Sobering look at U.S. aid for rum
$2.7 billion deal to benefit Brits
Posted: September 6, 2009 at 4:39 a.m.
With little fanfare, a deal is moving forward to direct billions in U.S. tax dollars to an unlikely beneficiary - the giant British liquor producer that makes Captain Morgan rum.
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Business, Pages 73, 80 on 09/06/2009
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