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  • US House to vote on ports despite company promise

    03/10/2006 2:21:04 PM PST · by Stellar Dendrite · 285 replies · 4,007+ views
    Reuters ^ | Friday 10 March 2006 | Steve Holland and Susan Cornwell
    The U.S. House of Representatives will forge ahead with a vote on blocking an Arab-owned company from managing U.S. ports, to ensure the firm sheds its U.S. holdings as promised, a leadership spokesman said on Friday. The Republican-run House's refusal to back away from the showdown vote was another blow to President George W. Bush, who suffered a stinging defeat on Thursday when Dubai Ports World said it intended to back out of the deal his administration had approved. Reverberations from the political earthquake continued on Friday. The United Arab Emirates broke off talks on a free trade pact with...