Obama promises new era of scientific innovation

New Scientist news service Nov. 5, 2008

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In September, Barack Obama unveiled
a comprehensive Science and
Technology Policy. In it he promised
to lead a new era of scientific
innovation in America and to restore
integrity to US science policy. This
would be achieved by doubling the
federal investment in basic research
and by addressing the "grand
challenges" of the 21st...

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Obama on science, in his own words

New Scientist Environment Nov. 6, 2008

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President-elect Barack Obama plans
to oncrease funding for basic
research in physical and life
sciences, mathematics, and
engineering at a rate that would
double basic research budgets over
the next decade; and lift the
current administration's ban on
federal funding of research on
embryonic stem cell lines, among
other stated goals....

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