Hollywood lobbying Group picks new chief
Hollywood manufacturing and political circles react as Dan Glickman, former Kansas congressman and Clinton agriculture secretary, is named chief of the Motion Picture Association of America. He will begin Sept 1 and focuses on piracy and overseas film sales.
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Americans want tax hikes to fix traffic says AP poll
An Associated Press Ipsos poll finds over half of Americans would pay higher taxes for meaningful road and transit improvements. Most still drive, with only about 5 percent using mass transit, and traffic congestion has worsened for 55 percent in five years.
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Cassini captures mind blowing images of Saturn rings
Images from Cassini in orbit around Saturn show concentric bands with dark and light regions. Scientists Jeff Cuzzi and Carolyn Poreo describe the photos as stunning and mind blowing while the mission begins the most detailed study of Saturn and its 31 moons. The $33 billion NASA ESA and ASI funded mission passed through the rings unscathed and is now in orbit.
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Cassini’s first close images reveal Saturn’s rings
Carolyn Porce and program manager Robert Mitchell note the moment Cassini entered orbit, prioritizing Saturn’s rings. Cassini will make 76 orbits over four years, offering five times higher resolution than Voyager. Early images were dark but soon grew crisper as the probe photographed the unlit side.
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U.S. jets strike Fallujah suspected Zarqawi hideout in war crimes case context
In Fallujah a missile strike hit a suspected terrorist safe house linked to Abu Musab al Zarqawi hours before Saddam Hussein faced an Iraqi court on war crimes charges. The attack killed four, while other violence across Iraq wounded and killed several including a senior Finance Ministry official and two guards.
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Sudan Darfur villagers recount attacks under planes and Janjaweed
In El-Fashir Sudan villagers describe fear and ethnic cleansing as planes followed by Janjaweed raids drive families from Darfur camps. U N chief Kofi Annan toured a camp housing over a million displaced people hearing elders and women detail systematic violence and displacement.
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New Connecticut Governor Sworn In After Rowland Resigns
Lt. Gov. M. Jodi Rell was sworn in as governor in Hartford pledging to restore faith and integrity after John G. Rowland’s resignation amid a federal corruption probe. A 15 minute ceremony drew about 1,000 dignitaries as she vowed ethics reform and immediately replaced Rowland on road signs and the state website.
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