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<span class="plainTxtGray">By <a href="index.php?author=Austin Ogwuda">Austin Ogwuda</a> on September 08,2007</span>
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<h3><a href="http://www.insidenigerdelta.com/index.php?news=9">American core investors visits Delta creeks</a></h3>
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<div class="plainTxt"><a href="http://www.insidenigerdelta.com/index.php?news=9"><img src="http://www.insidenigerdelta.com/files/spacer.gif" width="1" alt="image" align="left" border="0" /></a>ASABA&mdash;THE American team of investors who are partnering with Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) to fl oat 4 billion US dollar investment in Delta State, weekend, undertook a tour of selected communities in the creeks for on-the-spot ...<a href="http://www.insidenigerdelta.com/index.php?news=9"> [full story] </a> </div>
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