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Republicans Block Proposal For National Science Laureate Fearing Science
2013-09-21 01:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PopSci: Earlier this week, House Republicans quietly blocked a proposal that would institute the position of science laureate of the United States. It was expected to sail by--after all, who could possibly have a problem with an honorary position that costs the taxpayers absolutely nothing, the goal of which is to promote science education? House Republicans, apparently. In the United States, the position of laureate--the only national one of which is the poet laureate--is a largely ceremonial position....
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