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| | WorldNetDaily: Earth was minutes from asteroid strike |
 | | The asteroid turned out to be even bigger than expected, about 1,600 feet wide, but it eventually passed the planet at a distance of about 7.5 million miles, about 32 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon, BBC News reported. |
 | | But the fact that "2004 AS1," as it was designated, nearly caused scientists to pick up the phone and alert the president has prompted a review of procedures for raising the alarm. |
 | | Shortly after Chelsey's e-mail, an amateur astronomer helped to allay all fears with a picture of a blank patch of sky, proving 2004 AS1 was not headed to Earth. |
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