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Julie McCarthy Visits What Used To Be One Of The Largest

U.S. military installations in the world...Subic Bay Naval Base in the Phillipines. The U.S. closed the base four years ago, leaving more than 40,000 residents without jobs. Now Subic Bay has made a successful transition to a thriving free trade zone.

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