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Nature 443, 751-752 (19 October 2006) | doi:10.1038/443751a; Published online 18 October 2006

Planning for US science policy in 2009

Thomas Kalil1

  1. Thomas Kalil is special assistant to the chancellor for science and technology at the University of California, Berkeley, and a senior fellow with the Center for American Progress.
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To maximize the resources allocated to science and technology during the next US administration the science community must prepare now, argues Thomas Kalil.

In less than two-and-a-half years, the next president of the United States will take the oath of office and deliver his or her inaugural address. In early 2009, the president and a small group of sleep-deprived aides will submit a multi-trillion-dollar budget, nominate or appoint senior advisers and members of the cabinet, and establish the administration's initial policy priorities.

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