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  [Maryland] State Lawmakers Outraged At 'Reckless' Port Deal
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Last EditedServo  Feb 19, 2006 11:21pm
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News DateMonday, February 20, 2006 05:20:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionWJZ Eyewitness News attended a news conference at the Port of Baltimore Saturday where several state lawmakers lashed out at the federal government after the approval of the sale of six major American ports, which included the Port of Baltimore, to a state-owned company in the United Arab Emirates--a country that was believed to be a base for September 11 operations.

Baltimore Mayor O'Malley, who co-chairs the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Task Force on Homeland Security, called on President Bush to reverse the decision "to surrender already vulnerable American port operations to a foreign government."
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