It would be hard to fathom a more difficult economic terrain to navigate than the one that the nation has found itself in over the past 18 months.rnTrillions have evaporated from investor portfolios and home foreclosures have hit unimaginable peaks, while millions of workers tragically found themselves on the unemployment line.rnAdd to that dizzying confluence of events a new administration and a number of sweeping legislative proposals in Congress that have the potential to revamp the regulatory, health care and tax arenas, and the challenge that lies before the CPA profession is, in a word, daunting.rnWhich is why we felt our cover art for this year's Top 100 Most Influential People was apropos, in that the CPA profession will be among those counted on to help lead the way out of the current financial malaise - no matter how dark and fraught with pitfalls.
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