The House Appropriations Committee “has voted to block a Dubai company from taking control of some U.S. port operations, defying a veto threat by President Bush,” CBS News reports.
UPDATE: AP has details, and adds that Senate conservatives led by Majority Leader Frist blocked a Senate vote “on a proposal that would prevent the company from owning or operating U.S. ports.”
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