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MIAMI (AP) - The United Arab Emirates' prime minister has asked for President Bush's help winning dismissal of a federal lawsuit that accuses the country of forcing thousands of children to work as jockeys racing camels.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, also the ruler of Dubai, stressed the UAE's role as "a key partner in the global war against terrorism" in a letter to Bush filed in federal court last week. Three American military bases are in the Emirates, along the Persian Gulf.
Maktoum asked Bush for his "personal attention" to the lawsuit filed in Miami federal court, which the prime minister said "is causing an unnecessary interference with the good and mutually valuable relations" between the two countries.
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