Fourth celebrated abroad
Ameri cans celebrated Independence Day abroad despite security worries and lingering anti American sentiment. The U S ambassador to the Vatican hosted a July 4 party on Janiculum Hill attended by cardinals as a band played American tunes. In Geneva the U S mission hosted a garden party for over 1000 diplomats with easier entry. In France tourism promoters planned free champagne and barbecues for American guests as hotels reached out.
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Japan approves Iraq troop dispatch amid protests
Protests outside Tokyo's Parliament followed the Lower House decision to send about 1,000 Japan Self-Defense Forces to Iraq. The bill, approved Friday by a divided Parliament, envisions ground and air troops joining the international coalition in October to support reconstruction rather than front-line duties.
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Iraq
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Satoshi Morimoto
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Teachers union calls for mandatory kindergarten nationwide
The National Education Association delegates urged mandatory kindergarten and universal free pre kindergarten for 3 and 4 year olds. They noted 14 states require attendance and 41 require districts to offer kindergarten, but funding sources remain undecided.
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Iran tests Shahab 3 missile with reach to Israel
The Haaretz newspaper reports Iran successfully tested an intermediate range Shahab 3 missile last week, the most successful of seven or eight launches over five years, with a reported range over 812 miles. Israel’s military and political leaders weigh responses and international pressure on Iran for inspections and nonproliferation.
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International Atomic Energy Agency
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