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Not to nitpick, but this has already appeared on FreeRepublic, and it's in the active list. :'(

18 posted on 02/01/2006 9:42:09 PM PST by SunkenCiv (In the long run, there is only the short run.)

New Planet Is Bigger Than Pluto
AP on Yahoo | 2/1/06 | Alicia Chang - ap
Posted on 02/01/2006 11:04:55 AM PST by NormsRevenge
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1569542/posts

19 posted on 02/01/2006 9:57:00 PM PST by SunkenCiv (In the long run, there is only the short run.)

I realized that the AP-Yahoo story was already posted, but it did not contain the error that the Reuters story did about the Earth being a constant distance (hence a circular orbit) from the Sun.

The reason for my post was not the story itself, but to point out that the Reuters reporter/editor seemed unaware of a fact that has been known for about 400 years.

While I would not criticize the average person if they made this mistake in a conversation, I would expect some degree of fact-checking by one of the largest news organizations in the world.

20 posted on 02/02/2006 9:24:26 AM PST by Freedumb

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