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No 'Death Star' for US, White House says

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The planet-killing Death Star could have been the utmost tool for the Empire in the "Star Wars" movies, but it has no location in the United States military today, a White House authorities said Friday, Jan. 11. The statement, an official response a request to begin constructing a real-life Death Star by 2016 on the White House's We individuals website, said President Barack Obama's Administration could not support constructing the %%PRO11%% fiction tool for a number of down-to-Earth reasons.

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Paul Shawcross

Overall Sentiment: -0.140875

Relevance: 0.847738

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-0.0550222"The Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense, but a Death Star isn't on the horizon," wrote Paul Shawcross, ...
-0.213777"The Administration does not support blowing up planets," Shawcross wrote. ...
0.118628"We don't have a Death Star, but we do have floating robot assistants on the space station, a President who knows his way around a light saber and advanced (marshmallow) cannon, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which is supporting research on building Luke's [robotic] arm, floating droids, and quadruped walkers," Shawcross wrote. ...
0.118628"We don't have a Death Star, but we do have floating robot assistants on the space station, a President who knows his way around a light saber and advanced (marshmallow) cannon, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which is supporting research on building Luke's [robotic] arm, floating droids, and quadruped walkers," Shawcross wrote. "We are living in the future!"
0.117561Shawcross wrote. "We are living in the future!" Shawcross wrote. "Enjoy it. Or better yet, help build it by pursuing a career in a science, technology, engineering or math-related field."
0.104794Shawcross wrote. "We are living in the future!" Shawcross wrote. "Enjoy it. Or better yet, help build it by pursuing a career in a science, technology, engineering or math-related field." The Administration and NASA have both been working to spur interest in science, math, engineering and technology among students. "If you do pursue a career in a science, technology, engineering or math-related field, the Force will be with us!"
0Shawcross wrote. "We are living in the future!" Shawcross wrote. "Enjoy it. Or better yet, help build it by pursuing a career in a science, technology, engineering or math-related field." The Administration and NASA have both been working to spur interest in science, math, engineering and technology among students. "If you do pursue a career in a science, technology, engineering or math-related field, the Force will be with us!" Shawcross concluded. "Remember, the Death Star's power to destroy a planet, or even a whole star system, is insignificant next to the power of the Force."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 7
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.1908118
  • Mean: 0.027258828571429
  • Standard Deviation: 0

President Barack Obama

Overall Sentiment: -0.21383

Relevance: 0.191162

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Luke

Overall Sentiment: 0.114305

Relevance: 0.177451

Luke Skywalker

Overall Sentiment: -0.472286

Relevance: 0.169585

Dan

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.143277

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0Dan launched a petition to build a real-life Starship Enterprise from the "Star Trek"
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0
  • Mean: 0
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

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Facility: International Space Station

Overall Sentiment: 0.122055

Relevance: 0.429351

Facility: White House

Overall Sentiment: -0.0141349

Relevance: 0.411355

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Movie: Star Wars

Overall Sentiment: -0.0296207

Relevance: 0.308285

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