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Cassini's final mission, Golden state political news roundup, looking for P22
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Sep 15, 2017
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Cassini's final mission, Golden state political news roundup, looking for P22

After 20 years, the Cassini spacecraft has ended its mission of surveying Saturn, it's deadline day in Sacramento, P22's journey to becoming an LA wildlife symbol.

This NASA Cassini Spacecraft image released 14 December, 2004, shows Saturn's moon Titan as Cassini approached it 11 December for its second close encounter with the intriguing moon. The bright and dark regions near the center of the frame are features on Titan's surface.
This NASA Cassini Spacecraft image released 14 December, 2004, shows Saturn's moon Titan as Cassini approached it 11 December for its second close encounter with the intriguing moon. The bright and dark regions near the center of the frame are features on Titan's surface.
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After 20 years, the Cassini spacecraft has ended its mission of surveying Saturn, it's deadline day in Sacramento, P22's journey to becoming an LA wildlife symbol.

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Up in Sacramento, lawmakers are in high gear.
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A year ago, the Army Corps of Engineers said cities downstream from "unsafe" Whittier Narrows Dam lacked planning to evacuate in a flood.
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"The Vietnam War" documentary – produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick – is being billed as a rare cultural milestone. But people who work with veterans say the documentary may be too intense for some of those who fought in Vietnam.
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P-22 is L.A.'s most famous mountain lion. His journey from the Santa Monica mountains to Griffith Park has inspired many and shed a light on L.A.'s wildlife.
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