But is stock price the only, and the ultimate, arbiter of the responsiblities and obligations of a corporation?

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It may all become a little fuzzy in the minds of the voters as they try and puzzle out the overlapping areas of responsiblities.

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AllPolitics, Jan. 15) -- Congress must invest more resources in international affairs or risk crippling the United State's ability to carry out its responsiblities as a world leader, outgoing Secretary of State Warren Christopher warned during a farewell speech today.

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