Saturn Cassini probes rings in mind blowing images
Cassini orbits Saturn to study its rings and 31 moons in the most detailed mission yet. Imaging teams call the data a harvest of high resolution images, noting rings ranging 30 to 188000 miles wide with spiral and density waves and complex structures shaped by Saturn’s moons.
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Saturn
Carolyn Porco
NASA
Solar System
Mminutes
Voyager
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Poreo
Poll shows support for higher taxes to curb traffic
An Associated Press Ipsos poll of 1,000 adults taken June 18-20 finds 56 percent willing to pay higher taxes if roads and public transit improve, amid widespread traffic frustration. Half report worsened traffic in five years and many conserve travel times. mass transit use remains about 5 percent.
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Associated Press
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Williston
Fla
White House
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Federal Highway Administration
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Texas Transportation Institute
Texas Department of Transportation
American Highway Users Alliance
Douglas Maze
Copiague
N.Y
Tan Lomax
U S grows inpatient with Israel outposts
Jerusalem reports an Israeli list of unauthorized West Bank outposts drawing a U S rebuke as officials say Israel fails to dismantle dozens as promised. Haaretz cites 28 outposts with 16 awaiting government approval while Washington grows impatient over the road map obligations.
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Afghan election may be delayed past September
Afghan election faces delay as security violence and political wrangling mount. Election official Farooq Wardak says a Sept 30 date may not be feasible with 90 day lead time and ongoing consultations. Karzai seeks to hold polls while UN cautions disarmament delays threaten credibility amid bombings and militia unrest.
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Wardak
Associated Press
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Hamid Karzai
Karzai
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Jalalabad
Urazgan
Tune
ISAF
Pentagon may release Guantanamo detainees without courts
The Pentagon may free detainees deemed not a threat without civilian court review. Spokesman Lary Di Rita cited an annual three officer panel reviewing nearly 600 Guantanamo cases, with no attorneys for detainees. Rights lawyers press for unfettered access to clients and immediate notification of court rulings.
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Supreme Court
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