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US to help shippers improve defenses on high seas (AP)

 
AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday the State Department will work with shippers and insurers to improve their defenses against pirates, part of a diplomatic initiative to thwart attacks on commercial ships of the Somali coast. (link)

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