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June 3rd, 2002
PALOMAR 5
A globular cluster of approximately 10,000 stars, thought to be 12 billion years old and located 75,000 light years from our Sun, being disrupted by the Milky Way as it orbits through the galaxy.
Usage: Language Resource.
Source: CNN.com.
SRINAGAR
Summer capitol of the Indian-held sector of Jammu and Kashmir state, northwestern India.
Usage: Report on site of recent cross-border shelling, and shootings of a policeman and journalist, part of the ongoing conflict over the Kashmir region between India and Pakistan.
Source: CNN.com; Encyclopedia Britannica CD 98.

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