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Bush Appointees Land Career Science Jobs With Seemingly Unrelated Backgrounds

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The president of the nation's largest general science organization yesterday sharply criticized recent cases of Bush administration political appointees gaining permanent federal jobs with responsibility for making or administering scientific policies, saying the result would be "to leave wreckage behind." "It's ludicrous to have people...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Geithner likely treasury pick; Clinton mulls state

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama is likely to name Tim Geithner, president of the New York Federal reserve, as Treasury Secretary in a time of intense economic turmoil as he rounds out the upper echelon of his Cabinet, an official close to the incoming chief...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



Autism bill goes to Gov. Rod Blagojevich

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It would mandate insurance coverage of $36,000 a year Insurance companies would be required to cover autism diagnosis and treatment up to $36,000 a year under legislation sent to the governor Thursday.   comments (0)  | report problem


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Chávez makes himself issue in Venezuela's local elections

a shared story    4 hours 11 minutes ago
The crowd stretched as far as the eye could see down Camejo Street. On President Hugo Chávez's home turf, some 10,000 people lustily cheered a speech this week by Julio César Reyes, whom Chávez has branded a traitor because he's battling Chávez's older brother to be...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



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