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• • 5. CONTIGENCY IN PLACE FOR OIL FLOW • A detour from an Emirati port on the Indian Ocean will soon become a vital new exit route for Arabian crude oil to world markets, circumventing any kind of chokehold Iran may implement. • • 6. PHILIPPINES LEADER VISITS THE WHITE HOUSE • At 2 p.m., Benigno Aquino III seeks U.S. assurance on defense as he visits with Obama. • • 7. NO CONCRETE PLAN FOR FLOATING DEBRIS • More than a year after a tsunami devastated Japan and washed millions of tons of debris into the Pacific, the U.S. government and West Coast states don't have a cohesive strategy for cleaning up the rubble that floats to American shores.
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