News Minute: July 4th in Iraq...Bush welcomes new citizens...California fires

Associated Press - July 4, 2008 5:03 PM ET BAQOUBA, Iraq (AP) - Chowing down on barbecue food, playing basketball and sticking to their normal work routines are some of the ways troops in Iraq are marking the Fourth of July. More than 1,200 troops have re-enlisted in a ceremony at Camp Victory outside of Baghdad. BUTTE, Mont. (AP) - Barack Obama is in Montana, where he's marked Independence Day by attending the town parade in Butte. The Democratic presidential candidate and his family are holding a picnic that will double as a rally and a birthday party for his daughter, Malia, who turns 10 years old today. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Some new Americans have gotten a lesson in freedom of speech today from some 150 demonstrators who protested President Bush at a naturalization ceremony in Virginia. Bush alluded to the protests... [read full story]