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...thank all the people on who worked hard on the freshman formal.” In response to a request by Council member Matthew R. Greenfield ’08 for an audit of the FYSC’s Freshman Formal expenses, the FYSC participated in a financial review by UC Treasurer Blake M. Kurisu ’07. Kurisu’s review, presented at yesterday’s UC meeting, found that “all UC funding of the FYSC has gone toward expenses explicitly related to the Freshman Formal and other official FYSC events...
...that Bush might look favorably on a slowdown of the deal, Dubai Ports World announced it would delay taking over the port operations. That announcement gave the Administration, should it need one, a face-saving way to send the deal back to an interagency group for a 45-day review, buying more time to sell it to Congress. Said White House press secretary Scott McClellan: "We believe that once Congress has a better understanding of the facts and the safeguards that are in place, they will be more comfortable with the transaction's moving forward...
...Under Frist's plan, the company would voluntarily separate U.S. ports from the rest of the deal for 45 days, allowing them to continue to operate as they do while the deal is re-vetted. That would allow a new review through the administration's Committee on Foreign Investments in the U.S. (CFIUS). Administration officials remain adamant that their first review was thorough and proper, so the face-saving element was crucial, according to one Capitol Hill negotiator. Frist is proposing that this time, CFIUS do the extra 45-day review that the law calls for in transactions where there...
...Although the Dubai deal had already been approved by CFIUS, "the rationale for reopening it is, once DP carved out the American ports from the rest of the contract it changed the nature of the agreement so it had to be reviewed again," says King, who had been among the leading GOP voices opposing the deal as first approved without the extra 45-day review process or briefing of Congress. King says will await final details before formally backing any such deal. King added "If we are going to hold back on legislation, I think there has to be continuous...
...White House a graceful way out, while also allaying the concerns of the many lawmakers in both parties who have said the deal could be a threat to our security. Under the Frist plan, the deal could stand a good chance of ultimately going through after the extended review. Frist aides apparently proposed the terms to representatives of the company and the White House late Friday. Neither has formally responded but both seemed interested in the idea, according to a Senate Republican aide. "This avoids a direct clash," the aide said. "It solves everyone's problem. The President doesn...