World's business leaders meet in Davos bemoans lost trust


DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - The titans of international business wrestled mightily for six days at the World Economic Forum with how to repair public trust damaged by scandals over shoddy accounting and bankruptcies like Enron's. 

As the forum came to an end Tuesday, the earnest panel discussions and just-between-us-CEOs sideline chats had yielded a rough consensus that, yes, tighter laws might help - but ultimately can't stop executives willing to lie or steal. 

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