Innovation deficit threatens America's biomedical leadership
The piece argues for stronger NIH funding as Congress sets two year budgets. It cites NIH as the engine of U S basic research, notes flat funding and sequester cuts lowering grant approvals, and warns of a looming brain drain as foreign rivals expand investment. It includes quotes from NIH director Francis Collins and Hunter Rawlings.
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Editorial: Keeping a Ready and Stable British Army
The piece argues that Britain's Afghan operation ends in 2014 with costs paid in lives and morale. It urges preserving a capable army to deter threats from Syria Iran and Somalia and warns against complacency in funding housing and manpower.
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Obama health care claims face scrutiny and reversals
The article notes PolitiFact's Lie of the Year for 2013 and predicts 2014 will bring renewed focus on Obama statements about health care funding for abortions. It cites his Sept 9 2009 assertion that no federal dollars would fund abortions and his later framing of health care reform as not about abortion funding.
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Doonesbury and funding debate over abortion policy
The discussion centers on federal funds not subsidizing abortion and the need for any new provision to keep that line. It cites secret sessions and an omnibus bill overturning the Dornan amendment and expanding international family planning funding, with support for Planned Parenthood and the UNFPA amid broader pro abortion moves.
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Letter to the Editor on energy use and nuclear options
A reader argues that lower U.S. electricity consumption does not signal recovery and urges expanded energy generation. They recount Three Mile Island history, claim no fatalities, and advocate molten salt thorium reactors as safer, cheaper, and scalable, contrasting with GEN4 designs and NRC activity.
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