But others note that Jupiter's powerful gravitational field can just as easily send an object into Earth's path as push it deeper into space.

VOA: special.2009.08.25

Allowing it to drag on, as other parts of the process already have, would just provide another excuse to push back the poll date.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

"It's too late now, the people have got used to this technology,businesses, finance,and industry are using this technology and you just can't push it back anymore."

VOA: standard.2010.03.09