From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Fri Sep 02 2005 - 18:56:11 UTC
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>Subject: [BOBPARKS-WHATSNEW] What's New Friday September 2, 2005
>Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 14:11:07 -0400
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>WHAT'S NEW Robert L. Park Friday, 2 Sep 05 Washington, DC
>
>1. THE WAR: PRESIDENTIAL WANNABES GET "THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION."
>Senator John McCain made it clear last week that he too can read
>polls. In an interview with the Arizona Daily Star, McCain said
>"all points of view" should be available to students studying the
>origins of mankind. WN was unable to reach Senator McCain for
>clarification, but by "all" we think he means just evolution and
>intelligent design. Or maybe he hopes to corner the votes of
>those who worship "the giant frog from whose mouth the river of
>life flowed." McCain's appeal to evolution deniers came just
>four days after Senator Frist made a pitch to the scientifically
>challenged http://bobpark.physics.umd.edu/WN05/wn082605.html.
>
>2. THE POLL: INTELLIGENT DESIGN IS IN THE RIGHT PEW FAR RIGHT.
>The respected Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life found that
>64% of Americans favor teaching creationism along with evolution
>in public schools. A scary 38% want to REPLACE evolution with
>creationism. The tiny glimmer of hope for civilization was the
>number of inconsistencies in the responses, suggesting confusion
>over the meaning of the terms. There is room for education.
>
>3. THE SCIENCE ADVISOR: IS THERE A WHITE HOUSE SCIENCE ADVISOR?
>Actually, no. The President didn't consult his science advisor
>about intelligent design because he doesn't have one. George W.
>Bush eliminated the job when he named John Marburger Director of
>the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Previous OSTP
>directors held both titles, and WN always referred to Marburger
>as "Science Advisor." We were wrong, but not alone. We Googled
>"science advisor" and got 597,000 hits on a nonexistent job.
>As they used to say at Stony Brook when he was president, "this
>would never have happened if Jack Marburger was alive."
>
>4. THE CHIMP: COMPLETE GENETIC MAP CONFIRMS DARWIN'S THEORY.
>Scientists at MIT and Washington University, St. Louis, announced
>Wednesday that they have determined the precise order of the 3
>billion bits of genetic code needed to make a chimpanzee. There
>is only a 1 percent difference from the human genetic code. But
>for that 1 percent, chimpanzees would have a seat in the UN.
>Robert Waterston, who led the Washington University team, was
>quoted in yesterday's Washington Post saying, "I can't imagine
>Darwin hoping for a stronger confirmation of his ideas."
>
>5. THE WOMEN'S HEALTH CHIEF: OFFICIAL RESIGNS OVER PLAN B DELAY.
>Assistant FDA Commissioner Susan Wood has resigned following a
>decision to further delay action on a plan to allow easier access
>to the morning-after contraceptive. An expert advisory panel of
>the FDA favored the change 23 to 4, in order to reduce abortions
>and unwanted pregnancies. Opposition comes from religious
>conservatives who believe a fertilized egg is a new life.
>Although Plan B is a contraceptive, researchers think that in
>some cases it might keep a fertilized egg from implanting in the
>uterus. Susan Wood's job description calls for her to be "a
>champion for women's health." The description fit her well.
>
>THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.
>Opinions are the author's and not necessarily shared by the
>University of Maryland, but they should be.
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