UAE Company Offers... vs UAE Company Agrees to Delay

[rodeodance]

maybe splitting hairs but the headline caught my eye in phasology.


Thu Feb-23-06 09:56 PM
Original message
UAE Company Agrees to Delay Ports Takeover
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060224/ap_on_go_pr_wh/port...

A state-owned company in the United Arab Emirates volunteered late Thursday to delay part of its $6.8 billion takeover of most operations at six U.S. ports to give President Bush more time to convince skeptical members of Congress that the disputed deal poses no security risks.



http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,185875,00.html

UAE Company Offers to Delay Port Deal
Thursday, February 23, 2006

WASHINGTON — Nearly a week after sparking a political firestorm, the United Arab Emirates-owned management company bidding to take over operations of six U.S. ports offered to delay part of its $6.8 billion deal, The Associated Press reports.

[aquart]

1. "Part"? What part is NOT being delayed?

[JCMach1]

5. The part that is NOT U.S.-- P&O is a large company

The U.S. is not the majority of operations.

[LiviaOlivia]

2. Agrees vs Offers

I caught that also.

[FreedomAngel82]

3. Sounds like Rove needs to do some arm twisting

[Lone_Star_Dem]

4. Personally, I prefer AFP's: US administration backs down in ports battle

Now that's how you write a headline. Summarize what's taking place in one attention grabbing sentence. It worked on me, I'd buy a paper or "tune in at 11 for more" with a teaser like that. :D

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/24022006/323/administration-backs-ports-battle.html

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