IPhoto 8 do IPTC?

I am curious if iPhoto 8 supports IPTC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPTC) metadata. All the fields are there in iPhoto as it stands now. It would be incredibly useful for those doing some editing in PS to have that built in. Less capable programs and some basic ones shipping with digital cameras have IPTC already in the database format.
So if someone who has seen Version 8's guts and exports could let us know...;-)
Thanks.

To use Photo Stream, you will need iPhoto 9.2 at least. This is a major upgrade from iPhoto 7.1.5 and you will have to buy it.
See:
  iPhoto and Aperture: Using Photo Stream
Regards
Léonie

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