Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday refused to drop legislative language barring a state-owned Arab company, Dubai Ports World, from managing American ports, even as the company released more details of its own pledge to unwind the deal.

Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to preserve legislative language barring a state-owned Arab company, Dubai Ports World, from managing American ports.

AP - Congress gets high marks for its decision to oppose the takeover of operations at a half-dozen shipping ports by a company from the United Arab Emirates, a poll found.

Reuters - The sale of U.S. port terminal assets recently acquired by Dubai Ports World should be in place within four to six months, according to a statement on Wednesday by the U.S. subsidiary that DP World recently bought, P & O Ports North America.

Seeking to ease Congress' trepidation about a controversial ports deal, a company owned by the United Arab Emirates said Wednesday it would sell the management rights to six American facilities to an unrelated U.S. buyer within six months.

Dubai Ports World confirms it intends to sell all its US port operations to an American buyer within six months time.

The United Arab Emirates company that agreed last week to "transfer fully" the operations of U.S. ports to an American entity issued a statement on Wednesday saying that the entity will be an unrelated U.S. buyer.

AP - Democrats plan to push for more port security money while criticizing Republicans on the issue as the House debates a $91 billion measure for wars and hurricane recovery.

Reuters - The United States hopes to clinch a free trade deal with the United Arab Emirates within a few months, despite a political firestorm which unraveled a deal to let a Dubai firm manage U.S. port terminals, U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman said on Tuesday.

Matthew Borghese - AHN Staff Writer Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Public opinion of President Bush continues to fall, once again reaching an all-time low on Monday. A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll shows that in the wake of the Dubai Ports purchasing scandal, the President's approval rating is down to...

AP - The Dubai-owned company that promised to surrender its U.S. port operations has no immediate plans to sell its U.S. subsidiary's interests at Miami's seaport, a senior executive wrote Monday in a private e-mail to business associates.

Hector Duarte Jr. - AHN Staff Reporter Washington D.C. (AHN) – The takeover of P and O by Dubai Ports World may encounter more opposition after critics say they will push for legislation to stop the deal. Republican Duncan Hunter has said he would try to get a bill passed stating...

AP - Congress will closely watch a Dubai-owned company to be sure it transfers its U.S. port operations to an American company, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Sunday.

Reuters - A leading Republican opponent of the collapsed Dubai ports deal said on Sunday that he would press ahead with legislation requiring U.S. ownership of infrastructure deemed critical to homeland security.

AP - Four U.S. legislators visiting this city at the heart of a collapsed ports management deal stressed Sunday the United Arab Emirates remained one of America's strongest allies in the fight against terrorism.

AP - Congress will closely watch a Dubai-owned company to be sure it transfers its U.S. port operations to an American company, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Sunday.

Reuters - A leading Republican opponent of the collapsed Dubai ports deal said on Sunday that he would press ahead with legislation requiring U.S. ownership of infrastructure deemed critical to homeland security.

Reuters - Democrats have seized on the collapse of the Dubai ports deal to buttress their case that George W. Bush is an incompetent president unable to get the job done at home or abroad.

AP - Justice Department lawyers warned eight months ago that a nefarious element had infiltrated important East Coast ports, but they weren't talking about terrorists or Arab shipping companies.