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Re: Bad news for NASA
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Thu, 22 Jul 2004 15:25:36 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Kelly McKiernan wrote:
   And you thought the brouhaha over the HST was intense... this one will turn into a big old catfight before it’s over.

http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20040721-120555-7068r

It’s not over yet.

Look at House Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s comments in these articles:

http://www.wired.com/news/space/0,2697,64288,00.html

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/2692366

He’s quoted as calling the proposed NASA budget cuts as “unacceptable” and followed that by saying, “It would be very hard to get this bill to the floor if it’s unacceptable to me.”

Jeff



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And you thought the brouhaha over the HST was intense... this one will turn into a big old catfight before it's over. (URL) Basically, the House Appropriations subcommittee in charge of NASA's budget just gave a big thumbs-down to the space agency's (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space, FTX)

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