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To: American Spirit who wrote (74241)	3/6/2006 12:05:16 AM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Saturday, March 4, 2006 10:36 a.m. EST Halliburton Eyed for Dubai Ports Deal The Bush administration is working behind the scenes to defuse the Dubai Ports World controversy by having the UAE-based firm team up with an American company. According to the New York Daily News, which first reported the new White House strategy on Saturday, "one snag may be that sources say the U.S. company best equipped to partner with DP World is Halliburton, once headed by Vice President Dick Cheney." But a role for Halliburton may not be such a "snag" after all, since the controversial company's involvement has already been endorsed by leading ports security critic, Sen. Charles Schumer. "I'd take Halliburton over U.A.E. at this point, if I had to take a choice right now," Schumer told the Fox News Channel on Feb. 20. newsmax.com Where else? Orca