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To: lorne who wrote (47324)	1/20/2000 4:20:00 PM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116764

<<Excluding petroleum, the trade deficit widened 1.6 percent to 31.3 billion dollars from the previous month.>> Which brings up another question, "Why the H&** is petroleum excluded"?

To: lorne who wrote (47324)	1/20/2000 4:35:00 PM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116764

OT(?) Chinese Company Completes World's Largest Port in Bahamas Christopher Ruddy and Stephan Archer January 19, 2000 Bahamas ? The same Chinese company that recently took operational control of the Panama Canal is currently completing construction of the largest container port in the world in Freeport, Bahamas ? just 60 miles from Florida. View Photos of the Port Several U.S. military experts say that the activities of Hutchison Whampoa Limited, a Hong Kong-based conglomerate, in both Panama and the Bahamas, pose a significant risk to U.S. national security. Officials for Hutchison Whampoa have heatedly denied any links with the Red Chinese government, but several established connections ? including new evidence (cont) newsmax.com