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AAAS S&T in the 2008 Presidential Election Newsletter

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November | October | September | August | March-July | January-February | 2007 and Earlier

January 2009

• "Scientists Welcome Obama's Words," Gardiner Harris and William J. Broad, New York Times, 21 January 2009
• "In 'Geek Chic' and Obama, New Hope for Lifting Women in Science," Natalie Angier, New York Times, 19 January 2009
• "Budget, politics have roles in Obama's agenda for science," Dan Vergano, USA Today, 18 January 2009
• "E.P.A. Pick Vows to Put Science First," John M. Broder, New York Times, 14 January 2009
• "A wake-up call for science education," Alan I. Leshner, Boston Globe, 12 January 2009
• "Obama Is Urged to Open High-Tech Exports," Cornelia Dean and William J. Broad, New York Times, 8 January 2009
• "Obama Moves to Counter China With Pentagon-NASA Link," Demian McLean, Bloomberg News, 2 January, 2009

December 2008

• "Obama Pledges Allegiance to Science," Andrew Revkin, New York Times, 20 December 2008
• "Lubchenco Will Helm National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration," Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post, 18 December 2008
• "GOP's LaHood to DOT," Michael A. Fletcher and Philip Rucker, Washington Post, 18 December 2008
• "A Conservationist for the Interior Department," Kate Galbraith, New York Times, 16 December 2008
• "Environmental groups, scientists cheer Obama appointments," Jim Tankersley and Tom Hamburger, Los Angeles Times, 16 December 2008
• "Iowa Ex-Governor Picked for Agriculture Secretary," Jeff Zeleny and David M. Herszenhorn, New York Times, 16 December 2008
• "High Hopes for Obama's Green Dream Team," Bryan Walsh, Time, 16 December 2008
• "Obama Picks Chicago's Schools Chief for Cabinet," Anne E. Kornblut and Philip Rucker, Washington Post, 16 December 2008
• "Obama is Urged to Quickly Appoint Science Advisor," David Kramer, Physics Today, December 2008
• "Health Care Policy Is in Hands of an Ex-Senator," Robert Pear, New York Times, 12 December 2008
• "Nobel Physicist Chosen to be Energy Secretary," Steven Mufson and Philip Rucker, Washington Post, 11 December 2008
• "Does Obama Need a Department of Innovation?" Andrew Revkin, New York Times, 10 December 2008
• "Energy Choice - Nobelist with Climate Passion," Andrew Revkin, New York Times, 10 December 2008
• "Obama Picks His Energy Team," Erika Lovley, Politico, 10 December 2008
• "Obama Team Set on Environment," John M. Broder, New York Times, 10 December 2008
• "Browner Expected to be Energy Czar," Erika Lovley, Politico, 10 December 2008
• "Sutley to Chair Council on Environmental Quality," Philip Rucker, Washington Post, 10 December 2008
• "U.S. Transition Hampers Talks on Climate Change," Elisabeth Rosenthal, New York Times, 10 December 2008
• "Some See DREAM Act Within Reach," Charles Dervarics, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 9 December 2008

November 2008

• "Dear Mr. President: Three experts suggest technology policies for the new president," Ernest Moniz, John Halamka, and Charles Vest, Technology Review (published by MIT - free, registration required), November/December 2008
• "Interior May Get Hand in Climate Rules," Erika Lovley, Politico, 20 November 2008
• "Jump-Starting the Climate Agenda," Erika Lovley, Politico, 18 November 2008
• "Obama talks climate change with governors," Sam Youngman, The Hill, 18 November 2008
• "Variety of Experts Fill Obama Environment Committee," Erika Lovley, Politico, 14 November 2008
• "Under Obama, Web Would be the Way," Shailagh Murray and Matthew Mosk, Washington Post, 10 November 2008
• "More Earthly Advice for Obama, " Andrew Rivkin, New York Times, 10 November 2008
• "Following Obama Victory, Expectations are High for Shake Up of S&T Structure," Federal Technology Review, 10 November 2008
• "Obama Administration could mean more money, scrutiny," Charles Devarics, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 7 November 2008
• "Obama Considers New Energy Security Council," Erika Lovley, Politico, 6 November 2008
• "Obama's Possible Candidates for Education Secretary," Paul Basken, Chronicle of Higher Education, 5 November 2008 (subscription required)
• "Energy Thinkers Ponder the Future," Vaclav Smil et al., New York Times, 5 November 2008
• "US Presidential Candidates Receive Avalanche of Advice on S&T, R&D, Innovation," Federal Technology Watch, 3 November 2008

October 2008

• "Science Advice for the Next President" Andrew C. Revkin, New York Times, 31 October 2008
• "The Candidates and Climate" Andrew C. Revkin, New York Times, 18 October 2008
• "Lawrence Krauss Has Something to Say to the Next President," Lawrence Krauss, DISCOVER, 17 October 2008
• "Federal Budget Implications of Candidates' Technology and Innovation Proposals," New York Times, 17 October 2008
• "Campaign Bytes: Where Do McCain and Obama Stand on Technology?" University of Southern California, "Election 2008," 17 October 2008
• "Presidential candidates' science policies debated" Steven Berger, The Daily Northwestern, 16 October 2008
• "Rivals' Visions Differ on Unleashing Innovation," William J. Broad and Cornelia Dean, New York Times, 16 October 2008
• "Science funding won't be frozen under McCain plan, adviser says," Jeffrey Young, The Hill, 14 October 2008
• "The Big To-Do List--Scientific Challenges Facing the Next President," Steve McGookin, Scientific American, 13 October 2008
• "White House Begins Transition Meetings," Mike Allen, Politico, 9 October 2008
• "Science Advice for the Next President" Robert E. Gropp, BioScience, October 2008

September 2008

• "Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand on Environment and Energy?" Nikhil Swaminathan, Scientific American, 24 September 2008
• "Where do Obama and McCain stand on science?" David Baltimore and Alan I. Leshner, St.Louis Post-Dispatch, 21 September 2008
• "Behind the Scenes, Teams for Both Candidates Plan for a Presidential Transition," Robert Pear, New York Times, 20 September 2008
• "Obama vs. McCain, On Science," Chloe Albanesius. PC Magazine, 17 September 2008.
• "The Presidents' Guide to Science," James van der Pool, BBC Horizon, 16 September 2008
• "Presidential Candidates' Positions on Science Issues," William J. Broad, New York Times, 15 September 2008
• "McCain vs Obama: Who will end the war on science?" Ivan Semeniuk, New Scientist, 10 September 2008
• "Science Questions for Would-Be Candidates," the Editors, Scientific American, September 2008

August 2008

• "Candidates Weigh in on Biomedicine," Janet Raloff, ScienceNews, 29 Aug 2008
• "Obama, McCain Scout High-Tech Homeland Revamp," Roxana Tiron, Popular Mechanics, 25 Aug 2008
• "Obama Suggests $2 billion In New Funding for NASA," Marc Kaufman, Washington Post, 19 Aug 2008
• "Candidates Vow to Keep Politics Out of Science," Joe Palca, NPR All Things Considered, 12 Aug 2008
• "Science in the Seat of Power," Neal Lane, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July/Aug 2008
• "Poll: Voters want candidate with energy answers," Jill Lawrence, USA Today, 4 Aug 2008

March-July 2008

• "McCain, Obama float education plans" eSchool News, 17 July 2008
• "McCain to Lay Out Market-Oriented Technology Policy" CQ News, 8 July 2008
• "Scientists and the Next President of the United States" Roger A. Pielke Jr. Elements, June 2008
• "Earth scientists planning for Presidential transition" Arizona Geology, 30 June 2008
• "Stumping on Climate, McCain Faults Bush," Elisabeth Bumiller, The New York Times, 14 May 2008.
• "Science education, research need a boost from U.S." Chad Holliday Jr. and Graham Spanier, Philadelphia Inquirer, 11 April 2008
• "Plan B for Science Debate," Alan Boyle, MSNBC: Cosmic Log, 3 April 2008
• "Among science-debate questions put to candidates," Alan I. Leshner, Philadelphia Inquirer, 17 March 2008

January-February 2008

• "Clinton, Obama Surrogates Debate Science Policy," Peggy Girschman, CQ Today Online News, 17 February 2008
• "Science Debate 2008: A Good Idea," Karen Tumulty, Time, 15 February 2008
• Science Friday: AAAS President David Baltimore will be a guest on NPR's next Science Friday broadcast, 1 February, to discuss science and technology issues in the 2008 election. See your local listings. 1 February 2008
• "AAAS Joins Call for Presidential Debate on Science and Innovation Issues," AAAS, 24 January 2008
• "Gordon Adds His Voice to Call for Science Focused Presidential Debate," U.S. House Science and Technology Committee, 16 January 2008
• "Science and Politics Do Mix-Finally," Elizabeth Sullivan, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, 6 January 2008
• "The Candidates on Energy and (Briefly) Climate," Andrew C. Revkin, The New Yorks Times Dot Earth, 6 January 2008
• "Absent from Politics, As Usual: Scientists and Engineers," Dan Greenberg, Blog on The Chronicle for Higher Education, 5 January 2008
• "Science Debate 2008," Neil Munro, National Journal, 5 January 2008 (*subscription required)
• "Science and the Next President," Science News Staff, Science, 4 January 2008 (* subscription required)
• "The Science Adviser," Chris Mooney, Seed, 3 January 2008

2007 and Earlier

• "Lou Dobbs Winning? Three Tracts Argue It Would Be a Disaster," Morton Kondracke, Roll Call, 13 December 2007 *
• "Let's have a presidential debate on science," Shawn Lawrence Otto, Salon, 13 December 2007
• "Scientists Push Presidential Candidates for Positions on Science," Sarah Lai Stirland, Wired, 13 December 2007
• "Science and the Candidates," Lawrence M. Krauss, Edge: the Third Culture. First published in the Wall Street Journal, 6 December 2007
• "Proposed Presidential Innovation: What the Presidential candidates think about innovation," Bruce Nussbaum, BusinessWeek, 15 November 2007
• "Dr. President," Chris Mooney, Seed, 8 October 2007
• "Don't Know Much Biology," Jerry Coyne, Seed, 11 June 2007
• "Science on the Agenda," Adam Bly, Seed, 5 January 2007

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