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Products  Media Services  Follow Us   Q&A: Where Does Andersen
Go from Here?  With the Mar. 13 announcements that neither
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu International Group Ltd. nor Ernst &
Young International has been able to come to terms on a purchase
of Arthur Andersen, the accounting world and Corporate America
now face a new reality. Andersen either quickly finds another
global partner or is left to struggle--and probably die--on its
own. One way or the other, the odds are good that we will see an
ignominious end for the 89-year-old firm that was long a role
model for the profession. Here's what the ground-shifting
developments mean:  Q: Why did Deloitte Touche back away from
buying Andersen?  A: No one seems willing to buy the firm unless
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