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FAIRLESS HILLS, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Dogged by a budget battle at home, President Barack Obama pitched energy plans and tested campaign themes on Wednesday in his first trip outside Washington since launching his re-election bid. Obama, who hopes to boost renewable fuels while cutting oil imports by a third in roughly a decade, visited a company in Pennsylvania that makes wind turbines in an effort to highlight his commitment to boosting production of wind power and other "clean" fuels. Though Obama has promised not to shift to political campaigning while his "inbox" is full with domestic and foreign policy challenges,...

Beagle glides solo towards Mars An image from Mars Express' camera showed Beagle 2 drifting awayBeagle 2 has successfully separated from its "mothership" for the final leg of the journey to Mars.Mike McKay, flight operations director at the European Space Operations Centre (Esoc) at Darmstadt, Germany, confirmed the separation just after 1110 GMT. The tiny probe will now glide the last three million kilometres to the Red Planet alone; silent, powerless and in hibernation mode. The lander is expected to touch down on Mars on Christmas Day, to search for signs of life, past or present. 0710 GMT - Green...