Cassini captures Saturn rings in mind blowing photos
Pasadena AP Cassini images reveal concentric bands of Saturns rings, some dark some light, some wide some narrow, with edges and ripples like cardboard. Scientists say the 3.3 billion mission will study Saturn and 31 moons from a position never closer than today as images stream in from 900 million miles away.
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Thurmond's biracial daughter added to his monument
Essie Mae Washington Williams, Strom Thurmond's biracial daughter, was added to Thurmond's Statehouse monument in Columbia after a two hour engraving. The 78 year old Williams, born to a Williams who kept the secret for decades, knew Thurmond was her father, but the senator died before comment.
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Schwarzenegger Fails To Secure California Budget Deal
In Sacramento, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger fails to clinch a timely budget as partisan gridlock persists. The $103 billion plan avoids new taxes but relies on borrowing and one time savings. Republicans fault concessions on pension, raises and fees noted by Assembly GOP leader Kevin McCarthy.
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