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IP: READ MY LIPS, NO MORE SCIENCE.: What's New for Mar 02, 2001
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2001 14:43:53 -0500
3. READ MY LIPS, NO MORE SCIENCE. Aside from bio-medicine, the president's budget provides little cheer for scientists. Scant on detail, the Bush plan seems to trim research at NSF by about 1% and at NASA by somewhat more. But DOE's Office of Science, appears to bear the brunt of the bad news. DOE spending would drop $0.7 billion or 3.5%, but DOE would take on $0.6 billion in new spending for fossil fuels, home weatherization and defense programs, leaving Science, Energy Supply and Waste Management to absorb the $1.3 billion shortfall. If the cut is prorated, Science drops almost 13%. Such a result might resurrect the specter of lab closures or halt DOE construction projects,
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