[Mb-civic] NYTimes.com: Dubai Company to Transfer U.S. Ports to American Company

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This could easily turn into a case of "Be careful what you wish for..." if Bechtel, Halliburton, or even some subsidiary of The Carlyle Group ends up as the new owner...


WASHINGTON | March 9, 2006
Dubai Company to Transfer U.S. Ports to American Company
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and CARL HULSE
The decision came just hours after Republican leaders told President Bush that Congress would act soon to block the deal.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/09/politics/09cnd-ports.html?ex=1142571600&en=4b6bb5a104da4a59&ei=5070&emc=eta1



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