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China halts bid for Unocal, but debate isn't over
The Seattle Times ^ | 8/7/05 | Paul Richter

Posted on 08/07/2005 2:32:23 AM PDT by eastforker

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Chinese oil company's fight to buy Unocal ended last week in an angry retreat, but not without leaving clear signs that other political battles loom in Washington, D.C., over how much more of America the cash-rich Chinese can acquire

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; oil; unocal
Click to read article, IMO this is very good news.
1 posted on 08/07/2005 2:32:24 AM PDT by eastforker
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To: Jeff Head; TigerLikesRooster; Tailgunner Joe

ping


2 posted on 08/07/2005 3:41:53 AM PDT by Wiz
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To: eastforker
People say in argument "It should be a free market"... and thats just it...I do too...

We should not have any government run or sponsored and in this case heavily funded operation interfering with our free market.

Let it go and given time it won't be so free anymore.

3 posted on 08/07/2005 8:39:47 AM PDT by maui_hawaii
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