Sen. Susan Collins released a Coast Guard assessment of the deal that would shift operations of six major U.S. seaports to a United Arab Emirates-based company. The assessment showed that the Coast Guard had expressed its own security concerns weeks before the deal hit the national news. Dubai Ports Worlds Chief Operating Officer, Edward H. Bilkey, is slated to testify at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing to review the deal. On Sunday, the Bush Administration quickly accepted the 45-day review.”]
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