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Bob Dole Consults for Dubai Ports Co.
Former Sen. Bob Dole was hired last year by a United Arab Emirates company to facilitate its takeover of shipping operations at six American ports. Dole, a registered lobbyist and former GOP presidential candidate, is among a team of lawyers at the Washington law firm of Alston & Bird that has been working with Dubai Ports World, which is owned by the UAE. The company hired the firm in 2005, according to CNN. But even Dole’s wife, Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C., has expressed concern about turning port operations over to a state-owned Middle Eastern company, reports the News & Observer in North Carolina. In a letter to Sen. John Warner, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. Dole – a member of the committee - wrote:
Story Continues Below "I am deeply concerned that the proposed transfer of seaport operations to a company controlled by the United Arab Emirates government might compromise our ability to effectively control our ports and harbors.” Spokeswoman Lindsay Taylor Mabry added: "Sen. Elizabeth Dole’s decisions are made independent of Bob Dole.” But Mabry said she didn’t know how long Sen. Dole had known about her husband’s connection with Dubai Ports World.
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