Frist calls for halt to UAE Port deal

[mburbank]

It's KILLING me that neither naldo or Vinth are here so I could call on them to say who was right, W or Frist. It would be like that psych experiment where you place to food bowls at equal distances from a Baboon and it goes insane.

On the other hand, you cannot imagine how uncomfortable it makes me to find myself agreeing with Frist about something.


Frist Calls for Halt to U.S. Ports Deal

By WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer 31 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Senate Republican Leader Bill Frist called Tuesday for the Bush administration to stop a deal permitting a United Arab Emirates company to take over six major U.S. seaports, upping the ante on a fight that several congressmen, governors and mayors are waging with the White House.
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"The decision to finalize this deal should be put on hold until the administration conducts a more extensive review of this matter," said Frist. "If the administration cannot delay this process, I plan on introducing legislation to ensure that the deal is placed on hold until this decision gets a more thorough review."