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Back to school for Iraqi children... in Jordan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:30:38 GMT

Thousands of Iraqi children registered on Sunday to attend Jordan's already crowded state schools after the government lifted restrictions that would have admitted only those with residency permits.


Iraqi refugee children in Jordan finally have first day of school (International Herald Tribune)
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Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:19:29 GMT

Tens of thousands of Iraqi refugee children went to school in Jordan on Sunday for the first time since they fled their homeland, amid concerns that the wave of new students could overburden the system.


Iraqis enrol in Jordan's schools (BBC News)
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Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:02:16 GMT

Jordan opens its schools for the first time to tens of thousands of Iraqi refugee children.


Jordan’s king dissolves parliament (The Peninsula)
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Mon, 20 Aug 2007 04:16:18 GMT

Amman • Jordan’s King Abdullah issued a decree yesterday dissolving parliament and told the government to prepare for multi-party polls later this year, officials said.


Jordan's King dismisses lower house of Parliament (People's Daily)
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Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:20:41 GMT

Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday dissolved the deputy house of Parliament so the next parliamentary election could take place in November. The Jordanian parliament, called the National Assembly of Jordan, or Al Majlis al-Umma, is bic ...


Iraqi refugees to join Jordan state schools (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 18 Aug 2007 19:49:32 GMT

Tens of thousands of children of Iraqi refugees in Jordan will head on Sunday to the kingdom's already overcrowded state schools amid concerns it will add to the burden on the education system.


There is only one Jordan (New York Daily News)
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Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:40:17 GMT

A Michael Jordan North Carolina warm-up shirt, which sold for $11,000 at an event hosted by Mastro Auctions and was later returned because of questions about its authenticity, has attracted the interest of the FBI.


Jordan's King decides to dismantle parliament (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
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Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:13:43 GMT

Amman, Aug 19 (Xinhua) Jordan's King Abdullah II Sunday decided to dismantle parliament and hold legislative elections, television channel Al-Jazeera reported.


Jordan's king dissolves parliament (NDTV)
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Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:21:45 GMT

Jordan's King Abdullah II dissolved parliament in preparation for holding legislative elections later this year, according to a royal decree issued on Sunday.


Jordan's king dissolves parliament ahead of polls (AlertNet)
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Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:34:43 GMT

Source: Reuters (Adds background, details paragraph 4-end) AMMAN, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah issued a decree on Sunday dissolving parliament and told the government to prepare for multi-party polls ...