“For the first time, astronomers have detected a planetary system in a stellar stream of

“For the first time, astronomers have detected a planetary system in a stellar stream of extragalactic origin. Because of the great distances involved, there are no confirmed detections of planets in other galaxies. But this cosmic merger has brought an extragalactic planet within our reach.”

Rainer Klement, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Germany, on scientists’ discovery of a possible planet from another galaxy.

“I am proud that House and Senate Republicans have united to end the earmark favor factory.”

Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., a leader in the drive to stop the practice of federal lawmakers’ steering taxpayers’ dollars to pet projects.

“Sentencing someone to a year in a labor camp, without trial, for simply repeating another person’s clearly satirical observation on Twitter demonstrates the level of China’s repression of online expression.”

Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific director, in a statement on a Chinese woman’s imprisonment for re-posting a message from Twitter hinting that Chinese protesters should smash the Japan pavilion at the Shanghai Expo.