Although conclusive evidence for life on Mars (or on any other foreign planet) has yet to turn up, humans are an impatient species.

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Out of power, Mubarak entered a world as foreign to him as another planet.

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Today they shared the stage along with elected officials and others that have long been proponents of today's policy in celebrating something that I said -- as I said before, will reduce our dependence on foreign oil, make our planet cleaner, and is a win for everybody involved.

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Soon, a mere mention of the planet inspired visions of foreign worlds and fears of alien invasion, and it has since been the subject of countless science-fiction tales.

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The biggest problem for this generation and the next generation is for the U.S. to break the addiction to foreign oil and not destroy the planet with hydrocarbons.

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While the general public may still look at the electric car as a novelty, its advocates see the coming wave of new models and stations as a big step toward eliminating this country's use of oil, especially foreign oil, and helping the planet.

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That seems beyond foreign, almost like living on another planet.

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But of course to really get this right, to really free ourselves from the grip of foreign oil, to really preserve our planet for generations to come, we need a comprehensive energy climate bill.

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The Lonely Planet suffered from the prolonged global recession and the Australian dollar appreciating to 58% against the UK pound - 80% of Lonely Planet's revenues are generated from foreign currency.

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