bad word in the Federal Government, but in State government it has to be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
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Roland Burris
Democratic · Illinois

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Senator Burris questions the adherence to accounting principles in government statements.

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