Word: micronesia
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...YORK: Israel has a new friend at the United Nations: the Marshall Islands. The government of the tiny string of Pacific atolls (pop. 58,000) on Tuesday joined Israel's lonely stalwarts -- the United States and Micronesia -- in voting no to upgrading Palestinian status from observer to nonvoting member. "There's an overwhelming feeling in the U.N. that the Palestinians should have their own state," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "In trying to block that, the U.S. finds itself completely isolated, in an almost untenable position...
...American Samoa, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Cook Islands, New Zealand, the Governor of Hawaii and environmental groups have all dumped on the plan. They contend that the trip is hazardous and that the new $240 million incinerator on Johnston Island may not be ready to handle the disposal task safely. Hawaii Democratic Governor John Waihee argues that the Johnston plant should first complete a 16-month test period. Other critics fear smokestack emissions will contaminate the ocean food chain...