Are All Planets Rotating in the Same Direction, Except Venus and Uranus?

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I heard that all the planets rotate in the same direction(Clockwise) except Venus which rotates in the opposite direction(Counterclockwise). Is this true?
 
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Uranus also rotates in the opposite direction (albeit on a strange tilt, also). See http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=20 for more info.
 
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