They require outside audits of the Legislature and broad financial disclosures.

An outside audit said the system was "unstable and mismanaged."

Until there is better oversight, he said, clinics should voluntarily seek outside audits.

In 2003, Maryland recommended outside audits on its five child support enforcement operations.

The official circulation figure for the Italian daily is 20,000, but it has not been confirmed by an outside audit.

This would be the only outside medical audit.

"Right now, each school district pays to have an outside audit every year," he said.

Recently, public confidence in these outside audits has been shaken by a number of explosive financial crises.

In many major producing countries, the majority of reserves claims have not been subject to outside audit or examination.