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From: Mike Antolin <michael.antolin at colostate.edu>
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 9:23 am
Subject: [Fwd: Fwd: McCain, Obama Weigh in on Science]
To: Science Educators in Colorado <science-education at colostate.edu>

>     Subject:  	McCain, Obama Weigh in 
> on Science
> Date: 	Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:12:22 -0500
> From: 	Shawn Otto - ScienceDebate2008 team 
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> Dear Elizabeth,
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> We wanted you to be among the first to know that John McCain has 
> just 
> joined Barack Obama in discussing the 14 top science questions 
> facing 
> America.  We hope you appreciate our efforts to elevate 
> science in the 
> elections, and we encourage you to share these responses with others.
> 
> *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
> *
> 
> *McCain, Obama Weigh in on Science*
> */Candidates differ on approaches to some of the toughest 
> challenges 
> facing America /*
> 
> Washington (September 15, 2008) -- Entering the debate on 
> several 
> contentious science issues, John McCain today answered the "14 
> top 
> science questions facing America," according to 
> ScienceDebate2008.com, 
> the group leading an effort to make science issues a larger part 
> of the 
> election.  His answers join those of Barack Obama, who 
> answered the same 
> questions two weeks ago.
>  
> "Most of America's major unsolved challenges revolve around 
> these 14 
> questions.  To move America forward, the next president 
> needs a 
> substantive plan for tackling them going in, and voters deserve 
> to know 
> what that plan is," said Shawn Otto, CEO of the 
> initiative.  "We're 
> pleased that Senator McCain has provided voters with that plan."
>  
> The two candidates' full responses can be found here 
> <http://www.sciencedebate2008.com/www/index.php?id=42>.
> 
> The top 14 questions address energy policy, national security, 
> economics 
> in a science-driven global economy, climate change, education, 
> health 
> care, ocean health, biosecurity, clean water, space, stem cells, 
> scientific integrity, genetics, and research.
>  
> The 14 questions were developed from over 3,400 questions 
> submitted by 
> more than 38,500 signers of the ScienceDebate2008 
> initiative.  The 
> questionnaire is a joint effort led by ScienceDebate2008, with 
> Scientists and Engineers for America, AAAS, the National 
> Academies, the 
> Council on Competitiveness, and several other organizations, 
> together 
> representing over 125 million Americans.
> 
> "I have a broad and cohesive vision for the future of American 
> innovation," said Senator McCain.  "My policies will 
> provide broad pools 
> of capital, low taxes and incentives for research in America, a 
> commitment to a skilled and educated workforce, and a dedication 
> to 
> opening markets around the globe."
>  
> "Ensuring that the U.S. continues to lead the world in science 
> and 
> technology will be a central priority for my administration," 
> said 
> Senator Obama.  "Our talent for innovation is still the 
> envy of the 
> world, but we face unprecedented challenges that demand new 
> approaches." 
> Recent national polls have shown that 85% of voters would like 
> the see 
> the candidates debate these challenges, and the majority of 
> voters are 
> much more likely to vote for a candidate that has a plan for 
> tackling 
> these issues.
>  
> "We are grateful for both Senators' detailed responses," said 
> Matthew 
> Chapman, president of the initiative.  "Now we hope the 
> candidates will 
> want to discuss their differences.  Science Debate 2008 and 
> its partners 
> once again extend an invitation to both candidates to attend a 
> televised 
> forum where these vital issues can be discussed in front of a 
> broader 
> audience."
>  
> ScienceDebate2008.com is a citizens initiative started by six 
> individuals whose signers now include nearly every major 
> American 
> science organization, the presidents of nearly every major 
> American 
> university, and dozens of Nobel laureates and top American 
> CEOs.  For 
> more information, to see a list of the signers, or to see 
> detailed 
> results of the national polls,  please visit 
> http://www.sciencedebate2008.com/
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