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P&O expects state help in selling ports

By Robert Wright in London and Holly Yeager in Washington

Published: March 15 2006 18:31 | Last updated: March 15 2006 18:31

Executives of P&O Ports? US business expect help from the US government as they seek to sell their operation quickly to a US-owned company.

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, they also said they planned to sell the business ? which Dubai?s DP World last week agreed to sell after encountering widespread political opposition ? entir?ely to a US-owned company.

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