Bush Administration accused of interfering with Global Warming testimony

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The White House severely edited congressional testimony given Tuesday by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the impact of climate change on health, removing specific scientific references to potential health risks, according to two sources familiar with the documents.

Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Atlanta-based CDC, the government's premier disease monitoring agency, told a Senate hearing that climate change "is anticipated to have a broad range of impacts on the health of Americans."

But her prepared testimony was devoted entirely to the CDC's preparation, with few details on what effects climate change could have on the spread of disease. Only during questioning did she describe some specific diseases that likely would be affected, again without elaboration.

Her testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee had much less information on health risks than a much longer draft version Gerberding submitted to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review in advance of her appearance.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071023/ap_on_re_us/global_warming_health

[hatrack]

1. No one could have predicted that ChimpCo would FUCK EVERYTHING UP

My God. Could January 2009 even theoretically be further away?

It sure doesn't look that way. A year and THEN some of these lying pusbags.

[NC_Nurse]

2. I have reached critical mass on my disgust level for tonight.

Goodnight all. :-(

[liberalmuse]

3. Oh, me too.

I can't take anymore of this shit. Bush and every member of his cabal needs to be kicked the fuck out of office NOW. I'll stop there.

[NC_Nurse]

4. Back from the shower.

Semi-refreshed. Still, if only I would wake up tomorrow to no more * admin....:)