Government Distortion Of Science Data.

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WHITE HOUSE ACCUSED OF DISTORTING AND SUPPRESSING DATA

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/08/politics/08REPO.html

A new study says the " Bush administration persistently manipulates

scientific data to serve its ideology and protect the interests of

its political supporters, " the New York Times writes.

 

The 40-page report, Politics and Science in the Bush Administration, was

prepared at the request of Rep. Henry Waxman, the Government Reform

Committee's ranking Democrat. From agricultural pollution to global

warming to workplace safety, the Bush administration has

compromised the scientific integrity of federal research,

monitoring and regulatory institutions and " has manipulated the

scientific process and distorted or suppressed scientific

findings, " the report says.

 

" The administration's political interference with science has led to

misleading statements by the president, inaccurate responses to Congress,

altered Web sites,

suppressed agency reports, erroneous international communications

and the gagging of scientists, " adds the report.

 

White House press secretary Scott McClellan dismissed the report. According to

the

Times, McCellen " contended that its sponsor, Mr. Waxman, who is

widely known for his aggressive inquiry into the tobacco industry,

was seeking to score political points. "

 

SOURCE: New York Times, August 8, 2003

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