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...true that the e-mails reveal CRU climate scientists were dismissive of skeptics, often in harsh terms, but that's not unusual for scientists. Science is a rough arena, as anyone who has ever survived a doctoral examination knows, and scientists aren't shy about attacking ideas they believe are wrong - especially in private communication. Still, Jones et al. could have been more open and accepting of their critics, and if it turns out that e-mails were deleted in response to the Freedom of Information request for data, heads should roll. (Jones maintains that no e-mails or documents...
...some critics are wondering if Bush's successor is doing enough. Many global health advocates worry that the success of PEPfAR - an initiative that has consistently enjoyed broad bipartisan support - may be jeopardized by harsh economic realities and shifting political priorities. Although Barack Obama pledged during the 2008 campaign to boost PEPfAR funding by $1 billion each year, his first budget proposed just $366 million more for fiscal year 2010 than the current year, and a majority of the 15 countries that receive PEPfAR funds will see no increase. After five straight years of funding hikes and public-health victories...
...Klein has made a strong case for why Hillary Clinton should be President [Nov. 16]. Unfortunately, as Secretary of State serving an inexperienced President, she is hampered by Barack Obama's fantasy foreign policy. During the campaign, Clinton spelled out over and over the harsh realities of the dangerous world she is now confronting. Sometimes blunt is better...
McLeod’s running mate had similarly harsh words...
...takes a minute to remind the UC to remember that "we are a council, we are students who live and work in the same place," and that "at the end of the day, we are just members of student government, and student government should never be the subject of harsh personal attacks...