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Concern voiced over Cup venue

Associated Press

Monday, October 19, 2009

SAN DIEGO -- Concerns about security at the Persian Gulf port picked to host the America's Cup have reached the U.S. Congress. Noting that the racing will involve American participants, Rep. Edward Royce, R-Calif., sent a letter last week to Daniel Benjamin, the State Department's coordinator for counterterrorism, asking for an assessment of security in Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. He also asked what U.S. government resources, if any, will be committed to the event. The American chall ...

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