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By Lopez, Elias
Publication: South Florida CEO
Date: Friday, June 1 2007

Miami-based cruise industry giant Carnival Corp. & PLC may find itself again in the middle of a storm in Washington over its loan of cruise ships to the federal government.

A United States Senate panel plans to hold hearings this summer on the Bush administration's handling of offers of foreign aid after Hurricane Katrina, which hit the US Gulf Coast in August of 2005. The investigation follows reports by The Washington Post that millions went uncollected or the offers were withdrawn or redirected to private groups.

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