The gamble by the defense to put Jeff Skilling on the stand as its key weapon to fight the 28 charges against him may have paid off, legal observers said. "Did it work? Absolutely," said Houston ...

As lawmakers meet today in Washington to begin unraveling the debacle of Enron Corp., they face one of the most complex series of oversight breakdowns since the savings and loan crisis 12 years ago.

Enron Corp. Vice Chairman J. Clifford Baxter resigned quietly last May, accepting a pat on the back and quietly moving on. He took along millions of dollars from the sale of stock he had amassed over ...