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Show AG ___TheSalt Lake TribuneNATION/WORLD Friday, March 12, 1999 KhatamiVisits Pope Congress PassesBill Giving Local Schools Financial|Flexibility On a ‘Promising Day’ KNIGHT-RIDDER NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON — Congress approved a bill Thursday giving local schools more latitude in lranian expresses hopeforreligious cooperation LOS ANGELES TIMES VATICAN CITY — In landmark encounter of Christian and called it a warmencounter based on “a spirit of dialogue between Muslims andChristians” but said nothing of its substance. Khatami, 56, wore a gray cleri- Islamic leaders, Pope John Paul Il met Thursday with Mohammad Khatami, the moderatecleric who heads Iran's theocratic govern- eal robe, a black cloak and the black turban signifying that he trolled by the GOP — the “‘education flexibility” measurelifts federal rules on programsto enrich schooling opportunities for disad: vantaged children in grades descends from the prophet Mu- tant, promising day.” rivals Catholicism for the world’s biggest flock. Each religion claims just over 1 billion faithful hammad,founderofthe faith that Khatami, a Shiite Muslim, told The tall Iranian cleric and his equitableworld order in which Is- ni¢ nations are treated by the t as full partners Thehopeis for thevictoryof monotheism, of ethics, of morals much in common. tory did not reflect the ferocious debate over several amendments scholars Wednesdaynight, Khatami said “‘all the divinereligions are not quintessentially differ- As he entered the Vatican, about 50Iranian dissidents in ex. shouted “Khatami terrorist! ent.” Education Act — the bedrock of We are abandoning a 35-yearold commitment that wewill have flexibility they need to innovate, to do a better job, to do what they knowis best” free of regulatory burdens imposed by the federal government But opponents contended it would permit local officials to siphon money from programs to federal aid to education. at least some minimal standard guaranteeing that poor children will get the assistance they need,” said Sen. Paul Wellstone, DMinn., who said as much as $11 billion of the $19 billion available help disadvantaged children and under ESEAcould be affected by the ‘ed-flex” bill Although the president en- thus violate the basic purposeof a key element, known asTitle I, of the Elementary and Secondary congressional allies to use thebill as a meansof advancing his own education agenda. But his support was sorely test- ed Thursdayafternoon when Senate Republicans voted, on a party line, to allow local schools to tap the $1.2 billion that Clinton wrested from Congresslastfall to hire more teachers and spend it instead on programs for learning- disabled children. Federalassistance for disabled pupils has been rising sharply over the past fewyears but is still far short of the 40 percent share that Washington has pledged. dorsedthe underlying legislation. he also pressed his Democratic ‘The Houseapprovedthebill 0 a 330-90 vote; the Senate passed tual values and tolerance among faiths. peaking to European ation,” theIranianpresident said May Godprotect you and then the Senate — both con- stooped, white-robed host have Both studied philosophy, and both preach about the need for economicjustice, revival of spiri- togetherwith peace and reconcili- series ofinitiatives to boost edu- cation. Passedfirst by the House ment, and said their 25-minute discussion made for ‘‘an impor- the RomanCatholic pontiff that he hopes the two monotheistic faiths couldjoin toinspire a more spending federal dollars for programs to help needy pupils but rejected a bid by President Clinton to add $11 billion to hire 100,000 newteachersandcut classsizes. The legislation was hailed by Republicans as just the first in a In the Senate, Tennessee Republican Bill Frist, a sponsor of thebill, said the legislation could give “local school districts the it, 98-1. The wide marginsofvie- between the two parties as they jockeyed to position the politically on the education is: for next year’s elections. For instance, an amendment to hire 100,000 new teacherswasre- OF JHE YEAR $1,000,000 in Diamonds jected on a straight party-line vote — 55-44. HUNDREDS OF SETTINGS | and slipped into St. Peter Square, which had been vacated nd cordoned off by some the heavie:est security ever for a visit VINTAGEQAK an police surrounded the protesters and detained six of them The meeting in the papal study CLASSIC AMERICAN HOME FURNISHINGS IN SIZES AND SHAPES AT PRICES YOU WON'T BELIEVE! LOCATIONS & TIMES: e culmination of Khatami’s ode visit to Italy, the Thursda 22ND ANNIVERSARY SALE first by an Iranian leader to the West since his country's 1979 Is- Revolution. 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