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	<title>COMPUTING RESEARCH POLICY BLOG &#187; American Competitiveness Initiative</title>
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		<title>FY 09 Omnibus Details: Further Increases for Science</title>
		<link>http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2009/03/fy-09-omnibus-details-further-increases-for-science/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Harsha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The House has passed and the Senate is now considering omnibus legislation that would enact the unfinished FY 2009 appropriations bills Congress ought to have passed last September (but elected to punt). Included in the omnibus are appropriations for a number of key science agencies &#8212; appropriations that contain some significant increases for those agencies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Initial Stimulus Summary Released</title>
		<link>http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2009/01/initial-stimulus-summary-released/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MelissaNorr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The House Democratic leadership has released an official stimulus summary and it looks great. It includes $10 billion  in new spending for science, including $3 billion in new money for NSF  &#8212; &#8220;including $2 billion for expanding employment opportunities in fundamental science and engineering to meet environmental challenges and to improve global economic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Science Magazine Editorial by Wen Jibao</title>
		<link>http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2008/11/science-magazine-editorial-by-wen-jibao/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2008/11/science-magazine-editorial-by-wen-jibao/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MelissaNorr</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[American Competitiveness Initiative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diversity in Computing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Misc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Science Magazine recently published an editorial by Wen Jibao, (sub. reqd.) Premier of Chinas State Council on Chinas science and technology initiatives. Weve been saying here for years that China is very serious about becoming a world leader in science and technology. The editorial states China is now engaged in a modernization drive unprecedented in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Computerworld Articles on US Innovation, Technology, and the Next President</title>
		<link>http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2008/10/computerworld-articles-on-us-innovation-technology-and-the-next-president/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2008/10/computerworld-articles-on-us-innovation-technology-and-the-next-president/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MelissaNorr</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[FY09 Appropriations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Computerworld has published a great couple of articles this week regarding the next Administration, technology, and US innovation. They feature a number of folks well-known in the CS community and are definitely worth checking out.
US Innovation: On the Skids
Dear Mr. President: Lets Talk Tech
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		<title>ITIF Breakfast with Dr. Erica Fuchs</title>
		<link>http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2008/10/itif-breakfast-with-dr-erica-fuchs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2008/10/itif-breakfast-with-dr-erica-fuchs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MelissaNorr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As weve discussed here before, DARPA has shifted its research strategy from high risk, high reward to bridging the gap under Director Tony Tethers leadership since 2001. This week the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) held a breakfast with Dr. Erica Fuchs of Carnegie Mellon University who discussed research she had done regarding DARPAs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basic Energy Research Press Event</title>
		<link>http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2008/09/basic-energy-research-press-event/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2008/09/basic-energy-research-press-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MelissaNorr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Task Force on the Future of American Innovation and the Science Coalition held a press conference this morning on Fueling Americas Future&#8211;the importance of federal funding for basic energy research. While both groups support a broad basic research agenda, this event emphasized the need for basic research in energy to solve Americas energy crisis. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McCain Answers Science Debate 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2008/09/mccain-answers-science-debate-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2008/09/mccain-answers-science-debate-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MelissaNorr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that Senator John McCain has supplied his answers to the Science Debate 2008 questions, we can take a look at the similarities and differences between the two candidates on a topic that could determine the United States&#8217; competitive and economic future in the next administration. We highlighted some of Senator Obama&#8217;s answers here earlier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Answers Science Debate 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2008/09/obama-answers-science-debate-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2008/09/obama-answers-science-debate-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MelissaNorr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator Barack Obama responded to fourteen science questions asked by Science Debate 2008 regarding how an Obama White House would lead the US in areas vital to our competitiveness and innovation. All fourteen questions and Obama&#8217;s answers in their entirety can be found here. Some highlights of most importance to the computing community include:
Q 1. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Look at the Presidential Candidates Technology Agendas</title>
		<link>http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2008/08/a-look-at-the-presidential-candidates-technology-agendas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2008/08/a-look-at-the-presidential-candidates-technology-agendas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MelissaNorr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator John McCain released his technology agenda this week. He supports some of the ideas that have high importance to the S&#038;T community. McCains plan includes:

Making the R&#038;D tax credit permanent
Lowering the corporate tax rate to 25%
Allowing companies to write off of new equipment and technology in the first year
Keeping the Internet tax-free
Limiting taxes on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supplemental Signed By President</title>
		<link>http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2008/06/supplemental-signed-by-president/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2008/06/supplemental-signed-by-president/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MelissaNorr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Emergency Supplemental for FY08 &#8212; the   last chance to rectify the appropriations shortfall for science caused by the FY 08 Omnibus Appropriation &#8212; has been signed by the President and is now law. Though science funding made it into the supplemental &#8212; one of the few non-defense items in the bill &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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