Photo: #NEWARK, NJ - FEBRUARY 21: The Port Newark Container Terminal in Newark, New Jersey, one of six ports scheduled to be purchased by Dubai Ports World.
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NEWARK, NJ - FEBRUARY 21: The Port Newark Container Terminal in Newark, New Jersey, one of six ports scheduled to be purchased by Dubai Ports World. (Photo by Michael Brown/Getty Images)

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Port security

Broadcast: Midmorning, 02/24/2006, 9:06 a.m.

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St. Paul, Minn. — The Bush administration is trying to explain why it didn't notify Congress of the impending sale takeover of some major U.S. ports by a company based in Dubai.

But experts say the political furor misses the real problems with protecting ports from terrorism.

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  • Joseph Bonney: Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Commerce.
  • David Kaplan: Reporter with U.S. News and World Report. He's written most recently on terrorism and organized crime.

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