Andy wets himself over Obama.

Article wrote:President Barack Obama on Wednesday vowed to forge a new era of government openness and froze the pay of top staff earning more than $US100,000 ($154,500) to show Americans their leaders could also tighten their belts amid economic crisis.

Article wrote:Obama also banned any gifts from lobbyists to his staff and sought to lay down in the law how they could operate.

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Doubling Basic Science Research Funding?: His plan plainly states that “Barack Obama supports doubling federal funding for basic research.” [...]

Politicalization of Science: The fact sheet states, “An Obama administration will make sure that the government does not distort the results of scientific research for ideological ends.” [...]

Intellectual Property: Here the campaign again states his intentions very specifically. “Barack Obama believes we need to update and reform our copyright and patent systems to promote innovation and investment, while ensuring that intellectual property owners are fairly treated. He supports updating our patent policies and procedures to promote enhanced research.” [...]

R&D Tax Credit: He supports making the R&D tax credit permanent, but also states, “He will refine tax laws to better support investment, adjust patent policies to more flexibly respond to quickening cycles of technological advance, and ensure regulatory policies both protect the public and encourage risk-taking by researchers.” [...]

Stem Cells: It is widely known that Senator Obama supports lifting the President’s ban on using federal funding for embryonic stem cell research on cell lines derived after August 2001, and the campaign clearly implies such in this fact sheet. [...]

Andrew.C wrote:...you could be his Prime Minister.

Nick wrote:Does that mean that I can run him like a country?!??

Article wrote:President Obama on Friday overturned a controversial ban on U.S. support to international aid groups that provide abortion services around the world.

Article wrote:President Reagan instituted the rule, also known as the "Mexico City policy," in 1984, stating that the U.S. government would not contribute to groups that "perform or actively promote abortion as a method of family planning in other nations."

The result, critics said, was that nongovernmental organizations working in the developing world could not refer women to safe abortion providers or even conduct family planning education campaigns that discussed the procedure.

President Clinton rescinded the rule shortly after taking office in 1993. Eight years later, President Bush reinstituted it, saying that taxpayer funds should not be used to promote abortions.

Article wrote:Today President Obama will announce his plans to impose a $500K salary cap on executives who work for firms that receive bailout money.