Three Democrats in Congress are circulating a letter expressing “deep concerns” about a Dubai-based company’s proposed management of six U.S. ports. The letter to President Bush, drafted this week by Reps. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.), Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.), warns that the United Arab Emirates pledged millions last month to help the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority and is enforcing an Arab League boycott of Israel.
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