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U.S. Pushing Conservative Science

Posted by michael on from the badthink dept.

mozumder writes "Does abortion lead to breast cancer? Does condom use lead to increased sexual activity? According to the government, the answer is now inconclusive. The New York Times has a story on how the government is altering low-level scientific conclusions to satisfy conservatives. Will this lead to a mistrust of the government? Or is the government now correct?"

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  1. Next thing you know... by Arkan · · Score: 2, Redundant

    ... some archives are "reinterpreted" so that Watergate never happened, first A-Bomb scientists never disagree with its use, and Bush never choked on a pretzel.

    Welcome to 1984... well, actually 2003, but short term previsions are always optimistics.

    --
    Arkan