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Duncan Hunter: Shipping in the Suez Canal is down 10 percent, due to piracy concerns, an amount equal to the downturn in the canal's…

On the recordMarch 14, 2011
Shipping in the Suez Canal is down 10 percent, due to piracy concerns, an amount equal to the downturn in the canal's usage caused by the downturn in the world's economy.
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Duncan Hunter
Republican · California

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Hunter connects piracy concerns to reduced shipping activity in the Suez Canal.

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