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For 8,000 sailors stuck on tankers in the Persian Gulf, a peace deal should mean freedom. But a massive, multi-million dollar insurance standoff is the real reason they can't go home.
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For 8,000 sailors stuck on tankers in the Persian Gulf, a peace deal should mean freedom. But a massive, multi-million dollar insurance standoff is the real reason they can't go home.

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