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Senate’s Approval Of Usd 700 Million Bail-Out Also Helps Tuna Industryff

3 October 2008 United States
The Usd 700 million Wall Street bail out package will not only help ailing banks – but also includes measures which supports the US tuna industry.  The package renews a $33 million break for companies that invest in American Samoa, a benefit targeted at tuna canners such as Del Monte Foods Co., which owns the Star-Kist tuna brand, and is based in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco district.