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Saturday December 15, 2007 · 3:02 AM PST

2007/12/15 · 03:02

We the People simply want to know the candidates' views on science and science policy. This is a golden opportunity for the prospective President of the most scientifically advanced nation on earth to explain what their scientific priorities would be and what kind of resources they might devote to those priorities. If that sounds reasonable to you, then sign the list.

LA Times -- Against this backdrop, the push for a science debate might look like a partisan dig at a devolving GOP, a perception bolstered by the list of signatories. ... Krauss calls the drive bi-bipartisan, noting the inclusion of Norm Augustine, the retired CEO of Lockheed Martin, and Richard Garwin, who was on the White House's Science Advisory Committee under both Democratic and Republican administrations. Minnesota Republican songressman Jim Ramstad is also on the list.

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