Air Date: Week of March 13, 2009
Despite President Barack Obama's recent focus on science, his two nominees for high-profile science positions are stuck in Senate limbo. Anonymous Senators have put holds on the confirmation of Jane Lubchenco, picked to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and John Holdren, chosen as the president's special assistant for science and technology. The delay is bad for President Obama and for Americans, says Francesca Grifo, a senior scientists with the Union of Concerned Scientists.
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http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=09-P13-00011&segmentID=3"Despite President Barack Obama's recent focus on science" ... :eyes: Um, that's "because", not "despite". The Ideology team clearly wants to keep the Facts team off the field as long as they can.