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Kenneth D. Rice, who headed Enron's broadband unit, testified Thursday that former chief executive Jeffrey K. Skilling directed him to paint a positive outlook for the company's board. But Mr. Rice, testifying for a third day in the trial of Mr. Skilling and Enron's founder, Kenneth L. Lay, acknowledged under cross-examination that he had no documents or witnesses to support his claim that Mr. Skilling told him to change his presentation. And Mr. Rice later conceded that a document he believes was the less-optimistic draft presentation that Mr. Skilling rejected might have been compiled for another purpose. Kenneth D. Rice, who headed Enron's broadband unit, testified that former chief executive Jeffrey K. Skilling directed him to paint a positive outlook for the company's board, even Mr. Skilling knew that the broadband division was struggling to survive. But Mr. Rice, testifying for a third time for Mr. Skilling and Enron's founder, Kenneth L. Lay, acknowledged under cross-examination that there is no documents or witnesses to support his claim, and for that he told him to change his presentation, and was only relying on his memory. And Mr. Rice later conceded that a document he believes was less-optimistic draft presentation that Mr. Skilling rejected might have been compiled for another purpose.