Both planets are "fluffy, " gaseous, Saturn-size worlds, where temperatures quickly rise and fall from balmy to near boiling, as the planets periodically swing close to their stars and then spin away in an elliptical minuet, the researchers reported.

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Voters of Hispanic descent are considered a crucial swing bloc this fall, but Kerry has faced some criticism from Hispanic Democrats for the lack of Latinos in the upper echelons of his campaign staff.

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