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Obama good for science, experts say Posted by Bob Grant [Entry posted at 5th November 2008 05:06 PM GMT] May require FREE registration: http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/55167/ Science groups are welcoming Senator Barack Obama's landslide victory as the 44th President of the United States. Throughout his campaign, Obama made several promises regarding American science, including doubling the budgets of key research agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Department of Energy's Office of Science, over a decade. "We're looking forward to working with Obama as well as the Congress to make these promises come true," Richard Marchase, president of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), told The Scientist. But what actions must Obama undertake to buoy US science? Copy/Paste URL above to read full article ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn