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To: Rock_nj who wrote (60430)	3/9/2006 3:15:22 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 362881

rawstory.com Dubai withdraws from ports deal RAW STORY Published: March 9, 2006 Print This \| Email This Dubai Ports World International has announced it will divest itself of its U.S. operations, after House and Senate Republican leaders declare the deal 'dead' in Congress. Senator John Warner (R-VA), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced that the United Arab Emirates company had withdrawn efforts to take over control of 21 U.S. ports on the Senate floor. CNN: Reading a statement from DP World on the Senate floor, Warner, a Virginia Republican, said the reason is "to preserve" the strong relationship between the UAE and United States.