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WASHINGTON -- Brushing off public demands from the two top Republicans in Congress, President Bush said Tuesday that a deal allowing an Arab company to run six major U.S. seaports should go forward and vowed to veto any effort by Congress to stop it.
Both House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., said the proposed port takeover by Dubai Ports World, a state-owned company from the United Arab Emirates, posed potential national security risks.See the full content of this document
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Bush Defends Deal On Seaports
Both said they want the deal stopped immediately pending a more thorough review. And Frist said if Bush wouldn't stop the deal, he'd introduce legislation to force a halt, echoing a call by a growing number of lawmakers from both parties.
Bush and senior adm...See the full content of this document
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