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News Desk
The House’s Anti-Science Rampage
By Lawrence M. Krauss
There has always been tension between researchers and Congress. But, as chair of the House’s science committee, Lamar Smith escalated it to war.
There has always been tension between researchers and Congress. But, as chair of the House’s science committee, Lamar Smith escalated it to war.
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There has always been tension between scientists and Congress. But Lamar Smith has escalated that tension into outright war.
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