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Plutomania Rebllion Spreads to Wisconsin

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
September 7, 2006

City of Madison, Wisconsin: Proclaiming Pluto as Madison’s ninth planet

“WHEREAS, while UB313 has been nicknamed Xena after a noted television character very popular with the lesbian and gay community, the IAU has resisted making this name official, again suggesting a level of intolerance; and

WHEREAS, “plutocracy” means the reign of wealth or the wealthy; and

WHEREAS, the Mayor has expressed concerns that, should this resolution pass, Madison might be perceived as a plutocracy; …”

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